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Florida continues to grow rapidly in population, thanks to high levels of migration from other states, but that migration has dropped dramatically, according to recent Census data.
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From 2022 to 2023, the Sunshine State became the home of 637,000 residents from other states, but had 511,000 Floridians move away – a net increase of 126,000. That’s down from the prior year, which had a net increase of in-migration of 250,000 to Florida.
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North Carolina was the largest destination from Florida, creating a loss of14,641 residents, followed by Texas at minus 12,732 residents and Georgia at minus 10,781. In general, the Southeast was popular for former Floridians, with each of the states seeing a net negative of in-migration with Florida.
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