Osceola County
Also known as Osceola County, Florida, Osceola County, FL
county in Florida, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- Founded
- May 12, 1887
- Named after
- Osceola
- Seat
- Kissimmee
- Largest city
- Kissimmee
- Total
- 1,506 sq mi (3,900 km )
- Land
- 1,327 sq mi (3,440 km )
- Water
- 178 sq mi (460 km ) 11.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 481,718
- Density
- 292.9/sq mi (113.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Osceola County (/ˌɒsiˈoʊlə/ OSS-ee-OH-lə) is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 388,656. Its county seat is Kissimmee. Osceola County is included in the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Fla. Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Being 54.3% Hispanic, Osceola is one of three Hispanic-majority counties in Florida, owing to its large Puerto Rican American population. It also is the 12th-largest majority-Hispanic county in the nation.