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Population in Hernando County

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 27 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026

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

Population, 2010 – 2025 people
+26% since 2015

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

Compared with Population · people
Hernando County 222K
Florida 23M
World 8.2B

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

The series at a glance Hernando County · 2010 – 2025
Latest value 221,701 · 2025
First value 172,897 · 2010
Highest 221,701 · 2025
Lowest 172,039 · 2012
Average change +1.7% a year on average
Data points 16

By year

All years · 2010 – 2025

YearHernando CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 221,701 +1.9% 23M 342M 8.2B
2024 217,572 +2.1% 23M 340M 8.1B
2023 213,201 +3.0% 23M 337M 8.1B
2022 207,033 +3.2% 22M 334M 8B
2021 200,699 +2.6% 22M 332M 7.9B
2020 195,610 +2.3% 22M 332M 7.9B
2019 191,258 +1.7% 21M — 7.8B
2018 188,146 +2.0% 21M — 7.7B
2017 184,522 +2.2% 21M — 7.6B
2016 180,618 +2.4% 21M — 7.5B
2015 176,315 +1.3% 20M — 7.4B
2014 174,018 +0.8% 20M — 7.4B
2013 172,656 +0.4% 20M — 7.3B
2012 172,039 −0.2% 19M — 7.2B
2011 172,468 −0.2% 19M — 7.1B
2010 172,897 19M — 7B

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
67 Liberty County 8,208
66 Lafayette County 8,602
65 Franklin County 11,832
64 Glades County 12,049
63 Hamilton County 14,001
62 Jefferson County 14,130
61 Calhoun County 14,168
60 Union County 15,767
59 Dixie County 16,202
58 Gulf County 16,289
57 Gilchrist County 16,888
56 Madison County 18,105
55 Holmes County 19,309
54 Taylor County 22,471
53 Washington County 24,275
52 Hardee County 26,370
51 Bradford County 26,627
50 Baker County 26,689
49 Wakulla County 31,330
48 DeSoto County 33,326
47 Hendry County 37,645
46 Okeechobee County 38,451
45 Levy County 40,065
44 Suwannee County 42,999
43 Gadsden County 45,215
…
31 Martin County 154K
30 Santa Rosa County 166K
29 Charlotte County 169K
28 Hernando County 176K
27 Bay County 183K
26 Okaloosa County 198K
25 Clay County 201K
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2015

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.