Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: The United States Census Bureau estimates that the county population was 2,402,208 in 2006 , making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States .
Simplified: As of 2010 U.S. Census , the county had a population of 2,496,435 , making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States .