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People Statistics · City estimate

Population in Lakewood Ranch

2020 – 2024 · 5 data points 15 of 148 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 2, 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

2023 · 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 3,279
30 Apollo Beach 28,347
92 Ave Maria 6,826
111 Bagdad 4,285
122 Bay Pines 2,700
44 Bayonet Point 23,787
53 Bayshore Gardens 18,324
40 Bellview 25,051
81 Beverly Hills 9,716
107 Big Pine Key 4,584
43 Bloomingdale 23,979
127 Bokeelia 2,136
3 Brandon 116K
57 Brownsville 16,391
106 Butler Beach 4,723
146 Canal Point 244
147 Captiva 129
22 Carrollwood 35,645
140 Chokoloskee 911
83 Citrus Hills 9,044
31 Citrus Park 28,163
77 Citrus Springs 11,469
102 Cortez 5,323
93 Crawfordville 5,892
135 Crystal Springs 1,362
…
6 Kendall 78,527
73 Key Largo 12,069
26 Lake Magdalene 31,733
18 Lakewood Ranch 39,434
15 Land O' Lakes 41,845
91 Lecanto 6,929
1 Lehigh Acres 127K
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

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.