UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                         Date of Report: August 16, 2004
                        (Date of earliest event reported)


                          21ST CENTURY HOLDING COMPANY
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Florida                       0-2500111                65-0248866
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(State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
       incorporation)                                        Identification No.)


   3661 West Oakland Park Blvd., Suite 300
             Lauderdale Lakes, FL                      33311
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   (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (954) 581-9993


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(a)   Exhibits.

99.1  21st Century Holding Company Press Release, dated August 16, 2004.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 16, 2004, 21st Century Holding Company issued a press release to
report its preliminary estimate of losses due to Hurricane Charley and revise
previously reported guidance regarding the Company's anticipated earnings for
2004 fiscal year as a result of claims made in connection with this hurricane. A
copy of the press release is attached to this current report on Form 8-K as
Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached
hereto is hereby intended to be furnished pursuant to Item 12. "Results of
Operations and Financial Condition." As provided in General Instruction B.6 of
SEC Form 8-K, such information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and it shall not
be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or under the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the
date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing
to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                    21ST CENTURY HOLDING COMPANY


Date: August 17, 2004               By: /s/ RICHARD A. WIDDICOMBE
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                                    Name:   Richard A. Widdicombe
                                    Title:  Chief Executive Officer
                                          (Principal Executive Officer)


Date: August 17, 2004               By: /s/ JAMES GORDON JENNINGS, III
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                                    Name:   James Gordon Jennings, III
                                    Title:  Chief Financial Officer
                                    (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.      Exhibit Title
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       99.1      21st Century Holding Company Press Release, dated August 16,
                 2004.