Florida Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2012
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2012, the natural population increase rate for Florida was 2.1, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase rate were:
- Hendry County: 8.46
- Hardee County: 7.77
- Orange County: 7.43
On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase rate were:
- Citrus County: -8.9
- Sumter County: -8.67
- Charlotte County: -7.43
Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase rate for each Florida county in 2012. You can also find links to the historical natural population increase rate for each county below.
Natural Population Increase Rate refers to the natural increase (number of births minus number of deaths) during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.
| County | Natural Pop. Increase Rate |
|---|---|
| Alachua | 5.3 |
| Baker | 4.29 |
| Bay | 4.15 |
| Bradford | 2.09 |
| Brevard | -1.82 |
| Broward | 3.85 |
| Calhoun | 0.75 |
| Charlotte | -7.43 |
| Citrus | -8.9 |
| Clay | 3.1 |
| Collier | 0.66 |
| Columbia | 0.81 |
| DeSoto | 2.98 |
| Dixie | -3.5 |
| Duval | 5.84 |
| Escambia | 3.05 |
| Flagler | -2.39 |
| Franklin | -1.39 |
| Gadsden | 2.87 |
| Gilchrist | 0.35 |
| Glades | -2.59 |
| Gulf | -2.47 |
| Hamilton | 0.75 |
| Hardee | 7.77 |
| Hendry | 8.46 |
| Hernando | -5.95 |
| Highlands | -5.51 |
| Hillsborough | 5.67 |
| Holmes | -2.33 |
| Indian River | -3.37 |
| Jackson | -1.28 |
| Jefferson | -1.81 |
| Lafayette | 0 |
| Lake | -0.84 |
| Lee | 0.55 |
| Leon | 4.69 |
| Levy | -2.95 |
| Liberty | 0.97 |
| Madison | 0.74 |
| Manatee | -0.21 |
| Marion | -3.11 |
| Martin | -3.7 |
| Miami-Dade | 5.06 |
| Monroe | 1.1 |
| Nassau | 0.96 |
| Okaloosa | 6.28 |
| Okeechobee | 3.7 |
| Orange | 7.43 |
| Osceola | 7.24 |
| Palm Beach | 0.72 |
| Pasco | -1.59 |
| Pinellas | -2.98 |
| Polk | 2.34 |
| Putnam | -0.68 |
| St. Johns | 1.68 |
| St. Lucie | 0.8 |
| Santa Rosa | 3.55 |
| Sarasota | -5.32 |
| Seminole | 3.52 |
| Sumter | -8.67 |
| Suwannee | -1.31 |
| Taylor | 0.93 |
| Union | 0.39 |
| Volusia | -3.04 |
| Wakulla | 1.71 |
| Walton | 2.66 |
| Washington | -1.26 |
Historical Natural Population Increase Rate for Counties in Florida
Use the links below to find the historical natural population increase rate for each county in Florida.