Demographics of Florida#Population

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With a population getting close to 23 million people according to the 2023 US Census estimates,{{Cite news |last=Hodgson |first=Ian |date=28 December 2022 |title=Florida is the fastest-growing state in the nation, Census estimates show |work=Tampa Bay Times |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/2022/12/28/florida-is-fastest-growing-state-nation-census-estimates-show/ |access-date=December 13, 2023}} Florida is the most populous state in the Southeastern United States, and the second-most populous state in the South behind Texas. Within the United States, it contains the highest percentage of people over 65 (17.3%), and the 8th fewest people under 18 (21.9%).{{Cite web |url=http://247wallst.com/2011/05/10/the-states-with-the-oldest-and-youngest-residents/3/ |title=The States With The Oldest And Youngest Residents |author=Michael B. Sauter |author2=Douglas A. McIntyre |date=May 10, 2011 |publisher=wallst.com }}{{Better cite|reason=This article is outdated.|date=December 2023}} Florida's population growth primarily comes from those moving to the state. The rate of natural change of births and deaths is "typically flat" and actually had negative natural population change in 2020. The 2022 US Census estimate found the largest age group moving to Florida were those from 60 and 69 years old with the second largest age group being those from 50 to 59 years old.{{Cite news |last=CBS MIAMI TEAM |date=December 6, 2023 |title=Expert on Florida population growth: "It's the highest number it's ever been" |work=CBS NEWS Miami |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/expert-its-the-highest-number-its-ever-been-as-florida-population-growth-continues/ |access-date=December 13, 2023}}

The population for each respective year comes from the decennial United States Census results.

{{See also|African Americans in Florida|Hispanics and Latinos in Florida|Indigenous peoples of Florida}}

According to the 2020 census, the racial distributions was as follows; 51.5% Non-Hispanic White, 26.6% of the population are Hispanics or Latino (of any race), 14.5% African American, 0.4% Native American, 3.0% Asian, 0.6% 'some other race,' and 3.7% multiracial.

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Non-Hispanic White

{{legend|#e6b8af|30–40%}}

{{legend|#dd7e6b|40–50%}}

{{legend|#cc4125|50–60%}}

{{legend|#a61c00|60–70%}}

{{legend|#85200c|70–80%}}

{{legend|#5b0f00|80–90%}}

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Hispanic or Latino

{{legend|#76a5af|50–60%}}

{{legend|#45818e|60–70%}}

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Black or African American

{{legend|#ffd966|50–60%}}

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According to the 2010 census, the racial distributions was as follows; 57.9% Non-Hispanic White, 22.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino (of any race), 15.2% African American (includes Afro-Caribbeans), 2.4% Asian, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% "some other race," and 1.5% multiracial.{{Cite web |title=2010 Census |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALCD1162010.P9?t=Race+and+Ethnicity&g=040XX00US12 |website=Census Bureau}} Florida has the second largest African-American population in the country, after Texas, & has the highest Latino population on the East Coast. Its ethnic Asian population has grown rapidly since the late 1990s; the majority are Indians (222,576), Filipinos

(188,834), Vietnamese (108,825) and ethnic Chinese (142,652). The state has some federally recognized Native American tribes, such as the Seminoles in the southeastern part of the state.{{cite web | title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Florida | website=Census Bureau QuickFacts | date=December 21, 2010 | url=//www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/FL/PST045218 | access-date=August 11, 2019}}

According to the 2021 US Census Bureau estimates, Florida's population was 56.1% White (51.1% Non-Hispanic White), 15.1% Black or African American, 2.9% Asian, 0.3% Native American and Alaskan Native, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 6.5% Some Other Race, and 19.1% from two or more races.{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=B03002&g=040XX00US12&tid=ACSDT1Y2021.B03002|title=B03002 HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE - Florida - 2021 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates|date=July 1, 2021 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=July 8, 2023}} The White population continues to remain the largest racial category as a high percentage of Hispanics in Florida identify as White (18.4%) with others identifying as Some Other Race (21.9%), Multiracial (57.0%), Black (1.7%), American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.2%), Asian (0.1%), and Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (0.1%). By ethnicity, 26.8% of the total population is Hispanic-Latino (of any race) and 73.2% is Non-Hispanic (of any race). If treated as a separate category, Hispanics are the largest minority group in Florida.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC){{Cite web |date=2019-06-06 |title=Products - Monthly Vital Statistics Reports - Homepage |url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/mvsr.htm |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=www.cdc.gov |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |title=US Vital Statistics Volumes 1900-1968 |url=https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-vital-statistics-volumes-1900-1968 |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=NBER |language=en}}

Note: Births in the table exceed 100% because some Hispanics are counted both by their ethnicity and by their race, giving a higher overall number.

