
Palmetto at a glance
What makes Palmetto different: Settled in 1868 on the north bank of the Manatee River, Palmetto built its economy on tomato and citrus packing and now serves as a transportation hub anchored by SeaPort Manatee, the closest U.S. deepwater port to the Panama Canal.
- Palmetto population
- 13,577
- Manatee County Medicare
- 120,134
- MA penetration (county)
- 50%