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Metropolitan Areas in Florida (definition of metropolitan) with links to the local Cooperative Extension office:
Notes:
MSA = Metropolitan Statistical Area
(#) = Rural-Urban Continuum Code
Greater than 1 million population (4)
MSA: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
Principal Cities: Miami, Fort Lauderdale
MSA Counties: Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach
MSA: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
Principal Cities: Orlando
MSA Counties: Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole
MSA: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Principal Cities: Tampa, St. Petersburg
MSA Counties: Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas
MSA: Jacksonville, FL
Principal Cities: Jacksonville
MSA Counties: Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns
250,000 to 1 million population (11)
MSA: Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
Principal Cities: Cape Coral, Fort Meyers
MSA Counties: Lee
MSA: Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
Principal Cities: Lakeland, Winter Haven
MSA Counties: Polk
MSA: Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
Principal Cities: Palm Bay, Melbourne, Titusville
MSA Counties: Brevard
MSA: Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
Principal Cities: Deltona
MSA Counties: Flagler, Volusia
MSA: North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
Principal Cities: North Port, Sarasota, Bradenton
MSA Counties: Manatee, Sarasota
MSA: Ocala, FL
Principal Cities: Ocala
MSA Counties: Marion
MSA: Naples-Marco Island, FL
Principal Cities: Naples
MSA Counties: Collier
MSA: Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
Principal Cities: Pensacola
MSA Counties: Escambia, Santa Rosa
MSA: Port St. Lucie, FL
Principal Cities: Port St. Lucie
MSA Counties: Martin, St. Lucie
MSA: Tallahassee, FL
Principal Cities: Tallahassee
MSA Counties: Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Wakulla
MSA: Gainesville, FL
Principal Cities: Gainesville
MSA Counties: Alachua, Gilchrist, Levy
Fewer than 250,000 population (7)
MSA: Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
Principal Cities: Crestview, Fort Walton Beach, Destin
MSA Counties: Okaloosa, Walton
MSA: Homosassa Springs, FL
Principal Cities: Homosassa Springs
MSA Counties: Citrus
MSA: Panama City, FL
Principal Cities: Panama City
MSA Counties: Bay
MSA: Sebring-Avon Park, FL
Principal Cities: Sebring, Avon Park
MSA Counties: Highlands
MSA: Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
Principal Cities: Sebastian, Vero Beach
MSA Counties: Indian River
MSA: Punta Gorda, FL
Principal Cities: Punta Gorda
MSA Counties: Charlotte
MSA: The Villages, FL
Principal Cities: The Villages
MSA Counties: Sumter
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