Wanderlust World Wanderlust World The widely cited figure of "~1,000 people per day moving to Florida" is a rough estimate, not an official Census Bureau statistic. It derives from net domestic migration totals divided by 365.
Numbers fluctuate with housing costs, interest rates, remote work trends, hurricanes, insurance crises, and political climate. International migration adds ~100–150/day. The "1,000/day" figure is a useful order-of-magnitude shorthand for recent peak years, but not a precise daily count.