Counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Florida

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#50. Hernando County

- Population: 201,512
- Born in Florida: 66,751 (33.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 111,768 (55.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 7,278 (3.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 15,715 (7.8% of population)

#49. Pinellas County

- Population: 960,565
- Born in Florida: 321,692 (33.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 499,324 (52.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 22,179 (2.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 117,370 (12.2% of population)

#48. Orange County

- Population: 1,440,471
- Born in Florida: 496,399 (34.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 473,918 (32.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 132,259 (9.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 337,895 (23.5% of population)

#47. St. Lucie County

- Population: 346,237
- Born in Florida: 119,379 (34.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 154,863 (44.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 10,611 (3.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 61,384 (17.7% of population)

#46. Pasco County

- Population: 588,758
- Born in Florida: 204,844 (34.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 294,728 (50.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 20,172 (3.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 69,014 (11.7% of population)

#45. Broward County

- Population: 1,946,127
- Born in Florida: 680,993 (35.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 491,597 (25.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 69,055 (3.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 704,482 (36.2% of population)

#44. Volusia County

- Population: 568,229
- Born in Florida: 200,584 (35.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 295,989 (52.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 23,326 (4.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 48,330 (8.5% of population)

#43. Walton County

- Population: 79,846
- Born in Florida: 28,217 (35.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 43,695 (54.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,479 (1.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 6,455 (8.1% of population)

#42. Lake County

- Population: 398,696
- Born in Florida: 140,977 (35.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 199,619 (50.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 16,246 (4.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 41,854 (10.5% of population)

#41. Santa Rosa County

- Population: 193,719
- Born in Florida: 71,132 (36.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 108,523 (56.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 4,866 (2.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 9,198 (4.7% of population)

#40. Seminole County

- Population: 474,912
- Born in Florida: 174,991 (36.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 202,481 (42.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 26,125 (5.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 71,315 (15.0% of population)

#39. Highlands County

- Population: 103,808
- Born in Florida: 39,169 (37.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 49,134 (47.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 4,314 (4.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 11,191 (10.8% of population)

#38. Marion County

- Population: 387,697
- Born in Florida: 149,693 (38.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 186,139 (48.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 17,316 (4.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 34,549 (8.9% of population)

#37. Hillsborough County

- Population: 1,489,634
- Born in Florida: 576,179 (38.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 552,549 (37.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 75,580 (5.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 285,326 (19.2% of population)

#36. Bay County

- Population: 181,368
- Born in Florida: 72,232 (39.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 88,904 (49.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 5,674 (3.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 14,558 (8.0% of population)

#35. Polk County

- Population: 760,961
- Born in Florida: 318,034 (41.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 293,489 (38.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 61,754 (8.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 87,684 (11.5% of population)

#34. Clay County

- Population: 223,436
- Born in Florida: 97,251 (43.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 104,181 (46.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 7,854 (3.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 14,150 (6.3% of population)

#33. Nassau County

- Population: 94,653
- Born in Florida: 41,261 (43.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 47,963 (50.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,708 (1.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,721 (3.9% of population)

#32. Escambia County

- Population: 323,275
- Born in Florida: 142,967 (44.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 155,453 (48.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 6,480 (2.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 18,375 (5.7% of population)

#31. Duval County

- Population: 1,007,189
- Born in Florida: 480,282 (47.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 378,028 (37.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 29,112 (2.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 119,767 (11.9% of population)

#30. DeSoto County

- Population: 34,719
- Born in Florida: 16,944 (48.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 12,805 (36.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 561 (1.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 4,409 (12.7% of population)

#29. Glades County

- Population: 12,324
- Born in Florida: 6,229 (50.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,436 (36.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 247 (2.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,412 (11.5% of population)

#28. Hendry County

- Population: 40,798
- Born in Florida: 20,677 (50.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,819 (19.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 776 (1.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 11,526 (28.3% of population)

#27. Okeechobee County

- Population: 40,249
- Born in Florida: 20,503 (50.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 13,902 (34.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 839 (2.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 5,005 (12.4% of population)

