Counties
| County |
FIPS code |
County seat |
Established |
Formed from |
Etymology |
Population |
Area |
Map |
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| Alachua County | 001 | Gainesville | 1824 | St. Johns County | Derived from the native name of a chasm located northwest of Gainesville | 7005249365000000000249,365 | 7002874000000000000874 sq mi (70032264000000000002,264 km2) |
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| Baker County | 003 | Macclenny | 1861 | Bradford County | James McNair Baker (1821–1892), a Confederate senator and later a judge in the fourth judicial district | 700427154000000000027,154 | 7002585000000000000585 sq mi (70031515000000000001,515 km2) |
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| Bay County | 005 | Panama City | 1913 | Washington County | St. Andrew's Bay, the central geographic feature of the county | 7005169856000000000169,856 | 7002764000000000000764 sq mi (70031979000000000001,979 km2) |
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| Bradford County | 007 | Starke | 1858 | Columbia and Alachua counties | Richard Bradford, the first officer from Florida to die in the Civil War; he was killed during the Battle of Santa Rosa Island | 700428255000000000028,255 | 7002293000000000000293 sq mi (7002759000000000000759 km2) |
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| Brevard County | 009 | Titusville | 1855 | Orange County | Thomas Washington Brevard, early settler and later state comptroller from 1853 to 1861 | 7005543566000000000543,566 | 70031018000000000001,018 sq mi (70032637000000000002,637 km2) |
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| Broward County | 011 | Fort Lauderdale | 1915 | Miami-Dade County | Napoleon Bonaparte Broward (1857–1910), 19th Governor of Florida from 1905 to 1909 | 70061780172000000001,780,172 | 70031209000000000001,209 sq mi (70033131000000000003,131 km2) |
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| Calhoun County | 013 | Blountstown | 1838 | Escambia County | John C. Calhoun (1782–1850) leading Southern politician from South Carolina | 700414750000000000014,750 | 7002567000000000000567 sq mi (70031469000000000001,469 km2) |
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| Charlotte County | 015 | Punta Gorda | 1921 | DeSoto County | Probably a corruption of the name of the Calusa, a group of Native Americans from the area | 7005160511000000000160,511 | 7002694000000000000694 sq mi (70031797000000000001,797 km2) |
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| Citrus County | 017 | Inverness | 1887 | Hernando County | The county's citrus trees | 7005140031000000000140,031 | 7002584000000000000584 sq mi (70031513000000000001,513 km2) |
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| Clay County | 019 | Green Cove Springs | 1858 | Duval County | Henry Clay (1777–1852), Secretary of State from 1825 to 1829 under John Quincy Adams | 7005192370000000000192,370 | 7002601000000000000601 sq mi (70031557000000000001,557 km2) |
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| Collier County | 021 | Naples | 1923 | Lee County | Barron Collier (1873–1939), an advertising entrepreneur who developed much of the land in southern Florida | 7005328134000000000328,134 | 70032026000000000002,026 sq mi (70035247000000000005,247 km2) |
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| Columbia County | 023 | Lake City | 1832 | St. Johns County | Christopher Columbus (c. 1451–1506), explorer of the Americas | 700467485000000000067,485 | 7002797000000000000797 sq mi (70032064000000000002,064 km2) |
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| DeSoto County | 027 | Arcadia | 1887 | Manatee County | Hernando de Soto (c. 1496/1497–1542), a Spanish explorer and conquistador | 700434894000000000034,894 | 7002637000000000000637 sq mi (70031650000000000001,650 km2) |
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| Dixie County | 029 | Cross City | 1921 | Lafayette County | Dixie, the common nickname for the Southern United States | 700416486000000000016,486 | 7002704000000000000704 sq mi (70031823000000000001,823 km2) |
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| Duval County | 031 | Jacksonville | 1822 | St. Johns County | William Pope Duval (1784–1854), the first governor of the Florida Territory | 7005870709000000000870,709 | 7002774000000000000774 sq mi (70032005000000000002,005 km2) |
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| Escambia County | 033 | Pensacola | 1821 | One of the two original counties of Florida | Disputed origin; possibly from the Native American word Shambia, meaning "clear water" | 7005299114000000000299,114 | 7002664000000000000664 sq mi (70031720000000000001,720 km2) |
