Florida Population Growth 2024. Sumter county boasts the highest growth rate in the state, with a substantial increase of 34% according to statistics for 2018, taking its total population to 125,165. Population projections through 2028 show growth could begin to taper off.
(ap) — florida’s population crossed the 23 million residents mark for the first time this year because of the influx of people moving from other states,. Sumter county boasts the highest growth rate in the state, with a substantial increase of 34% according to statistics for 2018, taking its total population to 125,165.