The following represent city-, county-, and regional-level news stories around the state relating to the BEBR Population Program's recent release of the April 1, 2009 preliminary population estimates.

Brevard's population dipped last year - Florida Today - August 24, 2009
UF: Polk Is Losing People - The Ledger - August 22, 2009

Non-Hispanic whites are leaving Broward and Palm Beach counties in droves. Meanwhile, the dramatic growth of Hispanics and other minority groups has slowed to a trickle.

The latest U.S. census estimates, released today, show that the number of non-Hispanic whites in Broward County went down by more than 24,000 between 2006 and 2007, single-handedly accounting for the county's drop in total population. In Palm Beach County, that number dropped by more than 9,000.

Collier County is changing the way it plans for the future.

A new estimate for Collier’s population into the future shows a slower growth rate than previously anticipated, possibly reducing the need to expand certain types of projects for roads and utilities.

Rather than the 77 percent growth anticipated by Collier County government during the next 22 years, the county’s new population model calls for 64 percent growth in the county’s permanent population through 2030.