{{as of|2010}}, 73.36% of Florida residents age 5 and older spoke English at home as a primary language, while 19.54% spoke Spanish, 1.84% French Creole (mostly Haitian Creole), 0.60% French and 0.50% Portuguese. In total, 26.64% of Florida's population age 5 and older spoke a mother language other than English.{{cite web|url=http://www.mla.org/map_data|title=Florida|publisher=Modern Language Association|access-date=August 15, 2013|archive-date=December 1, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201170638/http://www.mla.org/map_data|url-status=dead}}

Florida's public education system identified more than 200 first languages other than English spoken in the homes of students.{{cite web |title=The Status of English Language Learners in Florida: Trends and Prospects |last=MacDonald |first=Victoria M. |publisher=Education Policy Research Unit, Arizona State University |date=April 2004 |access-date=May 24, 2013 |url=http://www.collier.k12.fl.us/ell/docs/Status%20of%20ELL%20in%20Florida.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209171845/http://www.collier.k12.fl.us/ell/docs/Status%20of%20ELL%20in%20Florida.pdf |archive-date=February 9, 2014 |url-status=dead }} In 1990, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) settled a class action lawsuit against the state Florida Department of Education with a consent decree that required educators to be trained in teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).{{cite web |url=http://www.fldoe.org/aala/lulac.asp |title=League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) et al. vs. State Board of Education et al. Consent Decree |publisher=United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida |date=August 14, 1990 |access-date=May 24, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617222621/http://www.fldoe.org/aala/lulac.asp |archive-date=June 17, 2013 }}

Article II, Section 9, of the Florida Constitution provides that "English is the official language of the State of Florida." This provision was adopted in 1988 by a vote following an Initiative Petition.

A Miami accent has developed among persons born and/or raised in and around Miami-Dade County and a few other parts of South Florida.{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2004-06-13/news/0406130047_1_cuban-accent-spanish-sound|title='Miami Accent' Takes Speakers By Surprise|work=Articles - Sun-Sentinel.com|date=June 13, 2004|access-date=September 2, 2013|archive-date=August 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820020926/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2004-06-13/news/0406130047_1_cuban-accent-spanish-sound|url-status=dead}} It is more prominent among Hispanics (especially Cuban Americans and other Latino groups, influenced by the Spanish language).{{cite web|url=http://wlrn.org/post/miami-accents-why-locals-embrace-heavy-l-or-not?nopop=1 |title=Miami Accents: Why Locals Embrace That Heavy "L" Or Not|date=August 27, 2013 |publisher=WLRN-TV and WLRN-FM|access-date=September 2, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://wlrn.org/post/miami-accents-how-miamah-turned-different-sort-twang |title=Miami Accents: How 'Miamah' Turned Into A Different Sort Of Twang|date=August 26, 2013 |publisher=WLRN-TV & WLRN-FM|access-date=September 2, 2013}}

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Florida residents identify as mostly of various Protestant groups. Roman Catholics make up the single largest denomination in the state. Florida residents' current religious affiliations are shown in the table below:

• Christianity 70%
• Protestantism 46%
• Evangelical Protestant 24%
• Mainline Protestant 14%
• Historically Black Protestant 8%
• Catholicism 21%
• Mormonism 1%
• Jehovah's Witness 1%
• Other Christian 1%
• Non-Christian Faiths 6%
• Judaism 3%
• Other religion {{small|(e.g. Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism)}} 3%
• Unaffiliated 24%

There were 1.6 million veterans in Florida in 2010, representing 8% of the total population.{{cite news | title=What each state's veteran population looks like, in 10 maps | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=November 11, 2014 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/11/11/what-each-states-veteran-population-looks-like-in-10-maps/ | access-date=August 11, 2019}}

In 2013, most net migrants come from 1) New York, 2) New Jersey, 3) Pennsylvania, and 4) the Midwestern United States; emigration is higher from these same states. For example, about 50,000 moved to New York; but more than 50,000 people moved from New York to Florida.{{Cite news | first=Hank | last=Fishkind | title=Harsh winters make Florida attractive for visitors, moves |url=http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20140314/COLUMNISTS0707/303140059/Hank-Fishkind-Harsh-winters-make-Florida-more-attractive | newspaper=Florida Today | location=Melbourne, Florida| pages= 4A | date=March 15, 2014 | access-date=March 28, 2014}}

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