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13,672,122 people were on Florida's rolls in September 2026, against 16,735,039 citizens aged 18 and over in the ACS 2024 estimate. Civic Forecast calculation from Florida Division of Elections registration totals and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 citizen voting-age population. Registration is not turnout, and the denominator counts citizens 18 and over, not all residents.
Open in the appHomebuilding ran at 359 homes a year for every 100,000 people, 1,221,000 homes at an annual rate across 340,110,990 residents. That is the pace the month implies if it held for a year, not the number of homes started in it. Civic Forecast calculation from Census New Residential Construction (September 2026) over ACS 2024 population. Seasonally adjusted annual rate; national only.
Open in the appHealth spending was 16.7% of U.S. GDP and 12.7% across OECD members; life expectancy at birth, 78.4 and 80.2 years. Civic Forecast calculation from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (WHO and UN Population Division data), both for 2023; side by side, not cause and effect. OECD figures are the World Bank's weighted averages of all 38 members, the U.S. included.
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