There are 47 cities in Polk County, Florida.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Population | 2020 Population | Annual Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland | 1 | 125,056 | 113,888 | 2.28% | 1,879 | 66.6 | City |
| Poinciana | 2 | 71,997 | 68,280 | 1.9% | 1,002 | 71.9 | CDP |
| Four Corners | 3 | 61,607 | 45,946 | 4.29% | 1,296 | 47.5 | CDP |
| Winter Haven | 4 | 59,270 | 50,625 | 3.78% | 1,799 | 32.9 | City |
| Clermont | 5 | 50,383 | 43,335 | 3.62% | 2,796 | 18.0 | City |
| Haines City | 6 | 40,379 | 27,949 | 8.34% | 1,711 | 23.6 | City |
| Fish Hawk | 7 | 27,028 | 23,556 | 3.54% | 1,667 | 16.2 | CDP |
| Auburndale | 8 | 21,432 | 15,746 | 7.1% | 1,581 | 13.6 | City |
| Bartow | 9 | 20,934 | 19,532 | 1.7% | 450 | 46.5 | City |
| Davenport | 10 | 16,850 | 9,721 | 11.83% | 3,831 | 4.4 | City |
| Lake Wales | 11 | 16,811 | 16,291 | 0.78% | 886 | 19.0 | City |
| Highland City | 12 | 12,726 | 11,392 | 1.07% | 1,614 | 7.9 | CDP |
| Fuller Heights | 13 | 11,913 | 11,989 | 1.93% | 2,936 | 4.1 | CDP |
| Medulla | 14 | 11,766 | 11,336 | 1.78% | 2,101 | 5.6 | CDP |
| Lakeland Highlands | 15 | 11,313 | 11,575 | 0.17% | 2,326 | 4.9 | CDP |
| Avon Park | 16 | 10,403 | 9,665 | 1.8% | 1,021 | 10.2 | City |
| Cypress Gardens | 17 | 9,821 | 10,040 | 0.66% | 2,847 | 3.4 | CDP |
| Lake Alfred | 18 | 7,626 | 6,542 | 3.69% | 776 | 9.8 | City |
| Inwood | 19 | 7,162 | 7,196 | 0.76% | 3,793 | 1.9 | CDP |
| Willow Oak | 20 | 6,910 | 7,168 | 0.17% | 2,215 | 3.1 | CDP |
| Loughman | 21 | 6,899 | 6,762 | 4.58% | 1,986 | 3.5 | CDP |
| Jan Phyl Village | 22 | 6,348 | 6,195 | 0.89% | 1,388 | 4.6 | CDP |
| Dundee | 23 | 6,300 | 5,271 | 4.25% | 570 | 11.1 | Town |
| Crystal Lake | 24 | 6,137 | 6,211 | 0.74% | 2,403 | 2.6 | CDP |
| Kathleen | 25 | 5,762 | 6,402 | -0.69% | 801 | 7.2 | CDP |
| Fort Meade | 26 | 5,326 | 5,100 | 1.06% | 651 | 8.2 | City |
| Fussels Corner | 27 | 4,958 | 4,780 | -0.86% | 922 | 5.4 | CDP |
| Combee Settlement | 28 | 4,764 | 6,173 | -1.2% | 2,411 | 2.0 | CDP |
| Eagle Lake | 29 | 4,538 | 3,062 | 8.85% | 1,747 | 2.6 | City |
| Mulberry | 30 | 4,473 | 3,964 | 2.92% | 658 | 6.8 | City |
| Wahneta | 31 | 4,292 | 3,988 | -1.31% | 1,887 | 2.3 | CDP |
| Frostproof | 32 | 3,451 | 3,217 | 1.71% | 303 | 11.4 | City |
| Alturas | 33 | 3,339 | 3,778 | -1.79% | 62 | 54.0 | CDP |
| Grenelefe | 34 | 3,202 | 3,073 | 3.32% | 753 | 4.3 | CDP |
| Polk City | 35 | 3,116 | 2,764 | 2.91% | 692 | 4.5 | Town |
| Bowling Green | 36 | 2,463 | 2,405 | 0.57% | 1,949 | 1.3 | City |
| Crooked Lake Park | 37 | 2,129 | 1,591 | 1.38% | 3,099 | 0.7 | CDP |
| Lake Hamilton | 38 | 1,673 | 1,552 | 1.83% | 536 | 3.1 | Town |
| Babson Park | 39 | 1,024 | 1,451 | -2.2% | 672 | 1.5 | CDP |
| Indian Lake Estates | 40 | 784 | 686 | 7.69% | 72 | 10.8 | CDP |
| Bradley Junction | 41 | 752 | 702 | 0.53% | 357 | 2.1 | CDP |
| Fort Green Springs | 42 | 630 | 530 | 4.65% | 61 | 10.4 | CDP |
| Highland Park | 43 | 286 | 252 | 2.88% | 522 | 0.5 | Village |
| Hillcrest Heights | 44 | 282 | 250 | 2.92% | 1,763 | 0.2 | Town |
| Homeland | 45 | 259 | 231 | -2.63% | 609 | 0.4 | CDP |
| Waverly | 46 | 186 | 734 | -18.42% | 129 | 1.4 | CDP |
| Fort Green | 47 | 106 | 182 | 0.95% | 26 | 4.0 | CDP |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Lakeland is the largest city in Polk County.
Fort Green is the smallest city in Polk County.
There are 47 cities in Polk County, Florida.