Plot Census Data by County and District and Year

QC Checks

Population data for this analysis comes from two sources. These were selected as they provided time-series data at the county level prior to 1990, which is the earliest that data from the Census API can be queried.

Th two sources are:

In this QC check, we compare values at the county, district, and state level to data queried from the census API for 2000 and 2020.

County QC

BEBR Source versus Census API Pull - Decennial 2020

County Original Estimate (BEBR) QC Estiamte (Census API) Difference
Alachua 278468 278468 0
Baker 28259 28259 0
Bay 175216 175216 0
Bradford 28303 28303 0
Brevard 606612 606612 0
Broward 1944375 1944375 0
Calhoun 13648 13648 0
Charlotte 186847 186847 0
Citrus 153843 153843 0
Clay 218245 218245 0
Collier 375752 375752 0
Columbia 69698 69698 0
De Soto 33976 33976 0
Dixie 16759 16759 0
Duval 995567 995567 0
Escambia 321905 321905 0
Flagler 115378 115378 0
Franklin 12451 12451 0
Gadsden 43826 43826 0
Gilchrist 17864 17864 0
Glades 12126 12126 0
Gulf 14192 14192 0
Hamilton 14004 14004 0
Hardee 25327 25327 0
Hendry 39619 39619 0
Hernando 194515 194515 0
Highlands 101235 101235 0
Hillsborough 1459762 1459762 0
Holmes 19653 19653 0
Indian River 159788 159788 0
Jackson 47319 47319 0
Jefferson 14510 14510 0
Lafayette 8226 8226 0
Lake 383956 383956 0
Lee 760822 760822 0
Leon 292198 292198 0
Levy 42915 42915 0
Liberty 7974 7974 0
Madison 17968 17968 0
Manatee 399710 399710 0
Marion 375908 375908 0
Martin 158431 158431 0
Miami-Dade 2701767 2701767 0
Monroe 82874 82874 0
Nassau 90352 90352 0
Okaloosa 211668 211668 0
Okeechobee 39644 39644 0
Orange 1429908 1429908 0
Osceola 388656 388656 0
Palm Beach 1492191 1492191 0
Pasco 561891 561891 0
Pinellas 959107 959107 0
Polk 725046 725046 0
Putnam 73321 73321 0
St. Johns 273425 273425 0
St. Lucie 329226 329226 0
Santa Rosa 188000 188000 0
Sarasota 434006 434006 0
Seminole 470856 470856 0
Sumter 129752 129752 0
Suwannee 43474 43474 0
Taylor 21796 21796 0
Union 16147 16147 0
Volusia 553543 553543 0
Wakulla 33764 33764 0
Walton 75305 75305 0
Washington 25318 25318 0

Historic UF via BEBR Source versus Census API Pull - Decennial 2000

County Original Estimate (UF) QC Estiamte (Census API) Difference
Gulf 14560 13332 1228
Miami-Dade 2253779 2253362 417
Pinellas 921495 921482 13
Palm Beach 1131191 1131184 7
Sarasota 325961 325957 4
Pasco 344768 344765 3
Seminole 365199 365196 3
Alachua 217955 217955 0
Baker 22259 22259 0
Bay 148217 148217 0
Bradford 26088 26088 0
Brevard 476230 476230 0
Broward 1623018 1623018 0
Calhoun 13017 13017 0
Charlotte 141627 141627 0
Citrus 118085 118085 0
Clay 140814 140814 0
Collier 251377 251377 0
Columbia 56513 56513 0
De Soto 32209 32209 0
Dixie 13827 13827 0
Duval 778879 778879 0
Escambia 294410 294410 0
Flagler 49832 49832 0
Gadsden 45087 45087 0
Gilchrist 14437 14437 0
Glades 10576 10576 0
Hamilton 13327 13327 0
Hardee 26938 26938 0
Hendry 36210 36210 0
Hernando 130802 130802 0
Highlands 87366 87366 0
Hillsborough 998948 998948 0
Holmes 18564 18564 0
Indian River 112947 112947 0
Jackson 46755 46755 0
Jefferson 12902 12902 0
Lafayette 7022 7022 0
Lee 440888 440888 0
Leon 239452 239452 0
Levy 34450 34450 0
Liberty 7021 7021 0
Madison 18733 18733 0
Manatee 264002 264002 0
Marion 258916 258916 0
Martin 126731 126731 0
Monroe 79589 79589 0
Nassau 57663 57663 0
Okaloosa 170498 170498 0
Okeechobee 35910 35910 0
Orange 896344 896344 0
Osceola 172493 172493 0
Polk 483924 483924 0
Putnam 70423 70423 0
St. Johns 123135 123135 0
St. Lucie 192695 192695 0
Santa Rosa 117743 117743 0
Sumter 53345 53345 0
Suwannee 34844 34844 0
Taylor 19256 19256 0
Union 13442 13442 0
Volusia 443343 443343 0
Wakulla 22863 22863 0
Walton 40601 40601 0
Washington 20973 20973 0
Lake 210527 210528 -1
Franklin 9829 11057 -1228

