List of islands of Florida

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The U.S. state of Florida has a total of 4,510 islands that are ten acres or larger. [1] This is the second-highest number of islands of any state of the United States; only Alaska has more. [1]

Major island chains include the Florida Keys, the Ten Thousand Islands, the Sea Islands, and the barrier islands of the Atlantic coast, the Panhandle Gulf of Mexico coast, and the Tampa Bay Area and Southwest Florida Gulf coast.

IslandImageSizeCountyNotes
Adams Key Biscayne National Park H-adams key sunset.jpg Miami-Dade In Biscayne National Park. Home to the former Cocolobo Cay Club owned by Carl Fisher.
Allison Island Vue de Miami Downtown depuis Miami Beach en fevrier 2022 (2).JPG Miami-Dade
Amelia Island Amelia Island Marshes.jpg 18 square miles (47 km2) [2] Nassau One of the Sea Islands
Anastasia Island The view from the Light House.jpg 14 square miles (36 km2) [3] St. Johns Barrier island
Anna Maria Island Anna Maria island.jpg 7 square miles (18 km2) Manatee Barrier island
Archer Key 24.7 ha; 61.1 acres Monroe One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys
Arsenicker Keys Miami-DadeIn Biscayne National Park
Atsena Otie Key Atsena Otie Key Island.jpg Levy One of the Cedar Keys
Bahia Honda Key 524 acres (212 ha)MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Ballast Key Ballast Key.jpg 4.68 ha; 11.6 acresMonroeOne of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys
Barracouta Key 47.2 ha; 117 acresMonroeOne of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys
Belle Isle Belle Isle, Miami Beach 1960s.png Miami-Dade Artificial island in the Venetian Islands in Biscayne Bay
Big Coppitt Key Big Coppitt Key 2.jpg MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Big Mullet Key 8.72 ha; 21.6 acresMonroeOne of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys
Big Pine Key 9.8 square miles (25 km2)MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Big Talbot Island Duval One of the Sea Islands
Big Torch Key Aerial photographs of Florida MM00034264x (6990694784).jpg MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Bird Key 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) Sarasota Barrier island
Bird Key Miami-Dadein Biscayne Bay
Biscayne Island Miami-DadeArtificial island in the Venetian Island in Biscayne Bay
Black Hammock Island DuvalIn a marsh
Blount Island BlountIslandMarineTerminalJax.JPG 2,000 acres (810 ha)DuvalIn the St. Johns River
Boca Chica Key MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Boca Chita Key Boca-Chita-Light-View-From.jpg Miami-DadeIn Biscayne National Park
Boca Grande 3 square miles (7.8 km2) [4] MonroeOne of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys
Boot Key Boot Key Harbor, Looking North.jpg MonroeIn the middle Florida Keys
Brickell Key Brickell Key from north 20100211.jpg 1.19 square miles (3.1 km2)Miami-Dade Artificial island in Biscayne Bay
Caesar's Rock Miami-DadeIn Biscayne National Park
Caladesi Island Caladesi island beach 01.jpg 3 square miles (7.8 km2) Pinellas Barrier island
Cape St. George Island Franklin Barrier island
Casey Key SarasotaBarrier island
Captiva Island Captiva terns2.jpg 4 square miles (10 km2) Lee Barrier island
Cayo Costa 2,506 acres (1,014 ha)LeeBarrier island
Cedar Key LevyOne of the Cedar Keys
Chokoloskee Island Chokoloskee, Florida.jpg 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2)CollierIn the Ten Thousand Islands
City Island CI(DB) 0797.JPG 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) Volusia In the Intracoastal Waterway
Clearwater Beach Island Clearwater Beach 2007.JPG Pinellas Barrier island
Coconut Island Collier Small barrier island
