Florida Leads US Population Growth for First Time in 65 Years
- Number of inhabitants rose 1.9% in 2022, surpassing Idaho rate
- Population has expanded more than nine times since 1946
A crowd of people walk along Ocean Drive in the South Beach neighborhood of Miami, Florida.
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Florida, which has seen a surge in migrants since the onset of the pandemic, was the state with the fastest-growing population in 2022, taking top spot for the first time since 1957, Census Bureau data show.
Florida’s population increased by 1.9% to 22.2 million between 2021 and 2022, the data show, surpassing Idaho, which led last year. Florida had the second-largest numeric gains, behind Texas.