Who's moving to Florida? What new driver's license data tells us

A second notable swell of newcomers traded out-of-state driver's licenses last year for ones with a Sunshine State address following temptations of...

January 23, 2023
12:28 PM

A second notable swell of newcomers traded out-of-state driver's licenses last year for ones with a Sunshine State address following temptations of tropical succor, an income tax desert or a particular political ethos.More than 583,200 people were freshly entered into the state Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles database in 2022 after surrendering non-Florida licenses. That's 28% higher than the average of the previous six years and 36,200 more than the pandemic-triggered migration of 2021.

Kimberly Miller