Posted on 12/22/2022 8:58:07 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Florida was the fastest-growing state from July 1, 2021, to July 1, 2022, with its population increasing by 1.9 percent, according to a report issued Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Florida had an estimated 22,244,823 residents as of July 1, up from 21,828,069 a year earlier. “While Florida has often been among the largest-gaining states, this was the first time since 1957 that Florida has been the state with the largest percent increase in population,” Kristie Wilder, a demographer in the population division of the Census Bureau, said in a prepared statement.
While topping states in percentage increases, Florida also had the second-largest increase in raw numbers of residents. Its 416,754 increase trailed only Texas’ 470,708 increase.
Florida continued to have the third-largest population in the country, behind California and Texas. Texas’ population grew by 1.6 percent, to 30,029,572, during the one-year period, while California’s population declined by 0.3 percent to 39,029,342.
Other states with the largest percentage increases during the year were Idaho at 1.8 percent; South Carolina at 1.7 percent; and South Dakota and Montana, at 1.5 percent.
States with the largest percentage decreases were New York at 0.9 percent; Illinois and Louisiana at 0.8 percent; West Virginia at 0.6 percent; and Hawaii at 0.5 percent.
My area of Florida is getting down to 34 on Sunday with a high of 48. That’s COLD for us...
<>Florida still has RCV-enabled voting machines, early voting, mail-in voting, and a form of ballot harvesting.<>
Largely untrue. But that’s okay. Stay in NYS.
My Saturday says low of 28!!! But a high of 50. Most of our stuff is in boxes in the garage of this rental while our house is being built. I had to send my husband out there today to find box 13. I’ll need my gloves and winter coat for tonight’s outdoor candlelight service. Hotties too. And SOCKS!!!! I thought we’d be safe when we left WA. But still glad I’m not there.
Glad you’re here in Florida too. Isn’t it nice with DeSantis making sure we’re Free AND Safe... You’ll like it here.
Cold weather but this early - at Christmas - is unusual. It’ll be better next Friday - should be in the high 70’s Stay warm - Merry Christmas.
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