TABLE 1.02B           POPULATION SERVED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS*

Hypothesis: Budget size has some correlation to Population Served

Local Government - Population Served

Population: 4/1/2005

1

Unincorporated Miami-Dade County

1,134,686

2

City of Jacksonville

816,648

3

Unincorporated Hillsborough County

750,599

4

Unincorporated Orange County

677,185

5

Unincorporated Palm Beach County

559,438

6

City of Miami

386,882

7

Unincorporated Pasco County

366,570

8

Unincorporated Polk County

338,250

9

City of Tampa

326,519

10

Unincorporated Lee County

292,414

11

Unincorporated Pinellas County

283,059

12

Unincorporated Collier County

279,124

13

City of St. Petersburg

253,902

14

Unincorporated Marion County

248,768

15

Unincorporated Escambia County

247,012

16

Unincorporated Sarasota County

246,147

17

City of Hialeah

230,407

18

Unincorporated Manatee County

225,722

19

City of Orlando

217,567

20

Unincorporated Brevard County

210,260

21

Unincorporated Seminole County

203,021

22

City of Tallahassee

174,781

23

City of Ft. Lauderdale

171,344

24

Unincorporated Clay County

152,343

25

Unincorporated Osceola County

152,233

26

City of Pembroke Pines

151,045

27

Unincorporated Lake County

146,221

28

Unincorporated Hernando County

143,497

29

City of Hollywood

143,025

30

City of Cape Coral

140,195

31

Unincorporated Charlotte County

137,775

32

Unincorporated St. Johns County

137,415

33

City of Port St. Lucie

129,135

34

City of Coral Springs

126,852

35

Unincorporated Santa Rosa County

122,654

36

Unincorporated Citrus County

121,717

37

Unincorporated Martin County

121,516

38

City of Gainesville

119,889

39

Unincorporated Volusia County

114,961

40

Unincorporated Okaloosa County

112,354

* 409 Incorporated Places + 67 Counties = 476 Local Governments

Source:   Bureau of Economic & Business Research (BEBR)                                            http://edr.state.fl.us/population.htm                                                                           r:\plan\davidm\excel\stat0607\stat102b.xls