2021 Population Density by Metropolitan Statistical Areas

Each year, the Forecasting and Trends Office (FTO) publishes population estimates and future year projections. The population estimates can be used for a variety of planning studies including statewide and regional transportation plan updates, subarea and corridor studies, and funding allocations for various planning agencies. The 2021 population estimates are based on the population estimates developed by the Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) at the University of Florida. BEBR uses the decennial census count for April 1, 2020, as the starting point for state-level projections. More information is available from BEBR here. This dataset contains boundaries of Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) in the state of Florida with 2021 population density estimates. The MSA delineations used in this dataset were updated in March 2020, based on official standards published in the Federal Register on June 28, 2010 (OMB 17-01). All legal boundaries and names in this dataset are from the US Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line Files (2021). Please see the Data Dictionary for more information on data fields. Data Sources: FDOT FTO 2020 and 2021 Population Estimates by Urbanized Area and County US Census Bureau 2020 Decennial Census US Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line Files (2021) Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) – Florida Estimates of Population 2021 Data Coverage: Statewide Data Time Period: 2021 Date of Publication: October 2022 Point of Contact: Dana Reiding, Manager Forecasting and Trends Office Florida Department of Transportation [e-mail] 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 850-414-4719