Issues at the Rural-Urban Fringe: Florida's Population Growth, 2004 ...

<strong>Issues</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Rural</strong>-<strong>Urban</strong> <strong>Fringe</strong>: <strong>Florida's</strong> Popul<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>Growth</strong>, <strong>2004</strong>-2010 5Table 3. <strong>Florida's</strong> ten fastest-growing counties in percentagepopul<strong>at</strong>ion growth, <strong>2004</strong>-2010.County% Popul<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>Growth</strong>Flagler 32.7Osceola 27.5Collier 24.4Wakulla 24.3Sumter 24.1Walton 23.3St. Johns 23.0Lake 20.5Franklin 20.2Lee 18.6Source: Calcul<strong>at</strong>ed from Florida Legisl<strong>at</strong>ive Office ofEconomic and Demographic Research, March 2005.Table 4. <strong>Florida's</strong> ten slowest-growing counties inpercentage popul<strong>at</strong>ion growth, <strong>2004</strong>-2010.County% Popul<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>Growth</strong>Gulf 5.7Putnam 4.9Holmes 4.7Madison 4.6Jackson 4.6Hamilton 4.2Gadsden 4.1Pinellas 3.9Jefferson 3.8Monroe 1.4Source: Calcul<strong>at</strong>ed from Florida Legisl<strong>at</strong>ive Office ofEconomic and Demographic Research, March 2005.