Print ArticleThe Florida landscape has changed dramatically over the last 114 years. Here's a brief look at how the state's major counties have grown over the last century.
1990
Downtown Fort Lauderdale in 1991. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/244622
The 1990s arrive with Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Pinellas, and Hillsborough further distancing themselves from Duval. 19 years after the opening of Walt Disney World, Orange also passes a maturing Duval, despite Duval recovering from the shaky 1970s.
1. 1,937,094 - Miami-Dade
2. 1,255,488 - Broward
3. 863,518 - Palm Beach
4. 851,659 - Pinellas
5. 834,054 - Hillsborough
6. 677,491 - Orange
7. 672,971 - Duval
8. 405,382 - Polk
9. 398,978 - Brevard
10. 370,712 - Volusia
2000
Tampa's city hall in 2008.
The 21st arrives with Miami-Dade becoming Florida's first to crack the 2 million mark. Palm Beach joins Broward in the 1 million club, while Hillsborough comes in a skip and a hop away. Hillsborough surpasses it's neighbor, Pinellas, which is now largely built-out. Volusia falls out of the top 10 list due to a new boomer, Southwest Florida's Lee County.
1. 2,253,362 - Miami-Dade
2. 1,623,018 - Broward
3. 1,131,184 - Palm Beach
4. 998,948 - Hillsborough
5. 921,482 - Pinellas
6. 896,344 - Orange
7. 778,879 - Duval
8. 483,924 - Polk
9. 476,320 - Brevard
10. 440,888 - Lee
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