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PRESENTATION OF DATA 25 <br /> Characteristic South Florida U.S. <br /> Education breakdown: <br /> < High School 17.3% 14.6% <br /> High School Graduate 27.6% 28.4% <br /> College < Bachelor Degree 26.8% 28.9% <br /> Bachelor Degree 17.9% 17.7% <br /> Advanced Degree 10.4% 10.4% <br /> Source: Claritas, Inc. <br /> Population <br /> According to the U.S. Census Bureau, between April 2010 and April 2013 South <br /> Florida's population increased 2.68%, adding nearly 150,000 residents. At just under <br /> 5.8 million residents, the MSA stands as the eighth largest metropolitan area in the <br /> nation and accounts for approximately 30% of the state's population. <br /> During that same period Florida's population increased by 458,000 residents for a total <br /> growth rate of 2.44% which ranks third in the nation. The national average was 1.7%. <br /> At just under 19.3 million residents, Florida remains the fourth largest state and is on <br /> track to break the 20 million mark during 2016, becoming the third most populous state <br /> sometime before then — surpassing New York. Two sources contributing to Florida's <br /> population growth during that period was the net migration, which accounted for 70%, <br /> and the births over deaths accounted for 30%. <br /> South Florida Population <br /> County 1990 U.S. 2000 U.S. 2010 U.S. 2013 U.S. %Change <br /> Census Census Census Census 2000-2013 <br /> Miami-Dade 1,937,194 2,253,786 2,496,457 2,583,375 14.6% <br /> Broward 1,255,531 1,623,016 1,748,066 1,784,715 10.0% <br /> Palm Beach 863,503 1,131,190 1,320,134 1,345,612 19.0% <br /> South Florida 4,056,228 5,007,992 5,564,635 5,713,702 14.1% <br /> Florida 12,938,071 15,982,813 18,810,310 19,259,543 20.5% <br /> Source: Florida Research and Economic Database(BEBR) <br /> Miami-Dade County is the most populous among the South Florida counties, with just <br /> over 45% of the region's population, followed by Broward and Palm Beach Counties with <br /> 31.2 and 23.6%, respectively. Population projections are depicted in the following <br /> table. <br /> Clobus, McLemore & Duke, Inc. <br />