Lecanto is a city in Florida. It is the smallest city in Citrus County.

Lecanto is located at 28°51′N 82°29′W / 28.85°N 82.483°W / 28.85; -82.483 (28.8488, -82.4811).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 27.0 square miles (70 km²), of which, 27.0 square miles (70 km²) of it is land and 0.04% is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,161 people, 1,861 households, and 1,369 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 190.8 people per square mile (73.7/km²). There were 2,095 housing units at an average density of 77.5/sq mi (29.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.88% White, 2.96% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.71% of the population.

There were 1,861 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.81.