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  • FIPS 12099
  • Largest town: West Palm Beach

Palm Beach County, Florida

Palm Beach County had 1,582,055 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,964.3 square miles of land. It ranks 3rd of 67 in Florida by population and 2nd by land area.

Population
1,582,055
#3 of 67 in Florida · #24 in US
Area
1,964.3 sq mi
#2 of 67 in Florida · #291 in US
Density
805 / sq mi
#11 of 67 in Florida · #194 in US
Median household income
$84,789
#6 of 67 in Florida · #333 in US

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

Palm Beach County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Palm Beach County population, land area and income

Palm Beach County had 1,582,055 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,964.3 square miles of land. It ranks 3rd of 67 in Florida by population and 2nd by land area. That works out to 805.4 people per square mile, 8.4 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents, so Palm Beach County is 10.2 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $84,789 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

1,582,055

3144th1st

24th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,964 sq mi

3144th1st

291st of 3,144 (US)

Density

805.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

194th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$84,789

3143rd1st

333rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

1,582,055

67th1st

3rd of 67 (FL)

Land area

1,964 sq mi

67th1st

2nd of 67 (FL)

Density

805.4 / sq mi

67th1st

11th of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$84,789

67th1st

6th of 67 (FL)

How Palm Beach County's population changed since 2020

Palm Beach County gained 87,779 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.9%. That ranks 40th 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, Palm Beach County recorded 63,021 births and 71,142 deaths, a natural change of -8,121. Net international migration added +85,523 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +12,621. The largest single component was international migration, which added 85,523 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
63,021
Deaths
71,142
Net international migration
+85,523
Net domestic migration
+12,621
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+24,574

Where Palm Beach County is

The Census internal point of Palm Beach County is at 26.649100, -80.448400. 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 Palm Beach 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: Palm Beach County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
26.649100, -80.448400
DMS
26°38'56.76"N 80°26'54.24"W
UTM
17N 554896.5E 2947689.3N
Geohash
dhwz97762
Plus code
76RXJHX2+JJ

Towns in Palm Beach County

32 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Palm Beach County, 889,658 people together, or 56% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Palm Beach County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is West Palm Beach with 127,744.

  1. 01West Palm Beach127,744
  2. 02Boca Raton102,238
  3. 03Boynton Beach83,095
  4. 04Delray Beach70,140
  5. 05Palm Beach Gardens63,284
  6. 06Wellington63,258
  7. 07Jupiter62,987
  8. 08Greenacres45,197
  9. 09Lake Worth Beach44,417
  10. 10Royal Palm Beach41,948
  11. 11Riviera Beach39,620
  12. 12Palm Springs28,548
  13. 13Belle Glade17,363
  14. 14North Palm Beach13,423
  15. 15Lantana12,545
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Palm Beach County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Palm Beach 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 350.1 miles NW of Palm Beach County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is West Palm Beach, FL (population 127,744), 20.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Wellington, FL (population 63,258), 11.2 miles away.

Palm Beach County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Palm Beach County is 12099: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 099. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $84,789.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Palm Beach County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 1,582,055. That is up 87,779 people (5.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 1,494,276.

What is the FIPS code of Palm Beach County?

12099. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (099) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Palm Beach County?

West Palm Beach, with 127,744 residents inside Palm Beach County in 2024.

Which counties border Palm Beach County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Broward County, FL; Martin County, FL; Hendry 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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