Tampa Bay’s population continues to grow last year, new data shows, but the rest of Florida has grown even faster.
Currently, more than 3.4 million people live in Tampacent. Estimates released this month by the US Census Bureau show that Petersburg and Clearwater metropolitan areas rose 1.5% from the previous year.
That is, the areas, including Hillsboro, Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando counties, have added one new person for every 67 residents.
However, the state of Florida has surpassed Tampa Bay, growing at an average of 2.04% last year. The US increased by an average of 0.98% over the same period.
The Census Bureau said Florida growth last year was driven primarily by people from other countries moving to the state. It has continued to trends since the past few years.
Many subway regions across the country have been rebounded or stagnant during the Covid-19 pandemic.
For example, the Lauderdale West Palm Beach area in Miami Fort lost 24,000 people between 2020 and 2021. Last year, it won 124,000 people.
However, Tampa Bay is beginning to slow down the growth boom in the early 2020s.
Pasco has undergone the highest changes among Bay County. We are seeing an increase of 3.63%, with an increase of over 20,000 residents.
Pinellas was the only county in Tampa Bay or central Florida. More people died than were born in the county, and the number of people moving to Pinera did not completely offset this decline.
The estimate is as of July 1, 2024, so it does not take into account any population changes or relocations that may have occurred as a result of a hurricane in the second half of the year.
Florida’s foreign-born population accounts for one-fifth of the state’s population. Experts say the immigration policies of President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis could make future population forecasts even more uncertain. The state’s official demographers postpone population forecasts in February due to these new policies.
The Congressional Budget Office said immigration to the US is expected to be slower in the coming years. But if that weren’t the case, “after 2033, the population will begin to decline, as fertility is predicted to be too low for generations to replace themselves.”
