Most Densely Populated Cities in Florida: Ranked by People per Square Mile

The densest city in Florida in our data is North Bay Village, FL, with about 21,790 people per square mile, followed by Sunny Isles Beach, FL (21,575) and Fountainebleau, FL (15,162). This list ranks the top 50 places among the 471 Florida communities with at least 5,000 residents.

What are the top 50 in Florida?

How dense are the cities in Florida?

The densest place is about 9 times as dense as the median place in the state, which has about 2,520 people per square mile. At the other end, Fellsmere, FL has about 98. Under our scale, 84 places are an urban core (over 5,000 per square mile), 317 are suburban, and the rest are small towns or rural. Miami-Dade County contributes 35 of the top 50.

Which counties do the top 50 belong to?

The 50 places on this list are spread across 7 counties of Florida. Miami-Dade County has 35 (North Bay Village, Sunny Isles Beach, Fountainebleau, Bay Harbor Islands, Aventura, Kendal); Broward County has 8 (Lauderdale Lakes, North Lauderdale, Hallandale Beach, Lauderhill, Broadview Park, Lauderda); Collier County has 2 (Naples Manor, Golden Gate). Counties with several entries are usually centers of a metropolitan area, where one large city is surrounded by many suburbs that each pass the 5,000-resident threshold.

How does Florida compare with the rest of the country?

The median Florida place with a page has about 15,972 residents, compared with about 13,459 nationwide, so the state's typical community is larger than the national typical place. The state has 911 communities in total, of which 471 reach 5,000 residents. See the national ranking of the largest cities for comparison.

Quick answers about Florida cities

• Which is the densest city in Florida? North Bay Village (21,790 per square mile).
• How many Florida cities have more than 100,000 people? 36 in our data.
• How many have 25,000 to 100,000? 127.
• What is the typical size? About 15,972 residents for a place with a page.

How is this ranking made?

The data comes from the SimpleMaps US Cities Database, which gives each place an estimated population and a density in people per square kilometer. We convert density to people per square mile and rank the places with at least 5,000 residents. Boundaries matter: a city that includes large parks or farmland scores lower on density than a compact city of the same size, and population estimates can include areas that share a city's ZIP codes. Read why population figures differ and how density is calculated before you quote a number.

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Rankings use dataset estimates, not official counts.