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Miami-Dade County, Florida

Miami-Dade County had 2,838,461 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,900.0 square miles of land. It is the most populous of Florida's 67 county-equivalents.

Population
2,838,461
#1 of 67 in Florida · #7 in US
Area
1,900.0 sq mi
#3 of 67 in Florida · #302 in US
Density
1,494 / sq mi
#6 of 67 in Florida · #106 in US
Median household income
$72,030
#24 of 67 in Florida · #856 in US

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

Miami-Dade County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Miami-Dade County population, land area and income

Miami-Dade County had 2,838,461 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,900.0 square miles of land. It is the most populous of Florida's 67 county-equivalents. That works out to 1,494.0 people per square mile, 15.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents, so Miami-Dade County is 18.3 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $72,030 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,838,461

3144th1st

7th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,900 sq mi

3144th1st

302nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

1,494.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

106th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$72,030

3143rd1st

856th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

2,838,461

67th1st

1st of 67 (FL)

Land area

1,900 sq mi

67th1st

3rd of 67 (FL)

Density

1,494.0 / sq mi

67th1st

6th of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$72,030

67th1st

24th of 67 (FL)

How Miami-Dade County's population changed since 2020

Miami-Dade County gained 142,732 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.3%. That ranks 44th 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, Miami-Dade County recorded 121,797 births and 100,667 deaths, a natural change of +21,130. Net international migration added +320,641 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -204,888. The largest single component was international migration, which added 320,641 people.

2.70M20202.67M20212.71M20222.77M20232.84M2024
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
121,797
Deaths
100,667
Net international migration
+320,641
Net domestic migration
-204,888
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+64,211

Where Miami-Dade County is

The Census internal point of Miami-Dade County is at 25.616000, -80.503700. 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 Miami-Dade 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: Miami-Dade County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
25.616000, -80.503700
DMS
25°36'57.60"N 80°30'13.32"W
UTM
17N 549829.3E 2833252.7N
Geohash
dhwc8p6bp
Plus code
76QXJF8W+CG

Towns in Miami-Dade County

33 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Miami-Dade County, 1,604,714 people together, or 57% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Miami-Dade County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Miami with 487,014.

  1. 01Miami487,014
  2. 02Hialeah235,388
  3. 03Miami Gardens116,173
  4. 04Homestead85,796
  5. 05Doral83,625
  6. 06Miami Beach83,251
  7. 07North Miami62,202
  8. 08Coral Gables50,379
  9. 09Cutler Bay45,833
  10. 10North Miami Beach45,655
  11. 11Aventura40,531
  12. 12Miami Lakes33,247
  13. 13Palmetto Bay25,402
  14. 14Hialeah Gardens23,328
  15. 15Sunny Isles Beach22,903
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Miami-Dade County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 3 neighbors for Miami-Dade 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 405.0 miles NW of Miami-Dade County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Miami, FL (population 487,014), 21.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Cutler Bay, FL (population 45,833), 10.9 miles away.

Miami-Dade County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Miami-Dade County is 12086: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 086. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $72,030.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Miami-Dade County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,838,461. That is up 142,732 people (5.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 2,695,729.

What is the FIPS code of Miami-Dade County?

12086. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (086) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Miami-Dade County?

Miami, with 487,014 residents inside Miami-Dade County in 2024.

Which counties border Miami-Dade County?

3 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Broward County, FL; Collier County, FL; Monroe 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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