CV NEWS FEED // According to the latest statistics released by the state Demographic Estimating Conference, Florida’s population has risen for the first time to more than 23 million residents.
As AP News reported on July 23, the newly released statistics estimated Florida’s population to be approximately 23,002,597 as of April 1, up almost 359,000 people in the past year.
Florida has risen by 350,000 to 375,000 residents each year for the past decade, the report noted.
AP News further specified that “all of Florida’s growth has come from people moving to the Sunshine State from other parts of the United States or abroad,” with deaths far outpacing births since 2019.
As CatholicVote previously reported, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addressed the rise in population coming in from other states during a Fox News debate with California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
While Florida has seen a historic rise in its population, California has experienced the opposite—Newsom, he pointed out, “is the first governor to ever lose population.”
Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-CA, who tweeted fact-checks throughout the debate, reported that 737,433 people moved to Florida from California between 2019 and 2022.
In a bombshell moment during the debate, DeSantis revealed that he had spoken with a man who had recently moved from California to Florida.
“He was telling me that Florida is much better governed, safer, better budget, lower taxes. And he’s really happy with the quality of life,” the Florida governor stated, adding: “And then he paused and said, ‘ By the way, I’m Gavin Newsom’s father-in-law.’”
