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People Statistics · City

Population in Destin

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 113 of 243 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026
People · Destin Okaloosa County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2010 – 2025

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Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 10 figures
Latest value · 2025 14,046 −0.1% since 2024
Towns of Florida · 2025 113 of 243 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +7.3% +1.0% a year on average
share of Okaloosa County 6.33% Okaloosa County: 221,810 · 2025
Population, 2010 – 2025 people
+7.3% since 2015

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2010 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Destin 14,046
Okaloosa County 222K
Florida 23M
United States 342M
World 8.2B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Destin · 2010 – 2025
Latest value 14,046 · 2025
First value 12,151 · 2010
Highest 14,383 · 2023
Lowest 12,151 · 2010
Average change +1.0% a year on average
Data points 16

By year

All years · 2010 – 2025

YearDestinChange Okaloosa CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 14,046 −0.1% 222K 23M 342M 8.2B
2024 14,065 −2.2% 220K 23M 340M 8.1B
2023 14,383 +0.8% 220K 23M 337M 8.1B
2022 14,273 +1.1% 217K 22M 334M 8B
2021 14,119 +0.5% 214K 22M 332M 7.9B
2020 14,043 +0.6% 212K 22M 332M 7.9B
2019 13,960 +1.2% 211K 21M — 7.8B
2018 13,800 +2.9% 207K 21M — 7.7B
2017 13,408 +1.6% 204K 21M — 7.6B
2016 13,197 +0.8% 200K 21M — 7.5B
2015 13,088 +1.1% 198K 20M — 7.4B
2014 12,943 +0.3% 195K 20M — 7.4B
2013 12,899 +2.8% 193K 20M — 7.3B
2012 12,550 +2.7% 190K 19M — 7.2B
2011 12,222 +0.6% 183K 19M — 7.1B
2010 12,151 181K 19M — 7B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2010 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
1 Jacksonville 942K
2 Miami 441K
3 Tampa 381K
4 St. Petersburg 257K
5 Hialeah 224K
6 Port St. Lucie 199K
7 Cape Coral 190K
8 Fort Lauderdale 182K
9 Pembroke Pines 171K
10 Hollywood 153K
11 Miramar 135K
12 Coral Springs 135K
13 Palm Bay 118K
14 Clearwater 117K
15 West Palm Beach 116K
16 Miami Gardens 112K
17 Pompano Beach 112K
18 Davie 106K
19 Boca Raton 97,488
20 Sunrise 97,396
21 Deltona 92,607
22 Plantation 90,766
23 Palm Coast 87,674
24 Deerfield Beach 86,358
25 Melbourne 84,170
…
108 Oldsmar 14,935
109 Key Biscayne 14,709
110 Miami Springs 13,969
111 Destin 13,960
112 St. Augustine 13,661
113 Atlantic Beach 13,564
114 Callaway 13,342
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2019

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.