Florida

Welcome to the Sunshine State! This section of AARoads covers the entire state of Florida. Photography and page contributions by Alex Nitzman, Andy Field, Brent Ivy, Carter Buchanan and Justin Cozart.
Route Categories
City/Area Guides
Other Guides
Official DOT Web Sites
- Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX)
- Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE)
- Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX)
- Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA)
- Southwest Florida Roads (FDOT District 1)
- Northeast Florida Roads (FDOT District 2)
- Northwest Florida Roads (FDOT District 3)
- FDOT District 4
- Central Florida Roads (FDOT District 5)
- South Florida Roads (FDOT District 6)
- FDOT District 7
- FDOT Major Projects Statewide
Population
State Population | |||||
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21,538,187 | |||||
Metropolitan Populations | |||||
Miami - Fort Lauderdale - Pompano Beach | 6,138,333 | Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater | 3,175,275 | Orlando - Kissimmee - Sanford | 2,673,376 |
Jacksonville | 1,605,848 | North Port - Sarasota - Bradenton | 833,716 | Cape Coral - Fort Myers | 760,822 |
Lakeland - Winter Haven | 725,046 | Deltona - Daytona Beach - Ormond Beach | 668,921 | Palm Bay - Melbourne - Titusville | 606,612 |
Top County Populations | |||||
Miami-Dade | 2,701,767 | Broward | 1,944,375 | Palm Beach | 1,492,191 |
Hillsborough | 1,459,762 | Orange | 1,429,908 | Duval | 995,567 |
Pinellas | 959,107 | Lee | 760,822 | Polk | 725,046 |
Top City Populations | |||||
Jacksonville | 920,570 | Miami | 471,525 | Tampa | 407,599 |
Orlando | 289,457 | St. Petersburg | 267,802 | Hialeah | 232,027 |
Port St. Lucie | 209,715 | Cape Coral | 200,972 | Tallahassee | 196,326 |
Source: 2020 U.S. Census (metro populations and counties), 2020 U.S. Census Estimate (cities) |
About Florida
- Capital:
Tallahassee
- Nickname: Sunshine State
- State Flower: Orange Blossom
- State Bird: Mockingbird
- State Tree: Sabal Palm
- Total Interstate Mileage: 1,497.58
- Land Area: 54,136 square miles
- Highest Point: Britton Hill 345 feet
- Number of Counties: 67
- Statehood: 27th state; admitted March 3, 1845
Mileage statistics cited throughout the Florida guides obtained from the FDOT Straight-Line Diagrams Online GIS Web Application.
Last updated: Tuesday May 14, 2024