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Demographics of Florida. Pop. Florida is the third-most populous state in the United States. Its residents include people from a wide variety of ethnic, racial, national and religious backgrounds. The state has attracted immigrants, particularly from Latin America. [ 8 ] Florida's majority ethnic group are European Americans, with approximately ...
As of 2005, 74.54 percent of Florida residents age 5 and older spoke English at home as a first language, while 18.65 percent spoke Spanish, and 1.73 percent of the population spoke French Creole (predominantly Haitian Creole). French was spoken by 0.63 percent, followed by German at 0.45 percent, and Portuguese at 0.44 percent of all residents.
Tourism is a large portion of Florida's economy. Florida is home to the world's most visited theme park, the Magic Kingdom. [244] Florida is also home to the largest single-site employer in the United States, Walt Disney World. [245] PortMiami is the largest passenger port in the world and one of the largest cargo ports in the United States. [246]
By 1860, Florida had 140,424 people, of whom 44% were enslaved and fewer than 1,000 were free people of color. [ 54 ] : 157 Florida also had one of the highest per capita murder rates prior to the Civil War, thanks to a weakened central government, the institution of slavery, and a troubled political history.
t. e. The Indigenous peoples of Florida lived in what is now known as Florida for more than 12,000 years before the time of first contact with Europeans. However, the indigenous Floridians living east of the Apalachicola River had largely died out by the early 18th century.
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Florida State Representative (1999-2007) Lived in Naples Bill Nelson (1942–) former U.S. senator from Florida (2001-2019), former U.S. congressman from Florida (1979–1991), NASA Administrator (2021-) Born in Miami Janet Reno (1938–2016) U.S. attorney general, 1993–2001; first woman to serve as attorney general Born in Miami
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