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This list tracks and ranks the population of the ten most populous cities and other settlements in the State of Florida by decade, as reported by each decennial United States Census, starting with the 1830 Census.

The Census Bureau's definition of an "urban place" has included a variety of designations, including city, town, township, village, borough, and municipality. The top places from 1830 through 1850 consisted of various places designated as cities, towns and other settlements. The top 10 urban areas in 2020 are all separate incorporated places.

This list generally refers only to the population of individual urban places within their defined limits at the time of the indicated census. Some of these places have since been annexed or merged into other cities. Other places may have expanded their borders due to such annexation or consolidation.

1830

The first United States Census taken as the Territory of Florida.

1840

1850

The 1850 census is the first census taken since statehood in 1845.

1860

1860 was the eve of the American Civil War. This was the eighth United States Census. The majority of the population lived in cities and towns in Northern Florida. In summary, nine out of ten cities would exceed 1,000 residents.

1870

This was the ninth United States Census.

1880

1890

The 1890 Census was the eleventh.

1895

The 1895 Census was the second conducted by the State of Florida.

1900

The 1900 Census was the twelfth.

1905

The 1905 Census was the third conducted by the State of Florida.

1910

The 1910 Census was the thirteenth.

1915

The 1915 Census was the fourth conducted by the State of Florida.

1920

The 1920 Census was the fourteenth.

1930

The 1930 Census was the fifteenth. The center of population would shift southward. Three cities would reach 100,000.

1940

The 1940 Census was the sixteenth. The top three cities would remain over the 100,000 level. Rank for the seven largest cities remained unchanged since 1930.

1950

1950 was a watershed year for many cities in Florida. For the first time, Central and South Florida begin to dominate the list with eight out of the top ten cities located in these areas.

1960

The 1960 Census was the eighteenth. This is the last census in which any city west of the Apalachicola river has been in the top 10.

1970

The 1970 Census was the nineteenth.

1980

1990

The 1990 Census was the twenty-first.

2000

The 2000 census was the 22nd in U.S. history. This is the first census when all ten cities passed the 100,000 mark.

2010

2020

See also

• Florida
  • Demographics of Florida
  • List of municipalities in Florida
  • List of places in Florida
  • Florida statistical areas
  • List of metropolitan areas of Florida
  • List of urbanized areas in Florida (by population)
• List of most populous cities in the United States by decade

References

Notes

1. In the earlier censuses, the rankings were not definite due to the fact that not all cities were enumerated separately.
2. ^ The governments of Jacksonville and Duval County consolidated in 1968.

Sources

1. "1830 Census: Fifth Census; or Enumeration of the Inhabitants of the United States"
2. "Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1840"
3. "Population of Counties and Places - FLORIDA : 1850"
4. "Population of Counties and Places - FLORIDA : 1860"
5. "Population of Civil Divisions Less Than Counties: 1870"
6. "Population of Civil Divisions less than counties, in the Aggregate, at the censuses of 1880 and 1870"
7. "1890 census of population"
8. ^ ""
9. "1900 Census: Volume I. Population, Part 1"
10. "1910 Census: Volume 2. Population, Reports by States, with Statistics for Counties, Cities, and Other Civil Divisions: Alabama-Montana"
11. "1920 Census: Volume 1. Population, Number and Distribution of Inhabitants"
12. ^ "1930 Census: Volume 3. Population, Reports by States ,Showing the Composition and Characteristics of the Population for Counties, Cities, and Townships or Other Minor Civil Divisions"
13. "Number of Inhabitants: 1940"
14. "1950 Census of Population: Volume 1. Number of Inhabitants"
15. "1960 Census of Population"
16. "1970 Census of Population"
17. "1980 Census of Population and Housing: FLORIDA"
18. ^ "1990 Census of Population and Housing Population and Housing Unit Counts"
19. "Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 ranked by Population, 2000 in Rank Order Archived 2006-06-29 at the Wayback Machine"
20. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
21. "2020 Census Redistricting Data for Florida". United States Census Bureau. August 12, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.

External links

• Lists of cities in the United States by population
• Florida geography-related lists
• Histories of cities in Florida