Conch Key INLET AT CONCH KEY, A SMALL LOBSTER FISHING COMMUNITY IN THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS - NARA - 548763.jpg MonroeIn the middle Florida Keys
Cottrell Key 53.4 acres (21.6 ha)MonroeOne of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys
Craig Key MonroeIn the upper Florida Keys
Crawfish Key 4.23 acres (1.71 ha)MonroeOne of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys
Crawl Key Aerial photographs of Florida MM00034627x (8408793863).jpg MonroeIn the middle Florida Keys
Cudjoe Key "Venture Out" Resort- Cudjoe Key, Florida (8032608676).jpg MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Davis Islands Hillsborough Two artificial islands in Tampa Bay
Deerfield Beach Island Broward (part)
Palm Beach (part)
Barrier island
Demere Key Lee In Pine Island Sound
Di Lido Island Miami-DadeIn the Venetian Islands
Dildo Key Aerial photo of Dildo Key, Florida.png 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2)MonroeIn Everglades National Park
Discovery Island WreckOfTheWalrus.JPG 12 acres (4.9 ha) Orange Island formerly used as an attraction at Walt Disney World Resort
Dismal Key Monroe In the Ten Thousand Islands
Dog Island 1,842 acres (745 ha)FranklinBarrier island
Don Pedro Island Charlotte County Barrier island
Drayton Island Drayton-island-mainland-side.JPG 1,700 acres (690 ha) Putnam In Lake George
Dry Tortugas MonroeIn Dry Tortugas National Park
Duck Key NASA DuckKey TomsHarborKeys.png MonroeIn the middle Florida Keys
East Rockland Key MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Egmont Key 328 acres (133 ha) Hillsborough Barrier island
Elliott Key Miami-DadeLargest island in Biscayne National Park
Estero Island LeeBarrier island
Fat Deer Key MonroeIn the middle Florida Keys
Fiesta Key Aerial photographs of Florida MM00034555x (8409827166).jpg MonroeIn the upper Florida Keys
Fisher Island Fisher Island Miami Beach.jpg 222 acres (90 ha)Miami-DadeBarrier island
Flagler Monument Island Flagler-Memorial-Island-MAR2007.jpg 4 acres (1.6 ha)Miami-DadeArtificial island in Biscayne Bay
Fleming Key MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Fort George Island DuvalOne of the Sea Islands
Galt Island LeeIn Pine Island Sound
Gasparilla Island 7 square miles (18 km2)Charlotte and Lee countiesBarrier island
Geiger Key Aerial photographs of Florida MM00034153x (6804100259).jpg MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Grassy Key Aerial photographs of Florida MM00034660x (8616412143).jpg MonroeIn the middle Florida Keys
Grove Isle Grove Isle Miami Florida 01.jpg 20 acres (8.1 ha)Miami-DadeArtificial island in Biscayne Bay
Hibiscus Island Hibiscus Island entrance.jpg Miami-DadeArtificial island in Biscayne Bay
Honeymoon Island 385 acres (156 ha)PinellasBarrier island
Hontoon Island Hontoon Island State Park St. Johns River.JPG 1,648 acres (667 ha)VolusiaIn St. Johns River
Hutchinson Island 23.86 square miles (61.8 km2) Martin (part)
St. Lucie (part)
Barrier island
Hypoluxo Island [5] 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2) Palm Beach An island in Lake Worth Lagoon
Indian Key Indian Key.jpg 12 acres (4.9 ha) [6] MonroeIn the Florida Keys
Joe Ingram Key 1.00 ha; 2.47 acresMonroeOne of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys
Jupiter Island 3.56 square miles (9.2 km2)Martin (part)
Palm Beach (part)
Barrier island
Keywaydin Island Collier Barrier island
Key Biscayne Crandon Park Modified.jpg 5 square miles (13 km2)Miami-DadeBarrier island
Key Largo Key Largo, FL 33037, USA - panoramio (3).jpg MonroeIn the upper Florida Keys
Key Marco CollierIn the Ten Thousand Islands
Key Vaca MonroeIn the middle Florida Keys
Key West Smathers Beach closeup.JPG 5.27 square miles (13.6 km2)MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Knights Key Knight's Key.jpg MonroeIn the middle Florida Keys
