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Natural change in Palm Beach County
2021 – 2025 · 5 data points
50 of 67 · Regions of Florida
Updated Nov 4, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2021 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
-593
Regions of Florida · 2025
50 of 67
Place 1 is the highest value.
Natural change, 2021 – 2025 people · Palm Beach County
-3,512
2021
-2,402
2022
-862
2023
-1,082
2024
-593
2025
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2021 – 2025
Compared with Natural change · people
Palm Beach County -593
Florida -1,333
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
The series at a glance Palm Beach County · 2021 – 2025
Latest value
-593 · 2025
First value
-3,512 · 2021
Highest
-593 · 2025
Lowest
-3,512 · 2021
Data points
5
By year
All years · 2021 – 2025
| Year | Palm Beach County | Change | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -593 | -1,333 | |
| 2024 | -1,082 | -8,039 | |
| 2023 | -862 | -7,571 | |
| 2022 | -2,402 | -38,062 | |
| 2021 | -3,512 | -42,010 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2021 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of Florida
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Natural change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Alachua County | 231 | |
| 19 | Baker County | 40 | |
| 13 | Bay County | 189 | |
| 23 | Bradford County | -11 | |
| 64 | Brevard County | -3,032 | |
| 4 | Broward County | 3,925 | |
| 34 | Calhoun County | -102 | |
| 61 | Charlotte County | -2,102 | |
| 60 | Citrus County | -2,039 | |
| 18 | Clay County | 42 | |
| 49 | Collier County | -751 | |
| 42 | Columbia County | -242 | |
| 28 | DeSoto County | -68 | |
| 40 | Dixie County | -154 | |
| 5 | Duval County | 3,005 | |
| 44 | Escambia County | -251 | |
| 52 | Flagler County | -902 | |
| 30 | Franklin County | -80 | |
| 35 | Gadsden County | -102 | |
| 24 | Gilchrist County | -16 | |
| 31 | Glades County | -83 | |
| 32 | Gulf County | -83 | |
| 29 | Hamilton County | -78 | |
| 16 | Hardee County | 56 | |
| 11 | Hendry County | 307 | |
| … | |||
| 22 | Okeechobee County | -7 | |
| 2 | Orange County | 6,805 | |
| 6 | Osceola County | 1,993 | |
| 54 | Palm Beach County | -1,082 | |
| 59 | Pasco County | -1,614 | |
| 67 | Pinellas County | -5,500 | |
| 7 | Polk County | 805 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2024
What it means
Births minus deaths in the year.
How it is calculated
Births minus deaths from birth and death records; negative means deaths outnumber births.
People
Palm Beach County in numbers
Population
1.6M
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
310
2025
Median age
45.3
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Children under 18
18.8%
2024
Residents 65 and over
24.8%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States
Infant mortality
5.5
2024 · United States
Net migration
3.9
2023 · United States