All Counties in Florida, Eviction Risk 2026
67 counties covering 949 incorporated cities and 17,206,786 residents. Statewide average landlord risk score is 3.8/10 (Low), but county-level scores vary sharply, urban counties with strong tenant protections or high rent burdens routinely score several points above rural counties.
| County↕ | Population↕ | Risk↕ | Lean↕ | Renters↕ | % income on rent↕ | Avg rent↕ | Poverty↕ | Cities↕ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Miami-Dade County | 2.49M | 4.5 | Dem | 40.0% | 39.2% | $1,946 | 15.2% | 70 |
| 02 | Osceola County | 260,569 | 4.5 | Dem | 44.8% | 32.3% | $1,633 | 12.3% | 7 |
| 03 | Broward County | 2.01M | 4.3 | Dem | 36.7% | 39.6% | $1,998 | 12.5% | 38 |
| 04 | Highlands County | 23,916 | 4.2 | Rep | 44.1% | 36.6% | $995 | 26.5% | 3 |
| 05 | DeSoto County | 15,262 | 4.2 | Rep | 41.5% | 35.5% | $947 | 27.8% | 2 |
| 06 | Escambia County | 239,372 | 4.1 | Rep | 41.7% | 32.3% | $1,267 | 17.4% | 15 |
| 07 | Okaloosa County | 137,714 | 4.0 | Rep | 42.3% | 30.8% | $1,677 | 8.2% | 14 |
| 08 | Madison County | 5,452 | 4.0 | Rep | 38.2% | 44.0% | $780 | 36.0% | 3 |
| 09 | Columbia County | 17,211 | 4.0 | Rep | 47.0% | 30.4% | $988 | 24.6% | 4 |
| 10 | Monroe County | 73,358 | 4.0 | Rep | 31.4% | 37.3% | $2,033 | 10.2% | 12 |
| 11 | Palm Beach County | 947,540 | 4.0 | Dem | 32.1% | 35.1% | $1,895 | 13.9% | 55 |
| 12 | Calhoun County | 3,593 | 4.0 | Rep | 43.2% | 38.8% | $765 | 30.4% | 2 |
| 13 | Hamilton County | 5,155 | 4.0 | Rep | 40.6% | 40.3% | $768 | 31.5% | 3 |
| 14 | Okeechobee County | 11,633 | 4.0 | Rep | 39.8% | 35.0% | $1,342 | 23.6% | 3 |
| 15 | Suwannee County | 7,935 | 4.0 | Rep | 51.9% | 24.7% | $902 | 16.8% | 2 |
| 16 | Bay County | 134,742 | 4.0 | Rep | 38.0% | 31.9% | $1,571 | 9.4% | 14 |
| 17 | Orange County | 1.08M | 3.9 | Dem | 34.3% | 35.2% | $1,801 | 12.5% | 46 |
| 18 | Gadsden County | 15,243 | 3.9 | Dem | 45.8% | 33.0% | $764 | 35.5% | 5 |
| 19 | Hillsborough County | 1.44M | 3.9 | Dem | 32.6% | 34.1% | $1,727 | 12.5% | 34 |
| 20 | Alachua County | 176,131 | 3.9 | Dem | 32.5% | 37.3% | $1,209 | 20.0% | 10 |
| 21 | Putnam County | 17,848 | 3.9 | Rep | 31.2% | 42.1% | $926 | 30.7% | 6 |
| 22 | Seminole County | 313,623 | 3.9 | IND | 31.5% | 35.8% | $1,776 | 9.0% | 14 |
| 23 | Bradford County | 7,273 | 3.8 | Rep | 32.1% | 40.0% | $786 | 26.5% | 3 |
| 24 | Manatee County | 199,440 | 3.8 | Rep | 26.9% | 38.0% | $1,595 | 13.1% | 14 |
| 25 | Lee County | 742,552 | 3.8 | Rep | 30.2% | 33.4% | $1,716 | 16.4% | 39 |
| 26 | Clay County | 156,115 | 3.8 | Rep | 32.6% | 30.4% | $1,594 | 9.7% | 10 |
| 27 | Walton County | 22,809 | 3.8 | Rep | 26.2% | 32.9% | $1,498 | 10.5% | 4 |
| 28 | Brevard County | 543,132 | 3.7 | Rep | 26.0% | 39.3% | $1,542 | 11.4% | 31 |
| 29 | Flagler County | 108,947 | 3.7 | Rep | 32.1% | 35.2% | $1,441 | 8.4% | 6 |
| 30 | Martin County | 102,637 | 3.7 | Rep | 24.2% | 34.4% | $1,978 | 12.9% | 15 |
| 31 | Washington County | 5,356 | 3.7 | Rep | 37.2% | 25.0% | $817 | 21.2% | 5 |
| 32 | Pinellas County | 854,374 | 3.7 | IND | 24.3% | 35.0% | $1,874 | 10.2% | 37 |
| 33 | Union County | 18,009 | 3.7 | Rep | 27.3% | 33.4% | $1,391 | 15.9% | 4 |
| 34 | Marion County | 190,292 | 3.7 | Rep | 24.7% | 33.1% | $1,262 | 19.4% | 17 |
| 35 | Sarasota County | 357,819 | 3.7 | Rep | 22.6% | 35.0% | $1,790 | 9.0% | 31 |
| 36 | Volusia County | 484,799 | 3.7 | Rep | 24.7% | 34.3% | $1,470 | 14.3% | 24 |
| 37 | Glades County | 3,117 | 3.7 | Rep | 16.6% | 27.1% | $954 | 24.0% | 2 |
| 38 | St. Lucie County | 331,723 | 3.6 | IND | 22.5% | 38.2% | $1,406 | 15.2% | 10 |
| 39 | Duval County | 1.02M | 3.6 | IND | 33.8% | 29.7% | $1,556 | 8.1% | 5 |
| 40 | Gulf County | 5,500 | 3.6 | Rep | 30.3% | 39.9% | $1,129 | 13.7% | 2 |
| 41 | Pasco County | 381,328 | 3.6 | Rep | 23.3% | 32.1% | $1,404 | 12.5% | 33 |
| 42 | Lake County | 240,419 | 3.6 | Rep | 26.5% | 37.4% | $1,558 | 11.9% | 29 |
| 43 | Collier County | 154,672 | 3.6 | Rep | 21.5% | 37.6% | $1,977 | 8.7% | 24 |
