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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 23, 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

2024 · 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
116 Alva 3,389
26 Apollo Beach 33,355
90 Ave Maria 8,258
105 Bagdad 4,466
124 Bay Pines 2,519
44 Bayonet Point 23,822
54 Bayshore Gardens 18,131
35 Bellview 26,488
81 Beverly Hills 9,650
108 Big Pine Key 4,258
43 Bloomingdale 23,827
130 Bokeelia 1,930
3 Brandon 120K
56 Brownsville 16,936
104 Butler Beach 4,610
146 Canal Point 207
148 Captiva 99
22 Carrollwood 36,725
140 Chokoloskee 808
82 Citrus Hills 9,304
31 Citrus Park 28,804
75 Citrus Springs 12,215
100 Cortez 5,205
95 Crawfordville 5,732
135 Crystal Springs 1,298
…
6 Kendall 79,562
71 Key Largo 13,026
27 Lake Magdalene 32,083
15 Lakewood Ranch 43,945
20 Land O' Lakes 38,910
92 Lecanto 7,398
1 Lehigh Acres 132K
…

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

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.