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Population in Hernando County

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 27 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 22, 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

2019 · 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 1.4M
5 Orange County 1.4M
6 Duval County 988K
7 Pinellas County 959K
8 Lee County 748K
9 Polk County 711K
10 Brevard County 601K
11 Pasco County 550K
12 Volusia County 548K
13 Seminole County 469K
14 Sarasota County 428K
15 Manatee County 394K
16 Osceola County 380K
17 Lake County 376K
18 Collier County 371K
19 Marion County 370K
20 St. Lucie County 323K
21 Escambia County 319K
22 Leon County 291K
23 Alachua County 276K
24 St. Johns County 263K
25 Clay County 216K
26 Okaloosa County 211K
27 Hernando County 191K
28 Santa Rosa County 185K
29 Charlotte County 183K
30 Bay County 177K
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2019

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.