Polk County Florida
A stunning animated 3D visualization of Polk County, Florida. See population grow from roughly 484,000 residents in 2000 to more than 860,000 today, with businesses, county revenue, and tourism climbing alongside it.
Polk County, Florida covers 2,010 square miles between Tampa and Orlando along the I-4 corridor. It is home to 17 incorporated cities including Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, Haines City, Auburndale, Davenport, Lake Wales, Fort Meade, Polk City, Mulberry, Lake Alfred, Dundee, Eagle Lake, Frostproof, Highland Park, and Lake Hamilton.
The county has been one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, adding hundreds of thousands of residents since 2000 and crossing 20,000 active business establishments by 2025.