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By Kate Plummer
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New York and Texas are the states that have supplied the most residents to Florida, according to new figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Over the past few years, Florida, the third most populous state in the U.S., has consistently been one of the fastest-growing states in the union, along with Texas.
Florida, which has 23 million residents, gained 1.8 million residents this past decade. New data about the last year shows the states where many of the residents have come from.
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Why It Matters
The growth of Florida has impacted its economy. In 2024, Florida's economic growth outpaced that of the country as a whole, according to data from the University of Central Florida's Institute for Economic Forecasting. This also puts pressure on infrastructure and natural and public resources like housing.
Meanwhile, states where high numbers of people leave may experience labor shortages and less tax revenue, though the states where people left would have also seen people move into the state last year.
What To Know
The U.S. Census Bureau oversaw The American Community Survey (ACS) and the Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) which asked people whether they lived in the same residence one year ago to track state-state migration flows.
It found that 50,661 people moved from New York to Florida in 2024. Some 45,259 people moved to Florida from Texas and the state saw 36,194 people enter from California.
Meanwhile, 34,388 Georgians and 33,530 Pennsylvanians moved to the Sunshine State.
Overall, between 2019 and 2022, the state added an estimated 184,889, 239,914, and 547,363 residents each year within this time frame, according to data from Washington-based think tank Brookings. Between 2022 and 2023, the state added 525,566, while between 2023 and 2024 it added 467,347.
Other states saw fewer people move. Just 244 people from Montana moved to Florida. Some 872 people from Vermont arrived in the state and North Dakota saw 901 people depart.
However, Florida's population boom may not be sustained. A quarter of Florida residents are "seriously" considering leaving the state because of the high cost of living, according to a recent survey.
What People Are Saying
Stefan Rayer, population program director at the University of Florida's Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR), previously told Newsweek: "Florida has one of the oldest populations of any state, and consequently as this population ages the number of deaths will increase.
He added: "Some of the fastest-growing counties in the state have recorded more deaths than births for a while now, yet they are still growing rapidly due to migration. So long as in-migrants [in this case, U.S. residents permanently relocating to Florida] from other states and from abroad sufficiently outnumber out-migrants, the state will continue to grow."
What Happens Next
The U.S. Census Bureau will continue tracking demographic shifts across all the U.S. states in the years to come.
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