Industries across the state are reporting robust activity — some are surpassing pre-pandemic levels of growth.

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Florida POPULATION: 22,216,111
Biggest Counties			Smallest Counties
Miami-Dade	2,783,092		Liberty	8,520
Broward	2,004,195		Lafayette	8,554
Palm Beach	1,552,349		Franklin	12,342
Hillsborough	1,524,293		Gulf	13,724
Orange	1,457,533		Calhoun	14,247

Florida MEDIAN AGE: 42.40
Oldest Counties			Youngest Counties
Sumter	68.95		Leon	31.07
Charlotte	60.65		Alachua	32.08
Sarasota	57.58		Hendry	35.46
Citrus	57.38		Orange	35.94
Indian River	55.13		Hardee	36.19

AGE in Florida
Age	Percent
0-14	15.89%
15-19	5.59
20-39	24.95
40-64	31.46
65+	22.10

Florida PER CAPITA INCOME: $58,796
Richest Counties			Poorest Counties
Monroe	$114,160		Union	$25,156
Collier	111,928		Liberty	28,677
Martin	97,149		DeSoto	29,109
Palm Beach	94,608		Glades	29,453
Indian River	90,486		Hamilton	30,669

Florida UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 4.0%
Highest Counties			Lowest Counties
Hendry	6.3%		Monroe	2.5%
Putnam	5.9		St. Johns	2.9
Hamilton	5.4		Nassau	3.2
Highlands	5.4		Okaloosa	3.2
Osceola	5.3		Santa Rosa	3.2

Sources for income, population and age charts on following pages: Woods & Poole Economics Inc., Washington, D.C. Copyright 2022. 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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