Last official estimated population of Highlands County was 98,703 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.031% of total US population and 0.5% of total Florida state population. Area of Highlands County is 1,106.0 mi² (=2864.6 km²), in this year population density was 89.24 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.02%/yr), Highlands County population in 2023 would be 98,517 [0].
Historical population of Highlands County for period 1930-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position
[1930-1940] +0.06 %/yr
[1940-1950] +3.96 %/yr
[1950-1960] +4.58 %/yr
[1960-1970] +3.29 %/yr
[1970-1980] +4.88 %/yr
[1980-1990] +3.71 %/yr
[1990-2000] +2.48 %/yr
[2000-2005] +1.81 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.65 %/yr
[2010-2014] -0.02 %/yr
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Population of Highlands County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 2269 | 2324 | 4,593 |
| 5 to 9 | 2635 | 2465 | 5,100 |
| 10 to 14 | 2430 | 2426 | 4,856 |
| 15 to 19 | 2431 | 2231 | 4,662 |
| 20 to 24 | 2412 | 2217 | 4,629 |
| 25 to 29 | 2271 | 2227 | 4,498 |
| 30 to 34 | 2257 | 2239 | 4,496 |
| 35 to 39 | 2028 | 2068 | 4,096 |
| 40 to 44 | 2156 | 2257 | 4,413 |
| 45 to 49 | 2457 | 2351 | 4,808 |
| 50 to 54 | 2728 | 3018 | 5,746 |
| 55 to 59 | 3042 | 3325 | 6,367 |
| 60 to 64 | 3022 | 3731 | 6,753 |
| 65 to 69 | 3706 | 4388 | 8,094 |
| 70 to 74 | 4011 | 4502 | 8,513 |
| 75 to 79 | 3417 | 3581 | 6,998 |
| 80 to 84 | 2324 | 2596 | 4,920 |
| 85+ | 2042 | 2652 | 4,694 |
Highlands County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| WAC | 41463 | 44071 | 85,534 |
| WA | 40701 | 43367 | 84,068 |
| NH | 38123 | 41992 | 80,115 |
| NHWAC | 32608 | 36022 | 68,630 |
| NHWA | 32033 | 35483 | 67,516 |
| H | 9515 | 8606 | 18,121 |
| HWAC | 8855 | 8049 | 16,904 |
| HWA | 8668 | 7884 | 16,552 |
| BAC | 5523 | 5690 | 11,213 |
| BA | 5090 | 5280 | 10,370 |
| NHBAC | 4939 | 5192 | 10,131 |
| NHBA | 4627 | 4889 | 9,516 |
| AAC | 835 | 955 | 1,790 |
| NHAAC | 747 | 886 | 1,633 |
| TOM | 844 | 771 | 1,615 |
| AA | 675 | 832 | 1,507 |
| NHAA | 616 | 782 | 1,398 |
| NHTOM | 643 | 595 | 1,238 |
| IAC | 581 | 570 | 1,151 |
| HBAC | 584 | 498 | 1,082 |
| HBA | 463 | 391 | 854 |
| NHIAC | 421 | 432 | 853 |
| IA | 289 | 307 | 596 |
| NHIA | 188 | 222 | 410 |
| HTOM | 201 | 176 | 377 |
| HIAC | 160 | 138 | 298 |
| NAC | 98 | 91 | 189 |
| HIA | 101 | 85 | 186 |
| HAAC | 88 | 69 | 157 |
| NHNAC | 64 | 60 | 124 |
| HAA | 59 | 50 | 109 |
| NA | 39 | 41 | 80 |
| HNAC | 34 | 31 | 65 |
| HNA | 23 | 20 | 43 |
| NHNA | 16 | 21 | 37 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
*DeSoto Florida Notes
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