Florida saw 34.0 business applications per 1,000 adults, 3rd of 50 states and the District of Columbia (2025)

Civic ForecastOct 31, 2026Florida

CF Finding34.0Economy & Work

647,734 business applications for an employer ID number in 2025, against 19,028,386 Floridians 18 and over. Across all 51 the rate was 21.0; only Wyoming (169.2) and Delaware (70.7) ran higher. West Virginia was lowest, at 11.5. Civic Forecast calculation from Census Business Formation Statistics (2025, not seasonally adjusted) and Census ACS 2025 adults. Applications, not businesses.

Induced by API Automations for Civic Forecast from federal open data. Each finding names the datasets it was computed from. How this is calculated.

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CF Finding35.9Courts & Justice

Oct 31, 2026Civic Forecast

Orlando police took 35.9 burglary reports per 100,000 residents in one month (September 2026)

120 residential, commercial and vehicle burglary cases in September 2026, against 333,881 city residents in the ACS 2025 estimate. Civic Forecast calculation from Orlando Police Department case reports (September 2026) over Census ACS 2025 1-year population of the City of Orlando. Reports, not convictions; city limits, not the metro area.

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CF Finding47.1Elections & Representation

Oct 31, 2026Civic Forecast

Florida counted 47.1 ballots for every 100 residents in the November 2024 general

11,004,209 ballots were cast in the November 2024 general, against a resident population of 23,372,215. Civic Forecast calculation from Florida Division of Elections certified results and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 population. Not a turnout rate: the denominator is all residents, not eligible voters. Every ballot cast, including any without a vote for president.

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CF Finding80.2%Elections & Representation

Oct 31, 2026Civic Forecast

80.2% of Florida's citizen adults are registered to vote (September 2026)

13,672,122 people were on Florida's rolls in September 2026, against 17,049,662 citizens aged 18 and over in the ACS 2025 estimate. Civic Forecast calculation from Florida Division of Elections registration totals and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2025 citizen voting-age population. Registration is not turnout, and the denominator counts citizens 18 and over, not all residents.

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