2014 Metropolitan Area Census Estimates Released
The latest U.S. Census metropolitan area population estimates for the U.S. and Puerto Rico as of July 2014 have been released. Find out where Jacksonville ranks.
Florida was home to the nation's fastest growing metro area from 2013 to 2014, according to new U.S. Census Bureau metropolitan statistical area, micropolitan statistical area and county population estimates released this week.
The Villages, located to the west of the Orlando metro area, grew by 5.4 percent between July 1, 2013, and July 1, 2014, to reach a population of about 114,000. State population estimates released in December revealed that Florida had become the nation's third most populous state. Today's estimates show Florida's growth to reach this milestone was propelled by numerous metro areas and counties within the state.
Florida contained seven of the nation's top 50 numerically gaining metro areas between July 1, 2013, and July 1, 2014, and these areas accounted for more than three-quarters of the state's population gain over the period:
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach (with a one-year gain of about 66,000).
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford (about 50,000).
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater (about 41,000).
Jacksonville (about 23,000).
Cape Coral-Fort Myers (about 18,000).
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton (about 16,000).
Lakeland-Winter Haven (about 11,000).
In addition, eight counties within these metro areas were among 50 counties nationwide that gained the most population between 2013 and 2014. Collectively, these counties accounted for more than half of the state's population gain over the period:
All three counties in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area: Broward (with a population gain of about 24,000 over the period), Palm Beach (about 22,000) and Miami-Dade (about 21,000).
Two counties in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area: Orange (about 26,000) and Osceola (about 11,000).
One county in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area: Hillsborough (about 22,000).
The single counties that comprise the Cape Coral-Fort Myers and Lakeland-Winter Haven metro areas: Lee (18,000) and Polk (11,000), respectively.
Furthermore, six metro areas in Florida were among the 20 fastest-growing in the nation between 2013 and 2014. In addition to The Villages, they were Cape Coral-Fort Myers (sixth), Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island (10th), Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford (16th), North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton (18th) and Panama City (19th).
"Florida's ascension, revealed when the 2014 state population estimates were released last December, was a significant demographic milestone for our country," Census Bureau Director John H. Thompson said. "These county and metro area estimates provide a more detailed picture of how this happened, showing growth in areas such as central and southern Florida."
Migration to Florida from other states and abroad was heavy enough to overcome the fact that in about half the state's counties, there were more deaths than births over the 2013 to 2014 period.
Next Page: Top 100 MSAs Ranked by Population
Florida's Top 10 by Growth Percentage (10 largest Florida MSAs only)
1. +9.82% Cape Coral-Fort Myers
2. +8.76% Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
3. +6.61% North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton
4. +6.56% Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
5. +5.59% Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
6. +5.46% Jacksonville
7. +5.40% Lakeland-Winter Haven
8. +4.75% Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
9. +3.33% Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
10. +2.49% Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
Florida's Top 10 MSAs by Population
1. 5,929,819 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
2. 2,915,582 Tampa-St. Petersburg_Clearwater
3. 2,321,418 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
4. 1,419,127 Jacksonville
5. 748,708 North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton
6. 679,513 Cape Coral-Fort Myers
7. 634,638 Lakeland-Winter Haven
8. 609,939 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
9. 556,885 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
10. 474,081 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
Source: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2015/cb15-56.html
Update by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com
The Villages, located to the west of the Orlando metro area, grew by 5.4 percent between July 1, 2013, and July 1, 2014, to reach a population of about 114,000. State population estimates released in December revealed that Florida had become the nation's third most populous state. Today's estimates show Florida's growth to reach this milestone was propelled by numerous metro areas and counties within the state.
Florida contained seven of the nation's top 50 numerically gaining metro areas between July 1, 2013, and July 1, 2014, and these areas accounted for more than three-quarters of the state's population gain over the period:
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach (with a one-year gain of about 66,000).
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford (about 50,000).
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater (about 41,000).
Jacksonville (about 23,000).
Cape Coral-Fort Myers (about 18,000).
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton (about 16,000).
Lakeland-Winter Haven (about 11,000).
In addition, eight counties within these metro areas were among 50 counties nationwide that gained the most population between 2013 and 2014. Collectively, these counties accounted for more than half of the state's population gain over the period:
All three counties in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area: Broward (with a population gain of about 24,000 over the period), Palm Beach (about 22,000) and Miami-Dade (about 21,000).
Two counties in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area: Orange (about 26,000) and Osceola (about 11,000).
One county in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area: Hillsborough (about 22,000).
The single counties that comprise the Cape Coral-Fort Myers and Lakeland-Winter Haven metro areas: Lee (18,000) and Polk (11,000), respectively.
Furthermore, six metro areas in Florida were among the 20 fastest-growing in the nation between 2013 and 2014. In addition to The Villages, they were Cape Coral-Fort Myers (sixth), Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island (10th), Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford (16th), North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton (18th) and Panama City (19th).
"Florida's ascension, revealed when the 2014 state population estimates were released last December, was a significant demographic milestone for our country," Census Bureau Director John H. Thompson said. "These county and metro area estimates provide a more detailed picture of how this happened, showing growth in areas such as central and southern Florida."
Migration to Florida from other states and abroad was heavy enough to overcome the fact that in about half the state's counties, there were more deaths than births over the 2013 to 2014 period.
Next Page: Top 100 MSAs Ranked by Population
Florida's Top 10 by Growth Percentage (10 largest Florida MSAs only)
1. +9.82% Cape Coral-Fort Myers
2. +8.76% Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
3. +6.61% North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton
4. +6.56% Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
5. +5.59% Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
6. +5.46% Jacksonville
7. +5.40% Lakeland-Winter Haven
8. +4.75% Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
9. +3.33% Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
10. +2.49% Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
Florida's Top 10 MSAs by Population
1. 5,929,819 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
2. 2,915,582 Tampa-St. Petersburg_Clearwater
3. 2,321,418 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
4. 1,419,127 Jacksonville
5. 748,708 North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton
6. 679,513 Cape Coral-Fort Myers
7. 634,638 Lakeland-Winter Haven
8. 609,939 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
9. 556,885 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
10. 474,081 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
Source: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2015/cb15-56.html
Update by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com