In this year’s Economic Outlook, you’ll find perspectives from key people in various industries, issues important to Florida’s major metro areas and a roundup of business news from around the state.
A Snapshot of Florida
| Florida POPULATION: 21,536,005 | ||||
| Biggest Counties | Smallest Counties | |||
| Miami-Dade | 2,807,938 | Liberty | 8,486 | |
| Broward | 1,994,763 | Lafayette | 8,838 | |
| Palm Beach | 1,526,571 | Franklin | 12,355 | |
| Hillsborough | 1,447,762 | Jefferson | 14,359 | |
| Orange | 1,380,690 | Glades | 14,426 | |
| Florida MEDIAN AGE: 42.37 | ||||
| Oldest Counties | Youngest Counties | |||
| Sumter | 69.0 | Leon | 30.4 | |
| Charlotte | 60.0 | Alachua | 31.5 | |
| Citrus | 57.5 | Hendry | 34.9 | |
| St. Johns | 56.9 | Orange | 35.4 | |
| Indian River | 54.4 | Hardee | 35.6 | |
| AGE in Florida | |
| Age | Percent |
| 0-14 | 16.38% |
| 15-19 | 5.56 |
| 20-39 | 25.34 |
| 40-64 | 31.72 |
| 65+ | 21.00 |
| Florida PER CAPITA INCOME: $51,480 | ||||
| Richest Counties | Poorest Counties | |||
| Collier | $94,101 | Union | $20,993 | |
| Monroe | 82,981 | Glades | 23,399 | |
| Martin | 81,835 | Lafayette | 23,426 | |
| Palm Beach | 80,474 | DeSoto | 25,406 | |
| Indian River | 75,957 | Calhoun | 27,242 | |
| Florida UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 3.4% | ||||
| Highest Counties | Lowest Counties | |||
| Hendry | 5.4% | Monroe | 2.4% | |
| Hardee | 4.5 | Okaloosa | 2.4 | |
| Citrus | 4.3 | St. Johns | 2.5 | |
| Sumter | 4.3 | Wakulla | 2.5 | |
| Highlands | 4.2 | Walton | 2.5 | |
Sources for income, population and age charts on following pages: Woods & Poole Economics Inc., Washington, D.C. Copyright 2019. Woods & Poole does not guarantee the accuracy of this data. The use of this data and the conclusions drawn from it are solely the responsibility of Florida Trend. Population data include military stationed in Florida, college residents and inmates. Jobs data are from the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation and include total non-agricultural employment. The numbers are preliminary and not seasonally adjusted. Housing numbers are from Florida Realtors. Prices are median.
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