Opinion: DeSantis 2024?

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(02-24-2021, 04:39 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Big deal, you act like the coastal regions of Florida aren't densely populated?

How many people live in coastal Florida?


Of the total population of 19.6 million in Florida, approximately 15 million people live in coastal portions of the state. Coastal Florida employs 5.9 million people annually, earning a total of $275.3 billion. This equates to almost $688 billion in gross domestic product.
Reference: coast.noaa.gov/states/florida.html

Florida population:

353.4 people per square mile


In terms of population density, Florida has a surface area of 65,755 square miles (170,304 square kilometers). Based on estimates, that equates to 353.4 people per square mile, (136.4 per square kilometer) and that makes it the eighth most densely populated state in the US.


New York Population:

27,000 people per square mile


New York has the highest population density of any major city in the United States, with over 27,000 people per square mile. Over 3 million of New York City's residents are foreign-born; over one-quarter arrived in 2000 or later. Nearly 2 million New Yorkers are under the age of 18.