#26. Alachua County

- Population: 281,751
- Born in Florida: 144,852 (51.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 96,508 (34.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 8,253 (2.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 32,138 (11.4% of population)

#25. Franklin County

- Population: 12,418
- Born in Florida: 6,556 (52.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,081 (40.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 268 (2.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 513 (4.1% of population)

#24. Levy County

- Population: 44,276
- Born in Florida: 23,793 (53.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 17,501 (39.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 984 (2.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,998 (4.5% of population)

#23. Gulf County

- Population: 14,772
- Born in Florida: 8,123 (55.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,906 (40.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 216 (1.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 527 (3.6% of population)

#22. Washington County

- Population: 25,259
- Born in Florida: 14,334 (56.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 9,955 (39.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 213 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 757 (3.0% of population)

#21. Leon County

- Population: 295,335
- Born in Florida: 169,305 (57.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 99,081 (33.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 5,266 (1.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 21,683 (7.3% of population)

#20. Hardee County

- Population: 25,508
- Born in Florida: 14,660 (57.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,368 (28.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 739 (2.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,741 (10.7% of population)

#19. Wakulla County

- Population: 34,608
- Born in Florida: 19,903 (57.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 12,925 (37.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 636 (1.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,144 (3.3% of population)

#18. Holmes County

- Population: 19,626
- Born in Florida: 11,336 (57.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,653 (39.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 214 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 423 (2.2% of population)

#17. Dixie County

- Population: 16,952
- Born in Florida: 10,007 (59.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,343 (37.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 87 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 515 (3.0% of population)

#16. Jefferson County

- Population: 14,713
- Born in Florida: 8,690 (59.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,334 (36.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 295 (2.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 394 (2.7% of population)

#15. Putnam County

- Population: 74,235
- Born in Florida: 44,069 (59.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 25,207 (34.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,455 (2.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,504 (4.7% of population)

#14. Jackson County

- Population: 47,652
- Born in Florida: 28,812 (60.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 17,228 (36.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 616 (1.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 996 (2.1% of population)

#13. Columbia County

- Population: 70,755
- Born in Florida: 42,851 (60.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 23,549 (33.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,535 (2.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,820 (4.0% of population)

#12. Suwannee County

- Population: 44,484
- Born in Florida: 27,153 (61.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 14,427 (32.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 401 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,503 (5.6% of population)

#11. Gilchrist County

- Population: 18,494
- Born in Florida: 11,354 (61.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,118 (33.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 144 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 878 (4.7% of population)

#10. Hamilton County

- Population: 13,445
- Born in Florida: 8,360 (62.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,137 (30.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 286 (2.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 662 (4.9% of population)

#9. Madison County

- Population: 18,113
- Born in Florida: 11,752 (64.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,694 (31.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 82 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 585 (3.2% of population)

#8. Calhoun County

- Population: 13,593
- Born in Florida: 9,034 (66.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,870 (28.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 247 (1.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 442 (3.3% of population)

#7. Union County

- Population: 15,551
- Born in Florida: 10,396 (66.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,587 (29.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 249 (1.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 319 (2.1% of population)

#6. Taylor County

- Population: 21,422
- Born in Florida: 14,454 (67.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,856 (27.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 152 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 960 (4.5% of population)

#5. Bradford County

- Population: 27,888
- Born in Florida: 19,112 (68.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,391 (26.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 740 (2.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 645 (2.3% of population)

#4. Baker County

- Population: 28,186
- Born in Florida: 20,422 (72.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,037 (25.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 186 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 541 (1.9% of population)

#3. Gadsden County

- Population: 43,642
- Born in Florida: 31,677 (72.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 9,277 (21.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 547 (1.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,141 (4.9% of population)

#2. Lafayette County

- Population: 8,035
- Born in Florida: 5,970 (74.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,511 (18.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 119 (1.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 435 (5.4% of population)

#1. Liberty County

- Population: 7,650
- Born in Florida: 5,844 (76.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,384 (18.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 171 (2.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 251 (3.3% of population)

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