Knockemdown Key MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Kreamer Island Palm BeachIn Lake Okeechobee
Lido Key 2017 Sarasota Lido Key Beach 2 FRD 9567.jpg 530 acres (210 ha)SarasotaBarrier island
Lignumvitae Key House and cannon on Lignumvitae Key, Florida, 1977.jpg 300 acres (120 ha) [7] MonroeIn the upper Florida Keys
Little Conch Key MonroeIn the middle Florida Keys
Little Crawl Key MonroeIn the middle Florida Keys
Little Duck Key LITTLE DUCK KEY, A VERY SMALL KEY, WHICH IS NOT DEVELOPED LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ARE NEEDED IF CLEAR WATERS AND... - NARA - 548706.jpg MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Little Gasparilla Island CharlotteBarrier island
Little Mullet Key 5.86 ha; 14.5 acresMonroeOne of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys
Little Talbot Island 3.9 square miles (10 km2)DuvalOne of the Sea Islands
Little Torch Key Little Torch Key1.jpg MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Loggerhead Key Aerial view of Loggerhead Key, Dry Tortugas (8473755888).jpg 49 acres (20 ha)MonroeIn the Dry Tortugas
Lois Key MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Long Key MonroeIn the middle Florida Keys
Longboat Key Longboat Key FL beach03.jpg 16 square miles (41 km2)Sarasota (part)
Manatee (part)
Barrier island
Long Point Key MonroeIn the middle Florida Keys
Lovers Key LeeBarrier island
Lower Matecumbe Key MonroeIn the upper Florida Keys
Makinson Island Osceola In Lake Tohopekaliga
Man Key 35.9 ha; 88.7 acresMonroeOne of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys
Manasota Key 3.089 square miles (8.00 km2) Charlotte (part)
Sarasota (part)
Barrier island
Marco Island 12.1 square miles (31 km2)CollierBarrier island
Marquesas Keys Marquesas Keys.png 2.541 square miles (6.58 km2)MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Meig's Key Aerial photographs of Florida MM00034768x (8617823980).jpg MonroeIn Biscayne National Park
Melody Key 6 acres (2.4 ha) [8] MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Merritt Island 46.16 square miles (119.6 km2)BrevardBarrier island
Miami Beach MiamiSouthBeachPanoramaEdit.jpg Miami-DadeBarrier island
Middle Torch Key MonroeIn the Florida Keys
Missouri Key MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Molasses Keys MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Money Key MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Mule Key 5.22 ha; 12.9 acresMonroeOne of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys
Mule Keys 263 ha; 649 acresMonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Mullet Key Mulletkey.jpg Citrus Island in the Gulf of Mexico
Munyon Island Palm BeachIn Lake Worth Lagoon
No Name Key MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
North Captiva Island 4 square miles (10 km2)Lee CountyBarrier island
North Hutchinson Island/
Orchid Island
23.86 square miles (61.8 km2) Indian River (part)
St. Lucie (part)
Barrier island
Ohio Key MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Old Rhodes Key Miami-DadeIn the upper Florida Keys
Palm Beach Island PALM BEACH FLORIDA AERIAL 2011.jpg 8.12 square miles (21.0 km2)Palm BeachBarrier island
Palm Island Palm Island entrance.jpg Miami-DadeArtificial island in Biscayne Bay
Palm Key MonroeIn Florida Bay
Paradise Island OsceolaIn Lake Tohopekaliga
Park Key Park Key.jpg 70 acres (28 ha)MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Peanut Island 0.32 square kilometres (0.12 sq mi)Palm BeachArtificial island in Lake Worth Lagoon
Pelican Island 3 acres (1.2 ha)St. LucieIn the Indian River
Perdido Key FEMA - 13989 - Photograph by Andrea Booher taken on 07-13-2005 in Florida.jpg EscambiaBarrier island
Perico Island ManateeIn Tampa Bay
Picnic Islands Miami-DadeSmall group of artificial islands in Biscayne Bay
Pigeon Key 5 acres (2.0 ha)MonroeIn the middle Florida Keys
