More people moved to a county rich with citrus groves located between two of Florida’s most populous metros than in any other county in the U.S. last year.
FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2007 file photo, a for sale sign sits among an acreage of orange trees in Bartow, Fla. More people moved to a county rich with citrus groves located between two of Floridas most populous metros than in any other county in the U.S. last year. That's according to estimates released Thursday, March 14, 2024 by the U.S. Census Bureau. most populous metro areas than to any other county in the U.S.
Harris County, which is home to Houston, grew by almost 54,000 people, the most of any county last year, with about two-thirds of the growth coming from births outpacing deaths. That natural increase of almost 34,700 people was the highest in the nation. “We wanted to flag it,” said Casey Berkovitz, press secretary for New York’s Department of City Planning. “Once you account for this underestimate ... the year marked a return to pre-pandemic levels.”
In Miami-Dade County, there were almost 54,500 new residents from outside the U.S., the highest in the nation last year and an almost 40% increase over the previous year. The international migration offset the departure of more than 47,000 residents who left Miami-Dade County for other U.S. counties.
With more than 62,000 acres of citrus groves, Polk County is one of the leading producers of oranges in Florida. The state's citrus industry in recent years has been squeezed between a fast-spreading bacteria that has attacked the health of trees all over the state and relentless growth that has spilled over as its metro areas have expanded.
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