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| Flagler County | 035 | Bunnell | 1917 | St. Johns and Volusia counties | Henry Morrison Flagler (1830–1913), founder of the Florida East Coast Railway | 700497376000000000097,376 | 7002485000000000000485 sq mi (70031256000000000001,256 km2) |
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| Franklin County | 037 | Apalachicola | 1832 | Escambia County | Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America | 700411596000000000011,596 | 7002534000000000000534 sq mi (70031383000000000001,383 km2) |
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| Gadsden County | 039 | Quincy | 1823 | Jackson County | James Gadsden (1788–1858), American diplomat and namesake of the Gadsden Purchase | 700446151000000000046,151 | 7002516000000000000516 sq mi (70031336000000000001,336 km2) |
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| Gilchrist County | 041 | Trenton | 1925 | Alachua County | Albert W. Gilchrist (1858–1926), the 20th Governor of Florida | 700417004000000000017,004 | 7002349000000000000349 sq mi (7002904000000000000904 km2) |
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| Glades County | 043 | Moore Haven | 1921 | DeSoto County | The Florida Everglades | 700412635000000000012,635 | 7002774000000000000774 sq mi (70032005000000000002,005 km2) |
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| Gulf County | 045 | Port St. Joe | 1925 | Calhoun County | The Gulf of Mexico | 700415844000000000015,844 | 7002565000000000000565 sq mi (70031463000000000001,463 km2) |
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| Hamilton County | 047 | Jasper | 1827 | Escambia County | Alexander Hamilton (1757–1804), the first United States Secretary of the Treasury and a Founding Father | 700414671000000000014,671 | 7002515000000000000515 sq mi (70031334000000000001,334 km2) |
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| Hardee County | 049 | Wauchula | 1921 | DeSoto County | Cary A. Hardee (1876–1957), governor of Florida at the time of creation of Hardee County | 700427887000000000027,887 | 7002637000000000000637 sq mi (70031650000000000001,650 km2) |
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| Hendry County | 051 | La Belle | 1923 | Lee County | Francis A. Hendry (1833–1917), early Floridian pioneer and politician | 700439089000000000039,089 | 70031153000000000001,153 sq mi (70032986000000000002,986 km2) |
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| Hernando County | 053 | Brooksville | 1843 | Hillsborough, Mosquito, and Alachua counties | Hernando de Soto (c.1496/1497–1542), a Spanish explorer and conquistador | 7005173094000000000173,094 | 7002478000000000000478 sq mi (70031238000000000001,238 km2) |
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| Highlands County | 055 | Sebring | 1921 | DeSoto County | Named for the county's hilly terrain | 700498630000000000098,630 | 70031028000000000001,028 sq mi (70032663000000000002,663 km2) |
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| Hillsborough County | 057 | Tampa | 1834 | St. Johns County | Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire (1718–1793), former Secretary of State of the American Colonies | 70061267775000000001,267,775 | 70031051000000000001,051 sq mi (70032722000000000002,722 km2) |
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| Holmes County | 059 | Bonifay | 1848 | Jackson and Walton counties | Holmes Creek, which forms the eastern boundary of the county | 700419873000000000019,873 | 7002482000000000000482 sq mi (70031248000000000001,248 km2) |
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| Indian River County | 061 | Vero Beach | 1925 | St. Lucie County | The Indian River Lagoon, which flows through the county | 7005138894000000000138,894 | 7002503000000000000503 sq mi (70031303000000000001,303 km2) |
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| Jackson County | 063 | Marianna | 1822 | Escambia County | Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), the seventh President of the United States | 700449292000000000049,292 | 7002916000000000000916 sq mi (70032372000000000002,372 km2) |
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| Jefferson County | 065 | Monticello | 1827 | Escambia County | Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), the third President of the United States and principal author of the Declaration of Independence | 700414658000000000014,658 | 7002598000000000000598 sq mi (70031549000000000001,549 km2) |
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| Lafayette County | 067 | Mayo | 1856 | Madison County | Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), French aristocrat and general in the American Revolutionary War | 70038942000000000008,942 | 7002543000000000000543 sq mi (70031406000000000001,406 km2) |
