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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

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
67 Liberty County 7,977
66 Lafayette County 8,723
65 Franklin County 12,954
64 Glades County 13,186
63 Calhoun County 13,220
62 Hamilton County 14,237
61 Union County 15,765
60 Gulf County 15,896
59 Jefferson County 15,945
58 Dixie County 17,870
57 Madison County 18,644
56 Holmes County 20,124
55 Gilchrist County 20,131
54 Taylor County 21,689
53 Hardee County 26,107
52 Washington County 26,458
51 Bradford County 28,154
50 Baker County 29,511
49 DeSoto County 36,889
48 Wakulla County 37,122
47 Okeechobee County 42,341
46 Gadsden County 44,269
45 Hendry County 46,641
44 Levy County 47,644
43 Suwannee County 47,803
…
30 Bay County 200K
29 Santa Rosa County 207K
28 Charlotte County 211K
27 Hernando County 218K
26 Okaloosa County 220K
25 Clay County 237K
24 Alachua County 289K
…

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