Exhibit 23.1


                          Independent Auditors' Consent


The Board of Directors
CenterState Banks of Florida, Inc.:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
(No. 333-62706) on Form S-8 of CenterState Banks of Florida, Inc. of our report
dated January 29, 2003, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of
CenterState Banks of Florida, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and
2001, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in
stockholders' equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows, for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002, which report appears in
the December 31, 2002, annual report on Form 10-K of CenterState Banks of
Florida, Inc.



/s/ KPMG LLP

Orlando, Florida
March 21, 2003