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| Lake County | 069 | Tavares | 1887 | Orange and Sumter counties | Named for the many lakes in the region | 7005301019000000000301,019 | 7002953000000000000953 sq mi (70032468000000000002,468 km2) |
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| Lee County | 071 | Fort Myers | 1887 | Monroe County | Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War | 7005631330000000000631,330 | 7002804000000000000804 sq mi (70032082000000000002,082 km2) |
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| Leon County | 073 | Tallahassee | 1824 | Escambia County | Juan Ponce de León (1474–1521), Spanish explorer who named Florida | 7005277971000000000277,971 | 7002667000000000000667 sq mi (70031728000000000001,728 km2) |
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| Levy County | 075 | Bronson | 1845 | Alachua County | David Levy Yulee (1810–1886), one of the state's original United States Senators | 700440156000000000040,156 | 70031118000000000001,118 sq mi (70032896000000000002,896 km2) |
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| Liberty County | 077 | Bristol | 1855 | Gadsden County | The patriotic ideal of liberty | 70038314000000000008,314 | 7002836000000000000836 sq mi (70032165000000000002,165 km2) |
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| Madison County | 079 | Madison | 1827 | Jefferson County | James Madison (1751–1836), fourth President of the United States | 700419115000000000019,115 | 7002692000000000000692 sq mi (70031792000000000001,792 km2) |
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| Manatee County | 081 | Bradenton | 1855 | Hillsborough and Orange counties | The Manatee, or sea cow, is native to Floridian waters | 7005327142000000000327,142 | 7002741000000000000741 sq mi (70031919000000000001,919 km2) |
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| Marion County | 083 | Ocala | 1844 | Alachua and Orange counties | Francis Marion (c. 1732–1795), military officer during the American Revolution | 7005332529000000000332,529 | 70031579000000000001,579 sq mi (70034090000000000004,090 km2) |
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| Martin County | 085 | Stuart | 1925 | Saint Lucie and Palm Beach counties | John W. Martin (1884–1958), governor of Florida at time of creation of the county | 7005147495000000000147,495 | 7002556000000000000556 sq mi (70031440000000000001,440 km2) |
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| Miami-Dade County | 086 | Miami | 1836 | St. Johns County | City of Miami and Francis L. Dade (c. 1793–1835), Major in the United States Army during the Second Seminole War | 70062554766000000002,554,766 | 70031945000000000001,945 sq mi (70035038000000000005,038 km2) |
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| Monroe County | 087 | Key West | 1823 | St. Johns County | James Monroe (1758–1831), fifth President of the United States | 700473873000000000073,873 | 7002997000000000000997 sq mi (70032582000000000002,582 km2) |
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| Nassau County | 089 | Fernandina Beach | 1824 | St. Johns County | Duchy of Nassau in Germany | 700474195000000000074,195 | 7002652000000000000652 sq mi (70031689000000000001,689 km2) |
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| Okaloosa County | 091 | Crestview | 1915 | Santa Rosa and Walton counties | A native word meaning "a pleasant place," "black water", or "beautiful place" | 7005183482000000000183,482 | 7002936000000000000936 sq mi (70032424000000000002,424 km2) |
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| Okeechobee County | 093 | Okeechobee | 1917 | Osceola and Brevard counties | Lake Okeechobee, which was in turn is from the Hitchiti words for "big water" | 700440140000000000040,140 | 7002774000000000000774 sq mi (70032005000000000002,005 km2) |
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| Orange County | 095 | Orlando | 1824 | St. Johns County | The fruit that was the county's main product | 70061169107000000001,169,107 | 7002908000000000000908 sq mi (70032352000000000002,352 km2) |
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| Osceola County | 097 | Kissimmee | 1887 | Brevard and Orange counties | Osceola (1804–1838), a leader of the Seminole during the Second Seminole War | 7005276163000000000276,163 | 70031322000000000001,322 sq mi (70033424000000000003,424 km2) |
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| Palm Beach County | 099 | West Palm Beach | 1909 | Miami-Dade County | The county's large amounts of palm trees | 70061335187000000001,335,187 | 70032034000000000002,034 sq mi (70035268000000000005,268 km2) |
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| Pasco County | 101 | Dade City | 1887 | Hernando County | Samuel Pasco (1834–1917), United States Senator at the time of creation of the county | 7005466457000000000466,457 | 7002745000000000000745 sq mi (70031930000000000001,930 km2) |
