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Population in Lee County

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 8 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 24, 2026

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

Population, 2010 – 2025 people
+28% since 2015

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

Compared with Population · people
Lee County 876K
Florida 23M
World 8.2B

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

The series at a glance Lee County · 2010 – 2025
Latest value 875,607 · 2025
First value 619,834 · 2010
Highest 875,607 · 2025
Lowest 619,834 · 2010
Average change +2.3% a year on average
Data points 16

By year

All years · 2010 – 2025

YearLee CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 875,607 +1.6% 23M 342M 8.2B
2024 861,667 +1.8% 23M 340M 8.1B
2023 846,125 +2.2% 23M 337M 8.1B
2022 828,059 +4.7% 22M 334M 8B
2021 791,169 +3.3% 22M 332M 7.9B
2020 765,575 +2.3% 22M 332M 7.9B
2019 748,275 +2.0% 21M — 7.8B
2018 733,759 +1.6% 21M — 7.7B
2017 722,381 +2.1% 21M — 7.6B
2016 707,252 +3.0% 21M — 7.5B
2015 686,627 +3.0% 20M — 7.4B
2014 666,687 +2.3% 20M — 7.4B
2013 651,766 +2.1% 20M — 7.3B
2012 638,613 +1.7% 19M — 7.2B
2011 627,959 +1.3% 19M — 7.1B
2010 619,834 19M — 7B

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
1 Miami-Dade County 2.7M
2 Broward County 1.9M
3 Palm Beach County 1.5M
4 Hillsborough County 1.5M
5 Orange County 1.4M
6 Duval County 1M
7 Pinellas County 960K
8 Lee County 791K
9 Polk County 756K
10 Brevard County 618K
11 Pasco County 585K
12 Volusia County 567K
13 Seminole County 471K
14 Sarasota County 449K
15 Manatee County 414K
16 Osceola County 404K
17 Lake County 396K
18 Collier County 387K
19 Marion County 385K
20 St. Lucie County 344K
21 Escambia County 324K
22 Leon County 296K
23 St. Johns County 293K
24 Alachua County 282K
25 Clay County 223K
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2021

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.