Even with the headwinds of the downturn in the housing market and the economy, the population in Florida has continued to grow. And, while the growth has slowed significantly in terms of percentage (1.36%), it still added 256,000 new residents from April 1, 2010, and July 1, 2011. That ranks it ninth in the country in terms of percentage growth behind the District of Columbia, Texas, Utah, Alaska, Colorado, North Dakota, Washington and Arizona.
In terms of actual residents, Texas gained more people (529,000) than any other state, followed by California (438,000), Florida (256,000), Georgia (128,000) and North Carolina (121,000), according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates. Combined, these five states accounted for slightly more than half the nation’s total population growth.
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A review of the recently released 2010 Census data shows that Florida has had its seventh consecutive decade of double-digit population growth. In fact, new residents totaled 2.8 million from 2000 to 2010. That’s a rise of 17.6% from the last census and much better than the nation as a whole, which grew at a rate of 9.7%.
