PROJECTED FLORIDA GROWTH

Florida economists say the Sunshine State will continue growing by more than 300,000 people a year and will top 22 million residents in 2022 according to a report posted online this week by state economists. The Demographic Estimating Conference says it is the equivalent of adding a city slightly larger than Orlando every year. The population increases will come primarily from people moving into the state, rather than births, which are largely offset by deaths.

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