Definition: Total population count in Sarasota County

Source: Bureau of Economic and Business Research, Population Estimates

Total Population

• According to the Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Sarasota County has an estimated 399,538 residents as of April 1st 2016.
• This figure has increased by 20,090 people, or 5% since the last U.S. Census in 2010.
• Sarasota County ranks 27th in population growth out of the 67 counties in Florida, it is the 16th most populous county in Florida.
• Most people in Sarasota County (64%) live in unincorporated areas.
• The most populous city in Sarasota County is North Port, with 64,472 residents, or 16% of the county population.
• Out of the three cities and the unincorporated areas in Sarasota County, North Port has had the most population growth since the 2010 Census, with an additional 7,115 residents in 5 years (+12.4%).