# Florida statistical areas

The U.S. State of Florida currently has 35 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 7 combined statistical areas, 22 metropolitan statistical areas, and 6 micropolitan statistical areas in Florida. As of 2023, the largest of these is the Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL CSA, inclusive of the southeastern region of the state centered on Miami.

## Background

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population, "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core". The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.
The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%. The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

## Table

The 35 United States statistical areas and 67 counties of the State of Florida :
| Combined statistical area | 2023 population (est.) | Core-based statistical area | 2023 population (est.) | County | 2023 population (est.) | Metropolitan division | 2023 population (est.) |
| Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL CSA | 7,011,936 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL MSA | 6,183,199 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | 2,686,867 | Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL MD | 2,686,867 |
| Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL CSA | 7,011,936 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL MSA | 6,183,199 | Broward County, Florida | 1,962,531 | Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise, FL MD | 1,962,531 |
| Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL CSA | 7,011,936 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL MSA | 6,183,199 | Palm Beach County, Florida | 1,533,801 | West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL MD | 1,533,801 |
| Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL CSA | 7,011,936 | Port St. Lucie, FL MSA | 536,901 | St. Lucie County, Florida | 373,586 | none | none |
| Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL CSA | 7,011,936 | Port St. Lucie, FL MSA | 536,901 | Martin County, Florida | 163,315 | none | none |
| Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL CSA | 7,011,936 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA | 169,795 | Indian River County, Florida | 169,795 | none | none |
| Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL CSA | 7,011,936 | Key West-Key Largo, FL μSA | 80,614 | Monroe County, Florida | 80,614 | none | none |
| Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL CSA | 7,011,936 | Okeechobee, FL μSA | 41,427 | Okeechobee County, Florida | 41,427 | none | none |
| Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL CSA | 4,509,624 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA | 2,817,933 | Orange County, Florida | 1,471,416 | none | none |
| Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL CSA | 4,509,624 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA | 2,817,933 | Seminole County, Florida | 484,271 | none | none |
| Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL CSA | 4,509,624 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA | 2,817,933 | Osceola County, Florida | 437,784 | none | none |
| Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL CSA | 4,509,624 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA | 2,817,933 | Lake County, Florida | 424,462 | none | none |
| Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL CSA | 4,509,624 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA | 818,330 | Polk County, Florida | 818,330 | none | none |
| Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL CSA | 4,509,624 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA | 721,796 | Volusia County, Florida | 590,357 | none | none |
| Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL CSA | 4,509,624 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA | 721,796 | Flagler County, Florida | 131,439 | none | none |
| Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL CSA | 4,509,624 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA | 151,565 | Sumter County, Florida | 151,565 | none | none |
| none | none | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | 3,342,963 | Hillsborough County, Florida | 1,535,564 | Tampa, FL MD | 2,381,367 |
| none | none | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | 3,342,963 | Pasco County, Florida | 632,996 | Tampa, FL MD | 2,381,367 |
| none | none | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | 3,342,963 | Hernando County, Florida | 212,807 | Tampa, FL MD | 2,381,367 |
| none | none | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | 3,342,963 | Pinellas County, Florida | 961,596 | St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo, FL MD | 961,596 |
| Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA CSA | 1,847,313 1,789,195 (FL) | Jacksonville, FL MSA | 1,713,240 | Duval County, Florida | 1,030,822 | none | none |
| Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA CSA | 1,847,313 1,789,195 (FL) | Jacksonville, FL MSA | 1,713,240 | St. Johns County, Florida | 320,110 | none | none |
| Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA CSA | 1,847,313 1,789,195 (FL) | Jacksonville, FL MSA | 1,713,240 | Clay County, Florida | 232,439 | none | none |
| Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA CSA | 1,847,313 1,789,195 (FL) | Jacksonville, FL MSA | 1,713,240 | Nassau County, Florida | 101,501 | none | none |
| Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA CSA | 1,847,313 1,789,195 (FL) | Jacksonville, FL MSA | 1,713,240 | Baker County, Florida | 28,368 | none | none |
| Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA CSA | 1,847,313 1,789,195 (FL) | Palatka, FL μSA | 75,955 | Putnam County, Florida | 75,955 | none | none |
| Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA CSA | 1,847,313 1,789,195 (FL) | Kingsland, GA μSA | 58,118 | Camden County, Georgia | 58,118 | none | none |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL CSA | 1,295,002 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA | 834,573 | Lee County, Florida | 834,573 | none | none |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL CSA | 1,295,002 | Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA | 404,310 | Collier County, Florida | 404,310 | none | none |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL CSA | 1,295,002 | Clewiston, FL μSA | 56,119 | Hendry County, Florida | 43,333 | none | none |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL CSA | 1,295,002 | Clewiston, FL μSA | 56,119 | Glades County, Florida | 12,786 | none | none |
| North Port-Bradenton, FL CSA | 1,152,221 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA | 910,108 | Sarasota County, Florida | 469,013 | none | none |
| North Port-Bradenton, FL CSA | 1,152,221 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA | 910,108 | Manatee County, Florida | 441,095 | none | none |
| North Port-Bradenton, FL CSA | 1,152,221 | Punta Gorda, FL MSA | 206,134 | Charlotte County, Florida | 206,134 | none | none |
| North Port-Bradenton, FL CSA | 1,152,221 | Arcadia, FL μSA | 35,979 | DeSoto County, Florida | 35,979 | none | none |
| none | none | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA | 643,979 | Brevard County, Florida | 643,979 | none | none |
| none | none | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA | 530,090 | Escambia County, Florida | 326,928 | none | none |
| none | none | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA | 530,090 | Santa Rosa County, Florida | 203,162 | none | none |
| Gainesville-Lake City, FL CSA | 425,189 | Gainesville, FL MSA | 352,126 | Alachua County, Florida | 285,994 | none | none |
| Gainesville-Lake City, FL CSA | 425,189 | Gainesville, FL MSA | 352,126 | Levy County, Florida | 46,545 | none | none |
| Gainesville-Lake City, FL CSA | 425,189 | Gainesville, FL MSA | 352,126 | Gilchrist County, Florida | 19,587 | none | none |
| Gainesville-Lake City, FL CSA | 425,189 | Lake City, FL μSA | 73,063 | Columbia County, Florida | 73,063 | none | none |
| none | none | Ocala, FL MSA | 409,959 | Marion County, Florida | 409,959 | none | none |
| Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA | 421,732 392,645 (FL) | Tallahassee, FL MSA | 392,645 | Leon County, Florida | 296,913 | none | none |
| Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA | 421,732 392,645 (FL) | Tallahassee, FL MSA | 392,645 | Gadsden County, Florida | 43,833 | none | none |
| Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA | 421,732 392,645 (FL) | Tallahassee, FL MSA | 392,645 | Wakulla County, Florida | 36,449 | none | none |
| Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA | 421,732 392,645 (FL) | Tallahassee, FL MSA | 392,645 | Jefferson County, Florida | 15,450 | none | none |
| Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA | 421,732 392,645 (FL) | Bainbridge, GA μSA | 29,087 | Decatur County, Georgia | 29,087 | none | none |
| none | none | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL MSA | 304,818 | Okaloosa County, Florida | 218,464 | none | none |
| none | none | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL MSA | 304,818 | Walton County, Florida | 86,354 | none | none |
| none | none | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL MSA | 216,371 | Bay County, Florida | 190,769 | none | none |
| none | none | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL MSA | 216,371 | Washington County, Florida | 25,602 | none | none |
| none | none | Homosassa Springs, FL MSA | 166,696 | Citrus County, Florida | 166,696 | none | none |
| none | none | Sebring, FL MSA | 107,614 | Highlands County, Florida | 107,614 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Jackson County, Florida | 48,622 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Suwannee County, Florida | 46,130 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Bradford County, Florida | 27,858 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Hardee County, Florida | 25,760 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Taylor County, Florida | 21,582 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Holmes County, Florida | 19,944 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Madison County, Florida | 18,519 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Dixie County, Florida | 17,465 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Gulf County, Florida | 15,693 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Union County, Florida | 15,532 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Hamilton County, Florida | 13,471 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Calhoun County, Florida | 13,470 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Franklin County, Florida | 12,594 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Lafayette County, Florida | 8,078 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Liberty County, Florida | 7,706 | none | none |
| State of Florida | State of Florida | State of Florida | State of Florida | State of Florida | 22,610,726 | none | none |

