This year, Florida Trend’s Economic Outlook focuses on specific issues — from economic development and public safety to transportation and education — that challenge the cities and counties across the state, assessing whether progress has been made in each category. The Economic Outlook package also includes people to watch in each region and news from all of Florida’s 67 counties.
First up in "A Snapshot of Florida" is a look at some demographics from around the state.
A Snapshot of Florida
| Florida POPULATION: 21,759,104 | ||||
| Biggest Counties | Smallest Counties | |||
| Miami-Dade | 2,831,940 | Liberty | 8,426 | |
| Broward | 1,995,429 | Lafayette | 8,642 | |
| Palm Beach | 1,533,010 | Franklin | 11,928 | |
| Hillsborough | 1,463,633 | Jefferson | 14,276 | |
| Orange | 1,411,210 | Glades | 14,161 | |
| 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 | 16.08% |
| 15-19 | 5.57 |
| 20-39 | 25.17 |
| 40-64 | 31.78 |
| 65+ | 21.39 |
| Florida PER CAPITA INCOME: $53,889 | ||||
| Richest Counties | Poorest Counties | |||
| Collier | $98,826 | Union | $22,902 | |
| Monroe | 93,837 | Glades | 25,879 | |
| Martin | 90,434 | Liberty | 26,813 | |
| Palm Beach | 85,202 | DeSoto | 27,078 | |
| Indian River | 82,692 | Lafayette | 27,675 | |
| Florida UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 2.9% | ||||
| Highest Counties | Lowest Counties | |||
| Hendry | 5.8% | Monroe | 2.0% | |
| Hardee | 5.1 | Okaloosa | 2.3 | |
| Citrus | 4.1 | Walton | 2.4 | |
| Highlands | 4.1 | St. John's | 2.4 | |
| Sumter | 4.0 | Wakulla | 2.6 | |
Sources for income, population and age charts on following pages: Woods & Poole Economics Inc., Washington, D.C. Copyright 2020. 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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