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Highlands County, FL Demographics

Highlands County, FL is the 36th most populous of 67 counties in Florida, with 101,235 residents across 1,018 square miles. That is about 99 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 101,235
Land area 1,018 sq mi
Density 99 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

How Highlands County compares to the US

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Central Location: Highlands County, FL

Measured from the county's main population center using 2020 census blocks.

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Census tracts in Highlands County, FL

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Census Tract 9613.01 6,787 13.0 520
Census Tract 9606.02 6,107 7.1 863
Census Tract 9615 5,167 157.6 33
Census Tract 9610 4,558 111.1 41
Census Tract 9602 4,402 16.8 261
Census Tract 9603 4,334 1.6 2,760
Census Tract 9605.03 4,298 12.7 339
Census Tract 9604.01 4,044 6.1 660
Census Tract 9607 4,037 3.8 1,063
Census Tract 9616.05 4,012 5.0 795
Census Tract 9611 3,937 1.7 2,377
Census Tract 9614.01 3,278 29.3 112
Census Tract 9605.04 3,159 1.6 1,943
Census Tract 9617.01 3,158 8.2 387
Census Tract 9604.02 3,098 3.4 904
Census Tract 9606.01 2,945 1.4 2,180
Census Tract 9613.04 2,909 7.3 397
Census Tract 9601.04 2,851 3.7 777
Census Tract 9609 2,779 15.1 183
Census Tract 9601.01 2,710 44.4 61
Census Tract 9608 2,617 1.0 2,661
Census Tract 9616.04 2,559 6.0 426
Census Tract 9614.02 2,478 5.1 487
Census Tract 9612.02 2,477 21.9 113
Census Tract 9612.01 2,406 1.7 1,412
Census Tract 9617.02 2,136 57.3 37
Census Tract 9601.05 1,650 2.3 713
Census Tract 9601.02 1,399 3.1 450
Census Tract 9613.03 1,368 4.9 279
Census Tract 9605.01 1,296 7.3 177
Census Tract 9616.01 1,209 255.1 5
Census Tract 9616.02 1,028 100.4 10
Census Tract 9800 42 14.3 3
Census Tract 9801 0 83.3 0
Census Tract 9802 0 3.0 0

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This page shows demographics for a US county from the 2020 census and the American Community Survey: population, land area, density, urban share, and how the county compares to national averages for income, housing, age, and more.

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