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  • Largest town: Fort Lauderdale

Broward County, Florida

Broward County had 2,037,472 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,202.9 square miles of land. It ranks 2nd of 67 in Florida by population and 7th by land area.

Population
2,037,472
#2 of 67 in Florida · #17 in US
Area
1,202.9 sq mi
#7 of 67 in Florida · #509 in US
Density
1,694 / sq mi
#3 of 67 in Florida · #88 in US
Median household income
$74,367
#20 of 67 in Florida · #711 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Broward County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Broward County population, land area and income

Broward County had 2,037,472 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,202.9 square miles of land. It ranks 2nd of 67 in Florida by population and 7th by land area. That works out to 1,693.8 people per square mile, 17.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents, so Broward County is 13.2 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $74,367 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,037,472

3144th1st

17th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,203 sq mi

3144th1st

509th of 3,144 (US)

Density

1,693.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

88th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$74,367

3143rd1st

711th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

2,037,472

67th1st

2nd of 67 (FL)

Land area

1,203 sq mi

67th1st

7th of 67 (FL)

Density

1,693.8 / sq mi

67th1st

3rd of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$74,367

67th1st

20th of 67 (FL)

How Broward County's population changed since 2020

Broward County gained 93,975 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.8%. That ranks 47th of 67 in Florida for growth. The median Florida county changed by +7.8%, and the state as a whole by +8.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Broward County recorded 87,329 births and 74,154 deaths, a natural change of +13,175. Net international migration added +147,081 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -66,748. The largest single component was international migration, which added 147,081 people.

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Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
87,329
Deaths
74,154
Net international migration
+147,081
Net domestic migration
-66,748
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+34,686

Where Broward County is

The Census internal point of Broward County is at 26.193500, -80.476700. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Florida's 67 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Broward County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Escambia County: +2.7%Okaloosa County: +4.0%St. Lucie County: +17.9%Okeechobee County: +6.8%DeSoto County: +7.8%Bradford County: -0.5%Bay County: +14.4%Holmes County: +1.6%Gilchrist County: +13.1%Manatee County: +14.1%Hardee County: +2.9%Lafayette County: +5.0%Flagler County: +17.9%Nassau County: +14.7%Pasco County: +16.4%Martin County: +4.4%Palm Beach County: +5.9%Alachua County: +4.3%Lee County: +12.5%Brevard County: +8.2%Polk County: +16.8%Pinellas County: +0.6%Highlands County: +8.3%Hamilton County: +4.4%Wakulla County: +9.5%Clay County: +8.1%Suwannee County: +9.2%Madison County: +2.9%Columbia County: +6.0%Jackson County: +6.1%Calhoun County: -3.1%Franklin County: +4.0%Gulf County: +11.3%Hernando County: +11.5%Washington County: +4.7%Levy County: +10.9%Liberty County: +1.9%Putnam County: +5.3%Volusia County: +8.5%Walton County: +18.2%Osceola County: +19.7%Leon County: +2.2%Union County: +2.0%Sarasota County: +9.2%Dixie County: +5.6%Charlotte County: +12.8%Indian River County: +7.3%Broward County: +4.8%Hendry County: +16.1%Sumter County: +18.7%Miami-Dade County: +5.3%Citrus County: +10.1%Seminole County: +4.9%Lake County: +15.0%Marion County: +13.6%St. Johns County: +20.9%Gadsden County: +1.7%Jefferson County: +10.5%Baker County: +4.3%Glades County: +8.7%Collier County: +10.3%Duval County: +5.7%Taylor County: +0.4%Monroe County: -2.3%Hillsborough County: +7.8%Santa Rosa County: +9.9%Orange County: +7.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +4.0%
  2. < +5.7%
  3. < +8.7%
  4. < +13.1%
  5. ≥ +13.1%
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Orange pin: Broward County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
26.193500, -80.476700
DMS
26°11'36.60"N 80°28'36.12"W
UTM
17N 552285.0E 2897218.4N
Geohash
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Plus code
76RX5GVF+C8

Towns in Broward County

29 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Broward County, 2,019,279 people together, or 99% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Broward County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Fort Lauderdale with 190,641.

  1. 01Fort Lauderdale190,641
  2. 02Pembroke Pines179,326
  3. 03Hollywood159,073
  4. 04Miramar143,242
  5. 05Coral Springs140,808
  6. 06Pompano Beach118,104
  7. 07Davie112,052
  8. 08Plantation100,694
  9. 09Sunrise100,128
  10. 10Deerfield Beach90,507
  11. 11Lauderhill76,627
  12. 12Tamarac75,147
  13. 13Weston70,674
  14. 14Margate60,650
  15. 15Coconut Creek59,721
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Broward County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Broward County. The most populous is Miami-Dade County, FL, with 2,838,461 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 373.5 miles NW of Broward County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sunrise, FL (population 100,128), 13.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Weston, FL (population 70,674), 8.0 miles away.

Broward County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Broward County is 12011: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 011. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $74,367.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Broward County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,037,472. That is up 93,975 people (4.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 1,943,497.

What is the FIPS code of Broward County?

12011. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (011) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Broward County?

Fort Lauderdale, with 190,641 residents inside Broward County in 2024.

Which counties border Broward County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Miami-Dade County, FL; Palm Beach County, FL; Collier County, FL; Hendry County, FL.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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