## Core-based statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CBSA along with its rate of population change over time.
The 28 core-based statistical areas of the State of Florida :
| 2023 rank | Primary statistical area | Population | Population | Population | Population | Population |
| 2023 rank | Primary statistical area | 2023 estimate | Change | 2020 Census | Change | 2010 Census |
| 1 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL MSA | 6,183,199 | +0.73% | 6,138,333 | +10.31% | 5,564,635 |
| 2 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | 3,342,963 | +5.28% | 3,175,275 | +14.09% | 2,783,243 |
| 3 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA | 2,817,933 | +5.41% | 2,673,376 | +25.25% | 2,134,411 |
| 4 | Jacksonville, FL MSA | 1,713,240 | +6.69% | 1,605,848 | +19.34% | 1,345,596 |
| 5 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA | 910,108 | +9.16% | 833,716 | +18.72% | 702,281 |
| 6 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA | 834,573 | +9.69% | 760,822 | +22.96% | 618,754 |
| 7 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA | 818,330 | +12.87% | 725,046 | +20.42% | 602,095 |
| 8 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA | 721,796 | +7.90% | 668,921 | +13.32% | 590,289 |
| 9 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA | 643,979 | +6.16% | 606,612 | +11.64% | 543,376 |
| 10 | Port St. Lucie, FL MSA | 536,901 | +10.10% | 487,657 | +14.98% | 424,107 |
| 11 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA | 530,090 | +3.96% | 509,905 | +13.57% | 448,991 |
| 12 | Ocala, FL MSA | 409,959 | +9.06% | 375,908 | +13.47% | 331,298 |
| 13 | Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA | 404,310 | +7.60% | 375,752 | +16.87% | 321,520 |
| 14 | Tallahassee, FL MSA | 392,645 | +2.17% | 384,298 | +4.60% | 367,413 |
| 15 | Gainesville, FL MSA | 352,126 | +3.80% | 339,247 | +11.20% | 305,076 |
| 16 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL MSA | 304,818 | +6.22% | 286,973 | +21.67% | 235,865 |
| 17 | Panama City, FL MSA | 216,371 | +7.90% | 200,534 | +3.50% | 193,748 |
| 18 | Punta Gorda, FL MSA | 206,134 | +10.32% | 186,847 | +16.80% | 159,978 |
| 19 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA | 169,795 | +6.26% | 159,788 | +15.76% | 138,028 |
| 20 | Homosassa Springs, FL MSA | 166,696 | +8.35% | 153,843 | +8.93% | 141,236 |
| 21 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA | 151,565 | +16.81% | 129,752 | +38.89% | 93,420 |
| 22 | Sebring, FL MSA | 107,614 | +6.30% | 101,235 | +2.48% | 98,786 |
| 23 | Key West-Key Largo, FL μSA | 80,614 | −2.73% | 82,874 | +13.39% | 73,090 |
| 24 | Palatka, FL μSA | 75,955 | +3.59% | 73,321 | −1.40% | 74,364 |
| 25 | Lake City, FL μSA | 73,063 | +4.83% | 69,698 | +3.21% | 67,531 |
| 26 | Clewiston, FL μSA | 56,119 | +8.45% | 51,745 | −0.54% | 52,024 |
| 27 | Okeechobee, FL μSA | 41,427 | +4.50% | 39,644 | −0.88% | 39,996 |
| 28 | Arcadia, FL μSA | 35,979 | +5.90% | 33,976 | −2.54% | 34,862 |

