Tampa Bay Metro Area Counties

4 counties · 3.4 million people (2025) · 2,516 sq mi

The Tampa Bay metro area (officially the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area) has 4 counties in Florida, with 3,418,895 people in 2025. Hillsborough County is the most populous.

Map of the 4 counties of the Tampa Bay metro area with county names and major cities
The 4 counties of the Tampa Bay metro area (yellow) with the largest cities. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025. Free to use with attribution (CC BY 4.0).
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The 4 counties of the Tampa Bay metro area

Sorted by population. 3 are central counties (the urban core); the others are outlying counties tied to it by commuting.

CountyCounty seatPopulation 2025Change since 2020Land area (sq mi)Type
Hillsborough CountyTampa1,574,115+7.8%1,022Central
Pinellas CountyClearwater948,563−1.1%274Central
Pasco CountyDade City674,516+20%747Central
Hernando CountyBrooksville221,701+14%473Outlying

Printable map

The PDF is a vector file for Letter paper; the PNG is 2400 pixels wide. Both are free to use with a credit to WhichCounty.

County maps of Florida

Other metro areas

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