Pine Island 18 square miles (47 km2)LeeLargest island in Florida
Plantation Key Plantation Key from Snake Creek.jpg MonroeIn the upper Florida Keys
Porgy Key Miami-DadeIn Biscayne National Park
Ragged Keys Miami-DadeIn Biscayne National Park
Ramrod Key MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Rattlesnake Key ManateeIn Tampa Bay
Reid Key Miami-DadeIn Biscayne National Park
Ritta Island 5 square miles (13 km2)Palm BeachIn Lake Okeechobee
Rivo Alto Island Miami-DadeArtificial island in the Venetian Islands in Biscayne Bay
Rockland Key MM00049390x (46036968285).jpg MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Rubicon Keys Aerial photographs of Florida MM00034762x (8617824684).jpg Miami-DadeIn Biscayne National Park
Saddlebunch Keys MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Sand Key 95 acres (38 ha)PinellasBarrier island
Sands Key Miami-DadeIn Biscayne National Park
Sandspur Island 15 acres (6.1 ha)Miami-DadeArtificial island in Biscayne Bay
Sanibel Island Blind Pass, Sanibel and Captiva.JPG 33.25 square miles (86.1 km2)LeeBarrier island
San Marco Island Miami-DadeArtificial island in the Venetian Islands in Biscayne Bay
San Marino Island Miami-DadeArtificial island in the Venetian Islands in Biscayne Bay
Santa Rosa Island Escambia (part)
Santa Rosa (part)
Okaloosa (part)
Barrier island
Scout Key Aerial photographs of Florida MM00034361x (7369661790).jpg MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Shark Key MM00049391x (46950927701).jpg MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Shell Key PinellasBarrier island
Siesta Key Red Lifeguard Stand at Siesta Key Beach.jpg 8 square miles (21 km2) [9] SarasotaBarrier Island
Sigsbee Park (Dredgers Key)MonroeArtificial island in the lower Florida Keys
Singer Island Palm Beach Barrier peninsula
Snead Island 0.75 square miles (1.9 km2) [10] Manatee
Soldier Key Miami-DadeIn Biscayne National Park
Spanish Harbor Key MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
St. Armands Key 83.6 acres (33.8 ha)SarasotaIn Sarasota Bay
St. George Island 28 square miles (73 km2)FranklinBarrier island
St. James Island FranklinSeparated from the mainland by the Crooked River
St. Vincent Island FranklinBarrier island
Star Island Star Island.jpg 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2)Miami-DadeArtificial island in Biscayne Bay
Stock Island Stockisland.jpg MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Sugarloaf Key MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Summerland Key Summerland Key.jpg MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Sunset Key Aerial view of Sunset Key, Key West (8473772128).jpg 27 acres (11 ha)MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Tea Table Key MonroeIn the Florida Keys
Ten Thousand Islands Collier (part)
Monroe (part)
Chain of islands
Thousand Islands BrevardGroup in the Banana River
Three Rooker Island PinellasBarrier island
Torch Keys (Big, Little, and Middle Torch Keys)MonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Totten Key Miami-DadeIn Biscayne National Park
Treasure Island PinellasBarrier island
Upper Matecumbe Key MonroeIn the upper Florida Keys
Useppa Island 1 square mile (2.6 km2)LeeIn Pine Island Sound
Venetian Islands Venetian Causeway South Beach.jpg Miami-DadeGroup of artificial islands in Biscayne Bay
Venice Island 16.81 square miles (43.5 km2)SarasotaBarrier island
Virginia Key Virginiakeybeach.jpg 863 acres (349 ha)Miami-DadeBarrier island
Watson Island Watson Island.png 179 acres (72 ha)Miami-DadeArtificial island in Biscayne Bay
Windley Key MonroeIn the upper Florida Keys
Wisteria Island 10.6 ha; 26.3 acresMonroeIn the lower Florida Keys
Woman Key 31.8 ha; 78.5 acresMonroeIn the lower Florida Keys

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