District QC

Same as above, but summarized to district using lookup table.

BEBR Source versus Census API Pull - Decennial 2020 by County

District County Original Estimate (BEBR) QC Estiamte (Census API) Difference
D1 Charlotte 186847 186847 0
D1 Collier 375752 375752 0
D1 De Soto 33976 33976 0
D1 Glades 12126 12126 0
D1 Hardee 25327 25327 0
D1 Hendry 39619 39619 0
D1 Highlands 101235 101235 0
D1 Lee 760822 760822 0
D1 Manatee 399710 399710 0
D1 Okeechobee 39644 39644 0
D1 Polk 725046 725046 0
D1 Sarasota 434006 434006 0
D2 Alachua 278468 278468 0
D2 Baker 28259 28259 0
D2 Bradford 28303 28303 0
D2 Clay 218245 218245 0
D2 Columbia 69698 69698 0
D2 Dixie 16759 16759 0
D2 Duval 995567 995567 0
D2 Gilchrist 17864 17864 0
D2 Hamilton 14004 14004 0
D2 Lafayette 8226 8226 0
D2 Levy 42915 42915 0
D2 Madison 17968 17968 0
D2 Nassau 90352 90352 0
D2 Putnam 73321 73321 0
D2 St. Johns 273425 273425 0
D2 Suwannee 43474 43474 0
D2 Taylor 21796 21796 0
D2 Union 16147 16147 0
D3 Bay 175216 175216 0
D3 Calhoun 13648 13648 0
D3 Escambia 321905 321905 0
D3 Franklin 12451 12451 0
D3 Gadsden 43826 43826 0
D3 Gulf 14192 14192 0
D3 Holmes 19653 19653 0
D3 Jackson 47319 47319 0
D3 Jefferson 14510 14510 0
D3 Leon 292198 292198 0
D3 Liberty 7974 7974 0
D3 Okaloosa 211668 211668 0
D3 Santa Rosa 188000 188000 0
D3 Wakulla 33764 33764 0
D3 Walton 75305 75305 0
D3 Washington 25318 25318 0
D4 Broward 1944375 1944375 0
D4 Indian River 159788 159788 0
D4 Martin 158431 158431 0
D4 Palm Beach 1492191 1492191 0
D4 St. Lucie 329226 329226 0
D5 Brevard 606612 606612 0
D5 Flagler 115378 115378 0
D5 Lake 383956 383956 0
D5 Marion 375908 375908 0
D5 Orange 1429908 1429908 0
D5 Osceola 388656 388656 0
D5 Seminole 470856 470856 0
D5 Sumter 129752 129752 0
D5 Volusia 553543 553543 0
D6 Miami-Dade 2701767 2701767 0
D6 Monroe 82874 82874 0
D7 Citrus 153843 153843 0
D7 Hernando 194515 194515 0
D7 Hillsborough 1459762 1459762 0
D7 Pasco 561891 561891 0
D7 Pinellas 959107 959107 0

