Manatee County, Florida
County seat: Bradenton · Population 468,200 (2025) · 743 sq mi
Manatee County is the 16th most populous of Florida's 67 counties, with 468,200 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Bradenton. It is part of the Tampa Bay region, one of the 10 Florida regional planning council regions. The map shows its 6 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Manatee County facts
- County seat
- Bradenton
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 468,200 +17.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 743 sq mi 31st largest of 67
- Water area
- 226 sq mi
- Population density
- 630 per sq mi
- Established
- 1855
- Largest city
- Bradenton 58,014
- Median household income
- $78,457
- Cities and towns
- 6 plus 10 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 22
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 12081
Cities and towns in Manatee County
Manatee County has 6 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Manatee County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradenton (county seat) | City | 58,014 | |
| Palmetto | City | 13,562 | |
| Holmes Beach | City | 3,027 | |
| Longboat Key | Town | 2,725 | Sarasota County |
| Anna Maria | City | 1,023 | |
| Bradenton Beach | City | 921 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Ranch | 42,419 | Sarasota County |
| South Bradenton | 25,990 | |
| Bayshore Gardens | 18,131 | |
| Memphis | 9,185 | |
| West Samoset | 7,429 | |
| Samoset | 5,284 | |
| Cortez | 5,205 | |
| Ellenton | 5,133 | |
| Whitfield | 4,261 | |
| West Bradenton | 3,991 |
ZIP codes in Manatee County
22 ZIP codes reach into Manatee County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 33598 also Hillsborough County
- 34201
- 34202
- 34203
- 34205
- 34207
- 34208
- 34209
- 34210
- 34211
- 34212
- 34215
- 34216
- 34217
- 34219
- 34221
- 34222
- 34228 also Sarasota County
- 34240 also Sarasota County
- 34243 also Sarasota County
- 34250
- 34251 also Sarasota County
Population of Manatee County, 2020–2025
Manatee County grew by 68,489 people (+17.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 6,547 more deaths than births and a net gain of 74,772 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 401,622 |
| 2021 | 413,836 |
| 2022 | 431,190 |
| 2023 | 445,316 |
| 2024 | 458,956 |
| 2025 | 468,200 |
Neighboring counties
- Sarasota County south · 479,958 people
- Hillsborough County north · 1,574,115 people
- Hardee County east · 25,932 people
- DeSoto County southeast · 37,078 people
- Polk County northeast · 874,790 people
Printable Manatee County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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