TABLE 1.02B           POPULATION SERVED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS*

Hypothesis: Budget size has some correlation to Population Served

Local Government - Population Served

Population: 4/1/2003

1

Unincorporated Miami-Dade County

1,215,197

2

City of Jacksonville

782,381

3

Unincorporated Hillsborough County

707,626

4

Unincorporated Orange County

645,092

5

Unincorporated Palm Beach County

554,082

6

City of Miami

372,920

7

Unincorporated Pasco County

336,478

8

City of Tampa

318,258

9

Unincorporated Polk County

316,613

10

Unincorporated Pinellas County

284,932

11

Unincorporated Lee County

269,200

12

Unincorporated Collier County

254,255

13

City of St. Petersburg

252,246

14

Unincorporated Escambia County

245,268

15

Unincorporated Sarasota County

238,613

16

City of Hialeah

233,388

17

Unincorporated Marion County

228,313

18

Unincorporated Manatee County

210,813

19

Unincorporated Brevard County

204,689

20

City of Orlando

201,851

21

Unincorporated Seminole County

194,878

22

City of Ft. Lauderdale

169,168

23

City of Tallahassee

162,310

24

City of Pembroke Pines

148,280

25

City of Hollywood

142,591

26

Unincorporated Clay County

139,229

27

Unincorporated Lake County

135,518

28

Unincorporated Charlotte County

135,403

29

Unincorporated Osceola County

134,260

30

Unincorporated Hernando County

133,365

31

City of Coral Springs

124,162

32

Unincorporated St. Johns

120,773

33

City of Cape Coral

120,439

34

City of Gainesville

117,182

35

Unincorporated Martin County

116,162

36

Unincorporated Santa Rosa County

115,271

37

Unincorporated Citrus County

115,128

38

Unincorporated Volusia County

111,783

39

City of Clearwater

110,055

40

Unincorporated Okaloosa County

108,157

* 406 Incorporated Places + 67 Counties = 473 Local Governments

Source: Bureau of Economic & Business Research                                                r:\plan\davidm\excel\stat0405\stat102b.xls