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Florida

Republican

Governor Ron DeSantis

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Population
21.0M
Unemployment
4.1%
Federal Grants
$137.4B
Fiscal Balance
$10.9B
Credit Rating
AAA
FEMA Declarations
50
Rent Burden %Total Federal Grant Funding

Medicaid

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Provider spending, utilization patterns, and anomaly detection for Florida.

SNAP / HR1 Compliance

Updated Feb 22, 2026
Tier 1
6.54%
Payment Error Rate
6.14%
Overpayment
0.4%
Underpayment
3.0M
Participants

State vs National PER

State
6.54%
National
10.93%

Projected Annual State Cost Share (effective FY2028)

$279.0M
5% of SNAP benefits
PER 6%–7.99% — 5% state cost share

Based on FY2024 SNAP Payment Error Rates. Cost sharing enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-94, signed July 4, 2025), effective October 2027.

Public Lands

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82.2K
Parcels
4.5M
Acres
--
Est. Value
5
Agencies

Parcel Size Distribution (acres)

0–11–1010–100100–1K1K–10K10K+

Top Agencies by Acreage

ADF
3,753,643
RBE
675,291
M43
41,617

Housing Affordability

Updated Mar 30, 2026
$1,719
Median Gross Rent
36.2%
Rent BurdenCost-Burdened
68.1%
Homeownership(+0.3% vs nat'l)
$381K
Median Home Value
Contract rent: $1,553
Housing units: 10,451,823

Broadband Access

Updated Mar 30, 2026
92.9%
Broadband Adoption
+0.9% vs national
4%
No Internet
97.1%
Computer Ownership

Subscription Types

Cable/Fiber/DSL 78%Cellular 6%Satellite 1.7%Other 3%

Drinking Water Quality

Above AvgUpdated Mar 30, 2026
1,516
Community Systems
4,836
Total Systems
961
Violating Systems
4.8%
Violation Rate

Violation Rate vs National Avg (3.6%)

0% Natl avg9%

Federal Grants & Contracts

129,306 awardsDeep Dive →Updated Mar 30, 2026
$137.4B
Total Funding
$6,548
Per Capita
129,306
Awards

Quarterly Grant Spending (FY2021-FY2025)

Top Agencies

Department of Health and Human Services$27.4B
Department of Homeland Security$4.5B
Department of Transportation$4.5B
Department of Housing and Urban Development$3.3B
Department of Agriculture$3.1B
Department of Education$2.6B

Top Programs (CFDA)

Grants to States for Medicaid
22,057,009,119
Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters)
3,481,478,118
Community Development Block Grants/State's program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii
2,847,516,122
Highway Planning and Construction
2,679,363,516
National School Lunch Program
1,961,874,938
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program
1,164,947,416

Budget & Fiscal Health

FY2022Updated Mar 30, 2026
$243.6B
Revenue
$232.7B
Expenditure
$53.1B
Debt
$2,347
Debt/Capita

Credit Ratings (GO Bonds)

S&P
AAA
Moody's
Aaa
Fitch
AAA
Revenue/capita: $10,773
Tax burden/capita: $1,691

Workforce & Employment

Updated Mar 30, 2026
4.1%
Unemployment
vs 4.4% national
11.2M
Employed
11.3M
Labor Force
%
LFPR
vs 62.4% national

Fastest Growing Sectors

+3.8%Education Services
+3.6%Health Care
+3.5%Construction

Shrinking Sectors

-2.5%Admin & Waste Services
-1.5%Information
-1.0%Agriculture

Employment data from Census ACS 1-year estimates (BLS LAUS unavailable). Trend data not available.

Public Health Outcomes

Updated Mar 30, 2026
Life Expectancy
78.1 yrs#14 of 51
Overdose Death Rate
34.4/100k#32 of 51
Uninsured Rate
13.9%#48 of 51
Obesity Rate
31.7%#15 of 51
Mental Distress Days
5.1/mo#23 of 51
Infant Mortality
6/1k#30 of 51
Premature Death Rate
8,552.7/100k#26 of 51

Better than national avgWorse than national avg

Education

Updated Mar 30, 2026

NAEP Scores (2024 Nation's Report Card)

243.4
4th Math
vs 237.3 nat'l
267.2
8th Math
vs 272.2 nat'l
218.2
4th Reading
vs 214.3 nat'l
252.9
8th Reading
vs 256.7 nat'l

Infrastructure

Grade: AUpdated Mar 30, 2026

Bridges (FHWA NBI 2025)

13,070
Total Bridges
59%
Good
38.3%
Fair
2.8%
Poor

Drinking Water (EPA SDWIS)

20,116
Water Systems
961
With Violations
4.8%
Violation Rate

Campaign Finance

Full Explorer
$6.2B
Contributions
$856.0M
Expenditures
1,609
Committees
1990-2025
Coverage

Contributions by Party

Other: $6.2B

Top Donors

FRIENDS OF RON DESANTIS$124,025,352.52
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDA$117,695,844.68
SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA$62,131,565.74
FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY$61,343,655.08
SCOTT RICHARD L$60,391,105

Top Recipients

REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDA (PTY)$784,427,414.61
FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PTY)$423,602,667.33
FRIENDS OF RON DESANTIS (PAC)$214,611,133.26
FLORIDA REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN C (PAP)$147,429,215.83
RICK (REP)(GOV) SCOTT$84,546,501.54

Regulatory Reform Ideas

100 candidates
6 admin-only17 bipartisan63 moderate5 contested9 heavy-lift

Top Easy Wins

  • 1.
    Condo Safety (Post-Surfside) Financial Relief & Compliance Streamlining — $50K-$200K+ Special Assessments, 3-12 Month Inspection Backlogs, Fixed-Income Seniors Devastated(DBPR Div. Condos, Local Building Depts, Fire Marshal)
  • 2.
    ERP Permit Processing Reform — 6 Reviewing Entities, 911-Application Backlog, 30-180+ Day Timelines, $5-15M Deferred Revenue Per Delayed Project(DEP, 5 WMDs)
  • 3.
    Foreign Nurse Credential Streamlining — 12-18 Month Pipeline, 60,000+ Nurse Shortfall by 2035, NLC State with No International Bridge(DOH/Board of Nursing)
  • 4.
    NPDES Water Discharge Permit Streamlining — Delegated Federal Program with State Additions, $5-15M Annual Compliance Overhead(DEP, EPA)
  • 5.
    Health Insurance ACA Dual-Compliance Streamlining — Overlapping Rate Review, Dual Market Conduct Oversight(OIR, HHS/CMS)

IT Status Report & Strategic Plan

Comprehensive IT capability assessment with 100-day and 200-day strategic initiatives.

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FEMA Disasters

23 Active
Updated Mar 30, 2026
50
Declarations (10yr)
23
Active
$15.4B
PA Funding
1,783,555
IA Approved

Declarations by Year

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Incident Types

Hurricane 28Fire 8Tropical Storm 6Biological 4Severe Storm 2Flood 1

Recent Declarations

2024-11-05HURRICANE MILTONDR$4.0M
2024-10-11HURRICANE MILTON DR$1.5B
2024-10-08HURRICANE MILTONEM
2024-10-07HURRICANE MILTONEM
2024-09-28HURRICANE HELENEDR$721.3M