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  • Largest town: Cape Coral

Lee County, Florida

Lee County had 860,959 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 781.2 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 67 in Florida by population and 26th by land area.

Population
860,959
#8 of 67 in Florida · #73 in US
Area
781.2 sq mi
#26 of 67 in Florida · #1,106 in US
Density
1,102 / sq mi
#8 of 67 in Florida · #147 in US
Median household income
$71,811
#25 of 67 in Florida · #867 in US

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

Lee County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Lee County population, land area and income

Lee County had 860,959 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 781.2 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 67 in Florida by population and 26th by land area. That works out to 1,102.2 people per square mile, 11.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents, so Lee County is 5.6 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $71,811 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

860,959

3144th1st

73rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

781 sq mi

3144th1st

1106th of 3,144 (US)

Density

1,102.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

147th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$71,811

3143rd1st

867th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

860,959

67th1st

8th of 67 (FL)

Land area

781 sq mi

67th1st

26th of 67 (FL)

Density

1,102.2 / sq mi

67th1st

8th of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$71,811

67th1st

25th of 67 (FL)

How Lee County's population changed since 2020

Lee County gained 95,393 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 12.5%. That ranks 17th 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, Lee County recorded 30,887 births and 38,394 deaths, a natural change of -7,507. Net international migration added +32,361 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +75,227. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 75,227 people.

765.6k2020791.0k2021826.6k2022844.2k2023861.0k2024
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
30,887
Deaths
38,394
Net international migration
+32,361
Net domestic migration
+75,227
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+16,733

Where Lee County is

The Census internal point of Lee County is at 26.563300, -81.984200. 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 Lee 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: Lee County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
26.563300, -81.984200
DMS
26°33'47.88"N 81°59'3.12"W
UTM
17N 401975.1E 2938444.7N
Geohash
dhtxn7sym
Plus code
76RWH278+88

Towns in Lee County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lee County, 440,164 people together, or 51% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lee County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Cape Coral with 233,025.

  1. 01Cape Coral233,025
  2. 02Fort Myers99,918
  3. 03Bonita Springs57,112
  4. 04Estero38,443
  5. 05Sanibel6,358
  6. 06Fort Myers Beach5,308
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lee County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Lee County. The most populous is Collier County, FL, with 416,233 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 301.8 miles NNW of Lee County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Cape Coral, FL (population 233,025), 5.6 miles away.

Lee County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lee County is 12071: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 071. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $71,811.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lee County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 860,959. That is up 95,393 people (12.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 765,566.

What is the FIPS code of Lee County?

12071. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (071) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lee County?

Cape Coral, with 233,025 residents inside Lee County in 2024.

Which counties border Lee County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Collier County, FL; Charlotte County, FL; Hendry 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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