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Did the population of Polk County rise or fall from 2020 to 2021?

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There were 24,287 more people living in Polk County in 2021 compared to 2020, according to population estimates from the US Census Bureau.

This is a 3.3 percent rise in Polk County’s population, from 729,233 in 2020 to 753,520 in 2021.

Polk County had the ninth largest population in Florida in 2021.

The US Census Bureau found more than 73 percent of counties in the US saw a natural decrease in population in 2021. This is up from a 55.5 percent increase in 2020.

The Midwest suffered the most sustained population decreases, with many counties along the US East Coast and through the Rocky Mountains seeing increases.

The US population continues to grow, though at a slower rate than before.

Florida Counties By Population Change from 2020 to 2021

County2020 Estimated Population2021 Estimated Population% Change in Population From Year to Year
St. Johns County276,916292,4665.6%
Walton County75,85580,0695.6%
Flagler County115,968120,9324.3%
St. Lucie County331,275343,5793.7%
Charlotte County187,960194,8433.7%
Sumter County130,897135,6383.6%
Nassau County90,99394,1893.5%
Polk County729,233753,5203.3%
Pasco County565,745584,0673.2%
Osceola County390,855403,2823.2%
Lee County764,679787,9763%
Manatee County401,443412,7032.8%
Bay County174,461179,1682.7%
Hernando County195,508200,6382.6%
Sarasota County435,664447,0572.6%
Lake County385,875395,8042.6%
Santa Rosa County189,133193,9982.6%
Levy County43,05144,1582.6%
Gilchrist County17,92818,3602.4%
Citrus County154,403158,0832.4%
Collier County377,079385,9802.4%
Wakulla County33,90734,6902.3%
Marion County377,370385,9152.3%
Suwannee County43,51044,4852.2%
Indian River County160,345163,6622.1%
Highlands County101,222103,2962%
Dixie County16,80517,1021.8%
Madison County17,97618,2881.7%
Volusia County554,901564,4121.7%
Clay County218,797222,3611.6%
Okeechobee County39,64140,2661.6%
Lafayette County8,2528,3821.6%
Hendry County39,70740,3131.5%
Baker County28,30928,7151.4%
Brevard County608,007616,6281.4%
Union County16,12616,3351.3%
Gulf County14,18114,3631.3%
Putnam County73,34774,1671.1%
Jackson County47,21447,6941%
Hillsborough County1,463,3801,478,1941%
DeSoto County34,08034,4081%
Franklin County12,45612,5720.9%
Martin County158,529159,9420.9%
Holmes County19,62219,7840.8%
Columbia County69,88970,3850.7%
Okaloosa County211,809213,2550.7%
Bradford County28,36428,5400.6%
Glades County12,17912,2340.5%
Hardee County25,31325,4250.4%
Palm Beach County1,492,4661,497,9870.4%
Duval County996,373999,9350.4%
Washington County25,35725,4360.3%
Taylor County21,76021,8150.3%
Alachua County278,684279,2380.2%
Calhoun County13,61513,6410.2%
Leon County292,378292,8170.2%
Hamilton County13,98813,9930%
Gadsden County43,70143,7140%
Escambia County322,424322,3900%
Jefferson County14,56014,5550%
Seminole County471,058470,093-0.2%
Pinellas County958,752956,615-0.2%
Orange County1,429,8991,422,746-0.5%
Broward County1,941,5161,930,983-0.5%
Monroe County82,80982,170-0.8%
Liberty County7,9747,900-0.9%
Miami-Dade County2,692,4592,662,777-1.1%

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