I have visited 24 Counties = 35.8% of Counties in Florida
Florida Map
Quick facts about Florida
Location: See map on the right side of the page.
Size(1): 53,927 square miles. Florida is the 26th largest state. The next larger state is Wisconsin and the next smaller state is Arkansas.
Population(2): 17,789,864 people. Florida is the 4th most populous state. The next more populous state is New York and the next less populous state is Illinois.
Population Density: 329.89 people per square mile. Florida is the 8th most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is New York and the next less densely populated state is Ohio.
Bordering States: Florida shares a border with 2 states: Georgia and Alabama.
Admission to the Union: March 3, 1845. Florida was the 27nd state admitted to the Union, after Michigan and before Texas.
Miami-Dade county is one of the newest named counties. It was known simply as Dade county until 1997 when Miami was appended to the title in recognition of the importance of largest city in that county.
There is a point in the middle of Lake Okeechobee where five different counties come together at a single point: Martin, Palm Beach, Hendry, Glades and Okeechobee.
Counties in Florida
Below are the 67 counties in Florida. Although infrequent, counties sometimes do change so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are in bold. If I have a photograph or other item associated with a county somewhere else on my website, there will also be a link.
