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People Statistics · City estimate

Population in Lakewood Ranch

2020 – 2024 · 5 data points 15 of 148 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 27, 2026
People · Lakewood Ranch Sarasota County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 – 2024

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Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2024 43,945 +11% since 2023 ± 3,088 · margin of error
Towns of Florida · 2024 15 of 148 Place 1 is the highest value.
share of Sarasota County 9.16% Sarasota County: 479,958 · 2025
Population, 2020 – 2024 people

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 – 2024

Compared with Population · people
Lakewood Ranch 43,945
Sarasota County 480K · 2025
Florida 23M · 2025
United States 342M · 2025
World 8.2B · 2025

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Lakewood Ranch · 2020 – 2024
Latest value 43,945 · 2024
First value 26,513 · 2020
Highest 43,945 · 2024
Lowest 26,513 · 2020
Average change +13.5% a year on average
Data points 5

By year

All years · 2020 – 2024

YearLakewood Ranch±Change Sarasota CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 43,945 3,088 +11% 476K 23M 340M 8.1B
2023estimate 39,434 3,100 +15% 472K 23M 337M 8.1B
2022estimate 34,346 2,655 +17% 464K 22M 334M 8B
2021estimate 29,408 2,734 +11% 449K 22M 332M 7.9B
2020estimate 26,513 2,860 436K 22M 332M 7.9B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
1 Lehigh Acres 124K
2 Spring Hill 117K
3 Brandon 115K
4 Riverview 102K
5 Town 'N' Country 89,456
6 Kendall 78,402
7 Wesley Chapel 68,814
8 Port Charlotte 63,913
9 Palm Harbor 61,589
10 The Hammocks 59,843
11 Westchester 53,765
12 Kendale Lakes 52,661
13 University 49,148
14 North Fort Myers 42,492
15 Land O' Lakes 40,843
16 The Acreage 40,160
17 Navarre 38,829
18 Valrico 38,594
19 Princeton 37,954
20 Carrollwood 36,148
21 South Miami Heights 35,705
22 Fruit Cove 35,333
23 Lakewood Ranch 34,346
24 Merritt Island 34,300
25 Ferry Pass 32,447
26 Lake Magdalene 31,546
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022

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.