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Reports of Florida’s declining population boom are greatly exaggerated. That’s according to Stan Smith, director of the UF’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research. “There have been a number of news articles lately focusing on the idea that population growth in Florida has fallen off and practically come to a standstill, and that simply isn’t true,” says Smith. “Florida has a strong economy and adds jobs every year. That is a major factor in last year still being a big year for population growth, even though it was less than in the previous three years.” According to new UF research, Florida’s population grew by 331,000 between 2006 and 2007, or about 900 people per day. That’s slightly less than the 1,100-people-per-day rate recorded a few years ago. Florida’s total population is 18,680,367 as of April 1, 2007. Where are all these people going? To Orange, Miami-Dade and Hillsborough counties, according to UF. But in terms of growth rates, Flagler, Sumter and Osceola counties lead the state.
Reports of Florida’s declining population boom are greatly exaggerated. That’s according to Stan Smith, director of the UF’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research. “There have been a number of news articles lately focusing on the idea that population growth in Florida has fallen off and practically come to a standstill, and that simply isn’t true,” says Smith. “Florida has a strong economy and adds jobs every year. That is a major factor in last year still being a big year for population growth, even though it was less than in the previous three years.” According to new UF research, Florida’s population grew by 331,000 between 2006 and 2007, or about 900 people per day. That’s slightly less than the 1,100-people-per-day rate recorded a few years ago. Florida’s total population is 18,680,367 as of April 1, 2007. Where are all these people going? To Orange, Miami-Dade and Hillsborough counties, according to UF. But in terms of growth rates, Flagler, Sumter and Osceola counties lead the state.
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