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| Pinellas County | 103 | Clearwater | 1911 | Hillsborough County | From the Spanish Punta Piñal, or "Point of Pines" | 7005917398000000000917,398 | 7002280000000000000280 sq mi (7002725000000000000725 km2) |
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| Polk County | 105 | Bartow | 1861 | Brevard and Hillsborough counties | James K. Polk (1795–1849), the 11th President of the United States | 7005609492000000000609,492 | 70031875000000000001,875 sq mi (70034856000000000004,856 km2) |
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| Putnam County | 107 | Palatka | 1849 | Alachua and St. Johns counties | Benjamin A. Putnam (1801–1869), soldier during the Second Seminole War and Floridian legislator | 700474041000000000074,041 | 7002722000000000000722 sq mi (70031870000000000001,870 km2) |
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| Saint Johns County | 109 | Saint Augustine | 1821 | One of the two original counties | Name derived from the St. Johns River, which in turn derives its name from San Juan del Puerto | 7005195823000000000195,823 | 7002609000000000000609 sq mi (70031577000000000001,577 km2) |
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| Saint Lucie County | 111 | Fort Pierce | 1905 | Brevard County | Saint Lucy (283–304), the Christian martyr | 7005280379000000000280,379 | 7002572000000000000572 sq mi (70031481000000000001,481 km2) |
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| Santa Rosa County | 113 | Milton | 1842 | Escambia County | Santa Rosa Island, which is in turn named for Saint Rosa de Viterbo (1235–1252), a saint born in Viterbo, Italy | 7005154104000000000154,104 | 70031016000000000001,016 sq mi (70032631000000000002,631 km2) |
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| Sarasota County | 115 | Sarasota | 1921 | Manatee County | Native American word, of uncertain meaning, for the area | 7005382213000000000382,213 | 7002572000000000000572 sq mi (70031481000000000001,481 km2) |
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| Seminole County | 117 | Sanford | 1913 | Orange County | The Seminole Native American tribe | 7005425071000000000425,071 | 7002308000000000000308 sq mi (7002798000000000000798 km2) |
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| Sumter County | 119 | Bushnell | 1853 | Orange County | Thomas Sumter (1734–1832), general in the American Revolution | 700497756000000000097,756 | 7002546000000000000546 sq mi (70031414000000000001,414 km2) |
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| Suwannee County | 121 | Live Oak | 1858 | Columbia County | The Suwannee River, a 266-mile long river in northern Florida | 700441972000000000041,972 | 7002688000000000000688 sq mi (70031782000000000001,782 km2) |
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| Taylor County | 123 | Perry | 1856 | Madison County | Zachary Taylor (1784–1850), 12th President of the United States | 700422691000000000022,691 | 70031042000000000001,042 sq mi (70032699000000000002,699 km2) |
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| Union County | 125 | Lake Butler | 1921 | Bradford County | Named for the area's residents united desire to split into a separate county | 700415388000000000015,388 | 7002240000000000000240 sq mi (7002622000000000000622 km2) |
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| Volusia County | 127 | DeLand | 1854 | Orange County | The port of Volusia, whose etymology is uncertain; possibly derived from the Native American word for "Land of the Euchees," the term for the area's native inhabitants | 7005494804000000000494,804 | 70031106000000000001,106 sq mi (70032865000000000002,865 km2) |
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| Wakulla County | 129 | Crawfordville | 1843 | Leon County | The Wakulla River, itself named for a Spanish corruption of a Timucuan word used to describe the body of water, but that is of uncertain meaning | 700430978000000000030,978 | 7002607000000000000607 sq mi (70031572000000000001,572 km2) |
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| Walton County | 131 | DeFuniak Springs | 1824 | Escambia County | George Walton, first Secretary of Florida Territory | 700455793000000000055,793 | 70031058000000000001,058 sq mi (70032740000000000002,740 km2) |
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| Washington County | 133 | Chipley | 1825 | Jackson and Walton counties | George Washington (1732–1799), first President of the United States | 700424935000000000024,935 | 7002580000000000000580 sq mi (70031502000000000001,502 km2) |
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