| 44 | Polk County | 514,217 | 3.6 | Rep | 27.8% | 34.1% | $1,271 | 16.7% | 40 |
| 45 | Hendry County | 29,503 | 3.6 | Rep | 29.8% | 35.5% | $1,070 | 16.5% | 7 |
| 46 | Jackson County | 16,962 | 3.6 | Rep | 30.8% | 30.1% | $881 | 18.3% | 11 |
| 47 | Franklin County | 9,165 | 3.6 | Rep | 19.9% | 32.8% | $986 | 14.9% | 4 |
| 48 | Lafayette County | 1,494 | 3.6 | Rep | 33.2% | 26.8% | $782 | 11.1% | 2 |
| 49 | Taylor County | 7,824 | 3.6 | Rep | 25.2% | 19.5% | $997 | 13.2% | 2 |
| 50 | Nassau County | 39,353 | 3.5 | Rep | 25.6% | 34.0% | $1,240 | 15.4% | 5 |
| 51 | Charlotte County | 112,994 | 3.5 | Rep | 22.9% | 36.6% | $1,498 | 11.0% | 9 |
| 52 | St. Johns County | 162,868 | 3.5 | Rep | 21.1% | 34.5% | $2,124 | 8.9% | 14 |
| 53 | Indian River County | 140,262 | 3.5 | Rep | 17.0% | 36.9% | $1,677 | 12.2% | 16 |
| 54 | Citrus County | 105,388 | 3.5 | Rep | 15.2% | 31.8% | $1,378 | 14.7% | 15 |
| 55 | Holmes County | 4,442 | 3.5 | Rep | 25.3% | 34.9% | $773 | 18.7% | 5 |
| 56 | Sumter County | 113,208 | 3.5 | Rep | 23.1% | 40.9% | $1,127 | 13.0% | 9 |
| 57 | Hernando County | 175,845 | 3.5 | Rep | 22.8% | 31.3% | $1,299 | 20.1% | 20 |
| 58 | Levy County | 19,654 | 3.5 | Rep | 27.6% | 29.0% | $771 | 22.3% | 12 |
| 59 | Liberty County | 2,649 | 3.4 | Rep | 24.1% | 24.0% | $916 | 21.0% | 4 |
| 60 | Hardee County | 11,109 | 3.4 | Rep | 33.2% | 35.6% | $943 | 23.4% | 9 |
| 61 | Leon County | 226,908 | 3.4 | Dem | 22.8% | 28.4% | $1,145 | 12.2% | 7 |
| 62 | Baker County | 8,360 | 3.4 | Rep | 26.8% | 31.2% | $1,192 | 13.2% | 2 |
| 63 | Jefferson County | 3,597 | 3.4 | Rep | 30.6% | 39.6% | $873 | 22.2% | 6 |
| 64 | Gilchrist County | 4,713 | 3.4 | Rep | 26.3% | 19.6% | $1,219 | 12.2% | 4 |
| 65 | Santa Rosa County | 136,895 | 3.4 | Rep | 21.7% | 28.0% | $1,510 | 12.5% | 33 |
| 66 | Wakulla County | 7,365 | 3.3 | Rep | 24.3% | 34.3% | $1,138 | 10.7% | 4 |
| 67 | Dixie County | 2,033 | 3.1 | Rep | 17.3% | 24.4% | $886 | 14.8% | 2 |
Understanding county eviction risk in Florida
Florida's 67 counties span eviction-risk scores from 3.1 in Dixie County to 4.5 in Miami-Dade County , a 1.4-point gap that captures how unevenly rent burdens, renter populations, and local tenant politics are distributed across the state. The statewide average sits at 3.8/10 (Low), but that single figure hides far more than it reveals, the table above scores every county on the same 1–10 scale so you can see exactly where landlord exposure concentrates.
The counties carrying the most eviction risk, Miami-Dade County, Osceola County, Broward County, are Florida's denser, higher-cost markets. In Madison County, renters spend an average of 44% of household income on rent, and 38% of its homes are renter-occupied, the cost pressure that pushes filings up and pulls tenant-protection ordinances into local politics. Larger metros also concentrate the legal-aid networks and renter-organizing capacity that lift a county's score above the rural baseline.
At the other end of the table, Dixie County, Wakulla County, Santa Rosa County score lowest. These tend to be smaller, more rural counties where homeownership is the norm, rent-to-income ratios run lower, and local rent-control or just-cause ordinances are rare or state-preempted. Evictions still happen there, but the structural pressure that drives a high score (heavy rent burden, a large renter majority, organized tenant advocacy) is simply weaker.
Each county score is a population-weighted aggregate of every city scored inside it, so a county with one expensive urban core and a dozen quiet suburbs lands somewhere in between. Click any county row to drill into its cities ranked one by one, a zoomed heat map, and a full breakdown of rent burden, renter share, poverty rate, and political margin. For the statutes that apply statewide regardless of county, notice periods, security-deposit caps, just-cause and rent-control rules, see the Florida state overview.