BEBR Source versus Census API Pull - Decennial 2020

District Original Estimate (BEBR) QC Estiamte (Census API) Difference
D1 3134110 3134110 0
D2 2254791 2254791 0
D3 1496947 1496947 0
D4 4084011 4084011 0
D5 4454569 4454569 0
D6 2784641 2784641 0
D7 3329118 3329118 0

UF Source versus Census API Pull - Decennial 2000 by County

District County Original Estimate (BEBR) QC Estiamte (Census API) Difference
D1 Charlotte 141627 141627 0
D1 Collier 251377 251377 0
D1 De Soto 32209 32209 0
D1 Glades 10576 10576 0
D1 Hardee 26938 26938 0
D1 Hendry 36210 36210 0
D1 Highlands 87366 87366 0
D1 Lee 440888 440888 0
D1 Manatee 264002 264002 0
D1 Okeechobee 35910 35910 0
D1 Polk 483924 483924 0
D1 Sarasota 325961 325957 4
D2 Alachua 217955 217955 0
D2 Baker 22259 22259 0
D2 Bradford 26088 26088 0
D2 Clay 140814 140814 0
D2 Columbia 56513 56513 0
D2 Dixie 13827 13827 0
D2 Duval 778879 778879 0
D2 Gilchrist 14437 14437 0
D2 Hamilton 13327 13327 0
D2 Lafayette 7022 7022 0
D2 Levy 34450 34450 0
D2 Madison 18733 18733 0
D2 Nassau 57663 57663 0
D2 Putnam 70423 70423 0
D2 St. Johns 123135 123135 0
D2 Suwannee 34844 34844 0
D2 Taylor 19256 19256 0
D2 Union 13442 13442 0
D3 Bay 148217 148217 0
D3 Calhoun 13017 13017 0
D3 Escambia 294410 294410 0
D3 Franklin 9829 11057 -1228
D3 Gadsden 45087 45087 0
D3 Gulf 14560 13332 1228
D3 Holmes 18564 18564 0
D3 Jackson 46755 46755 0
D3 Jefferson 12902 12902 0
D3 Leon 239452 239452 0
D3 Liberty 7021 7021 0
D3 Okaloosa 170498 170498 0
D3 Santa Rosa 117743 117743 0
D3 Wakulla 22863 22863 0
D3 Walton 40601 40601 0
D3 Washington 20973 20973 0
D4 Broward 1623018 1623018 0
D4 Indian River 112947 112947 0
D4 Martin 126731 126731 0
D4 Palm Beach 1131191 1131184 7
D4 St. Lucie 192695 192695 0
D5 Brevard 476230 476230 0
D5 Flagler 49832 49832 0
D5 Lake 210527 210528 -1
D5 Marion 258916 258916 0
D5 Orange 896344 896344 0
D5 Osceola 172493 172493 0
D5 Seminole 365199 365196 3
D5 Sumter 53345 53345 0
D5 Volusia 443343 443343 0
D6 Miami-Dade 2253779 2253362 417
D6 Monroe 79589 79589 0
D7 Citrus 118085 118085 0
D7 Hernando 130802 130802 0
D7 Hillsborough 998948 998948 0
D7 Pasco 344768 344765 3
D7 Pinellas 921495 921482 13

UF Source versus Census API Pull - Decennial 2000

District Original Estimate (UF) QC Estiamte (Census API) Difference
D6 2333368 2332951 417
D7 2514098 2514082 16
D4 3186582 3186575 7
D1 2136988 2136984 4
D5 2926229 2926227 2
D2 1663067 1663067 0
D3 1222492 1222492 0

State pop check

2000

FL Pop (UF source) QC State Pop (API)
15982824 15982378

2020

FL Pop (BEBR source) QC State Pop (API)
21538187 21538187

How linear is growth?

Tabular D1 Results

Year D1 Pop
1960 486972
1970 699782
1980 1153822
1990 1667839
2000 2136988
2010 2658027
2020 3134110

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