How many people move to Florida every day 2024
As Americans move farther away from home than ever before, many have relocated to Southern states. Florida is a top destination among these moves — it had the second-highest numeric and percentage population growth last year. Sandy beaches and amusement parks aren’t the only factors that make this state an attractive place to live, however. It has a lower cost of living than New York and California, as well as large populations of both Hispanic and elderly people.
In 2022, a higher percentage of moving Americans settled in a different county or state than the year prior.
Jump to insightFlorida is a popular destination for movers — in 2023, the state’s population grew by 1.6%, or 365,205 residents, the second highest population growth in the U.S.
Jump to insightFlorida has the 13th highest personal consumption expenditure, which measures the cost of goods and services for a household, in the U.S.
Jump to insightFlorida has the third-highest Hispanic population and the second-highest population of people 65 and older in the U.S.
Jump to insightGeneral moving statistics
Data suggests that Americans are on the move. But how far they move and where they move to varies.
How many people move in the U.S. each year?
About 28 million Americans moved in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, slightly more than in 2021, when roughly 27 million Americans moved.1 Overall, the number of Americans moving has generally decreased incrementally each year since 1985, when more than 46 million people moved.
In 2022, only 8.7% of Americans moved residences. In 1985, by contrast, more than 20% relocated.
How far do they move?
More Americans than ever before are moving to a new county or even a new state. In 2022, less than 54% of Americans who moved remained within the same county, the lowest share of inner-county moves the census has ever recorded.
Of those leaving their county, 24.3% moved to a different county in the same state, while 17.3% moved to a different state entirely.
What states are seeing the most migration in or out?
From 2022 to 2023, South Carolina, Florida and Texas had the greatest percentage growth in population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
In terms of numeric growth, the populations of Texas, Florida and North Carolina grew the most.
Throughout the year, more than 1.4 million people moved to Southern states.
New York, California, and Illinois, on the other hand, lost the most residents in 2023. However, regionally, the Northeast was the only area to see an overall population decrease — a loss of 43,330 people.
Florida migration by the numbers
On average, more than 1,200 people moved to Florida per day between July of 2021 and July of 2022, according to the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council. During that same period, Florida had the highest total net migration in the U.S. — ranking first in domestic migration and second in international migration. About 72% of Florida’s 444,484 new residents were domestic migrants, and 28% were international migrants.
With about 22.6 million residents, Florida has the third largest total state population after California and Texas.
California very narrowly outnumbered Florida in international migration in 2022 — 125,715 to 125,629 international migrants, respectively. However, California is losing residents overall: It had the highest negative domestic migration in the U.S. in 2022, followed by New York and Illinois.
Florida cost of living
In Florida, the personal consumption expenditure (PCE), which measures how much a typical household spends on goods and services, is $55,516 per year according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. It’s the 13th highest PCE in the country, about $3,000 higher than the national average.
In 2022, Washington, D.C., had the highest PCE in the country, followed by Northeastern states Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut. California and New York also tallied higher PCEs than Florida, but Texas ran about $6,400 less per year than Florida.
Florida demographics
Florida is a diverse state with a large Hispanic population, making up 27.1% of residents, the third largest in the nation. About 27.1% of Florida's population was born in another country, and it is a popular retirement destination with 20.9% of its population aged 65 or older, the second largest senior population in the U.S. The median household income in Florida is $69,303, around 50.8% of residents are white, 27.1% are Hispanic or Latino, and 14.6% are Black or African American.
Race and ethnicity
Florida is a diverse state — it has a notably large Hispanic population in Miami-Dade County and Osceola County, where more than half of residents are Hispanic. Florida has the third largest Hispanic population in the nation behind California and Texas, with about 6.03 million Hispanic people in 2022. Overall, 50.8% of Florida residents are white, 27.1% are Hispanic or Latino and 14.6% are Black or African American, according to U.S. Census estimates for 2022.
About 27.1% of Florida’s population was born in another country, a much higher proportion than the national average, 13.9%.
Income, education and employment
The median household income in Florida is $69,303, about $5,500 less than the national average. Around 34.3% of Floridians have a bachelor’s degree or higher, and the employment rate is 56.8%.
Older population
Florida is also well known as a retirement destination — it had 4.5 million residents ages 65 or older in 2022, about 20.9% of its total population, making it the second largest senior population in the U.S. behind California.
Most populated cities in Florida
Jacksonville is by far the biggest city in Florida with an estimated population of about 991,00 people, according to World Population Review. It’s more than double the size of Miami, Florida’s second most populous city, which has a population of roughly 456,000 people.
Out of the top 20 largest cities in Florida, Port St. Lucie, Cape Coral and Palm Bay saw the largest population growth from 2020 to 2024. In terms of population density, the cities of Miami, Hialeah and Coral Springs have the greatest number of people per square mile.
FAQ
How will climate change affect living in Florida?
Because of climate change, Florida is projected to have 10 to 40-plus additional extreme heat days (temperatures at or above 95 degrees Fahrenheit) each year by 2050, and sea levels are expected to rise 16 to 23 inches in the region by the same year, according to the Florida Climate Center.
What is Florida’s homeowner insurance crisis?
The average Floridian pays more than $4,200 a year for home insurance, which is triple the national average.
In 2022, six insurance companies went under in Florida, causing several more to pull back from the state or, in some cases, leave entirely. National home insurers Farmers Insurance and AAA made headlines last year by also limiting their business in Florida. Experts generally agree that this crisis is due to two major factors: expensive hurricane damage and high levels of insurance fraud.
How many visitors travel to Florida each year?
A total of 135 million visitors came to Florida last year, slightly fewer than 2022. Most domestic visitors traveled to Florida from Georgia, New York or Texas. The top origin country of international visitors was Canada, followed by the United Kingdom and Brazil.
References
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