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  • Largest town: Clewiston

Hendry County, Florida

Hendry County had 46,130 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,156.0 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 67 in Florida by population and 8th by land area.

Population
46,130
#45 of 67 in Florida · #1,067 in US
Area
1,156.0 sq mi
#8 of 67 in Florida · #535 in US
Density
40 / sq mi
#56 of 67 in Florida · #1,677 in US
Median household income
$54,619
#51 of 67 in Florida · #2,357 in US

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

Hendry County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Hendry County population, land area and income

Hendry County had 46,130 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,156.0 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 67 in Florida by population and 8th by land area. That works out to 39.9 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents, so Hendry County has 30% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,619 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

46,130

3144th1st

1067th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,156 sq mi

3144th1st

535th of 3,144 (US)

Density

39.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1677th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,619

3143rd1st

2357th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

46,130

67th1st

45th of 67 (FL)

Land area

1,156 sq mi

67th1st

8th of 67 (FL)

Density

39.9 / sq mi

67th1st

56th of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$54,619

67th1st

51st of 67 (FL)

How Hendry County's population changed since 2020

Hendry County gained 6,407 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 16.1%. That ranks 9th 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, Hendry County recorded 2,324 births and 1,728 deaths, a natural change of +596. Net international migration added +2,497 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,322. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,322 people.

39.7k202040.2k202141.7k202244.1k202346.1k2024
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
2,324
Deaths
1,728
Net international migration
+2,497
Net domestic migration
+3,322
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+2,019

Where Hendry County is

The Census internal point of Hendry County is at 26.540000, -81.152100. 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 Hendry 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: Hendry County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
26.540000, -81.152100
DMS
26°32'24.00"N 81°09'7.56"W
UTM
17N 484848.4E 2935496.7N
Geohash
dhwqcr6ye
Plus code
76RWGRQX+X5

Towns in Hendry County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Hendry County, 12,968 people together, or 28% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hendry County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Clewiston with 7,496.

  1. 01Clewiston7,496
  2. 02LaBelle5,472
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Hendry County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Hendry County. The most populous is Broward County, FL, with 2,037,472 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 329.6 miles NW of Hendry County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Cape Coral, FL (population 233,025), 52.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Belle Glade, FL (population 17,363), 31.8 miles away.

Hendry County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hendry County is 12051: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 051. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,619.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hendry County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 46,130. That is up 6,407 people (16.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 39,723.

What is the FIPS code of Hendry County?

12051. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (051) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hendry County?

Clewiston, with 7,496 residents inside Hendry County in 2024.

Which counties border Hendry County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Broward County, FL; Palm Beach County, FL; Lee County, FL; Collier County, FL; Charlotte County, FL; Martin County, FL; Okeechobee County, FL; Glades 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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