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Manatee County, Florida

Manatee County had 458,352 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 742.8 square miles of land. It ranks 16th of 67 in Florida by population and 31st by land area.

Population
458,352
#16 of 67 in Florida · #161 in US
Area
742.8 sq mi
#31 of 67 in Florida · #1,187 in US
Density
617 / sq mi
#14 of 67 in Florida · #231 in US
Median household income
$79,213
#12 of 67 in Florida · #503 in US

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

Manatee County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Manatee County population, land area and income

Manatee County had 458,352 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 742.8 square miles of land. It ranks 16th of 67 in Florida by population and 31st by land area. That works out to 617.1 people per square mile, 6.4 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents, so Manatee County is 3.0 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $79,213 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

458,352

3144th1st

161st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

743 sq mi

3144th1st

1187th of 3,144 (US)

Density

617.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

231st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$79,213

3143rd1st

503rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

458,352

67th1st

16th of 67 (FL)

Land area

743 sq mi

67th1st

31st of 67 (FL)

Density

617.1 / sq mi

67th1st

14th of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$79,213

67th1st

12th of 67 (FL)

How Manatee County's population changed since 2020

Manatee County gained 56,708 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 14.1%. That ranks 13th 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, Manatee County recorded 15,588 births and 21,099 deaths, a natural change of -5,511. Net international migration added +10,673 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +53,221. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 53,221 people.

401.6k2020413.8k2021430.7k2022444.5k2023458.4k2024
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
15,588
Deaths
21,099
Net international migration
+10,673
Net domestic migration
+53,221
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+13,895

Where Manatee County is

The Census internal point of Manatee County is at 27.475600, -82.393100. 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 Manatee 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: Manatee County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
27.475600, -82.393100
DMS
27°28'32.16"N 82°23'35.16"W
UTM
17N 362361.7E 3039886.2N
Geohash
dhvkm1g0v
Plus code
76VVFJG4+6Q

Towns in Manatee County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Manatee County, 78,675 people together, or 17% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Manatee County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Bradenton with 58,184.

  1. 01Bradenton58,184
  2. 02Palmetto13,682
  3. 03Holmes Beach3,049
  4. 04Longboat Key (part)2,744
  5. 05Anna Maria1,016
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Manatee County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Manatee County. The most populous is Hillsborough County, FL, with 1,581,426 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 234.3 miles NNW of Manatee County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is St. Petersburg, FL (population 267,102), 25.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Bradenton, FL (population 58,184), 11.3 miles away.

Manatee County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Manatee County is 12081: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 081. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $79,213.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Manatee County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 458,352. That is up 56,708 people (14.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 401,644.

What is the FIPS code of Manatee County?

12081. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (081) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Manatee County?

Bradenton, with 58,184 residents inside Manatee County in 2024.

Which counties border Manatee County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hillsborough County, FL; Polk County, FL; Sarasota County, FL; DeSoto County, FL; Hardee 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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