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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 29, 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

2018 · 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
145 Captiva 178
144 Chokoloskee 268
143 Pineland 309
142 Goodland 437
141 Canal Point 483
140 Seville 612
139 Matlacha 620
138 Duck Key 696
137 Crystal Springs 703
136 St George Island 730
135 Steinhatchee 737
134 Hastings 892
133 Masaryktown 951
132 Panacea 1,001
131 Navarre Beach 1,049
130 Manasota Key 1,141
129 Molino 1,163
128 Bokeelia 1,420
127 Wabasso Beach 1,839
126 Grove City 1,909
125 Fort Denaud 1,984
124 Homosassa 1,987
123 Cudjoe Key 2,030
122 Eglin AFB 2,083
121 Eastpoint 2,106
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018

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.