## Combined statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CSA along with its rate of population change over time.
The seven combined statistical areas of the State of Florida :
| 2023 rank | Primary statistical area | Population | Population | Population | Population | Population |
| 2023 rank | Primary statistical area | 2023 estimate | Change | 2020 Census | Change | 2010 Census |
| 1 | Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL CSA | 7,011,936 | +1.50% | 6,908,296 | +10.71% | 6,239,856 |
| 2 | Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL CSA | 4,509,624 | +7.45% | 4,197,095 | +22.71% | 3,420,215 |
| 3 | Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA CSA (FL) | 1,789,195 | +6.55% | 1,679,169 | +18.25% | 1,419,960 |
| 4 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL CSA | 1,295,002 | +8.98% | 1,188,319 | +19.75% | 992,298 |
| 5 | North Port-Bradenton, FL CSA | 1,152,221 | +9.26% | 1,054,539 | +17.55% | 897,121 |
| 6 | Gainesville-Lake City, FL CSA | 425,189 | +3.97% | 408,945 | +9.75% | 372,607 |
| 7 | Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA (FL) | 392,645 | +2.17% | 384,298 | +4.60% | 367,413 |
| | Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA CSA | 1,847,313 | +6.54% | 1,733,937 | +17.92% | 1,470,473 |
| | Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA | 421,732 | +1.95% | 413,665 | +4.66% | 395,255 |