The Florida Scorecard

By: Sheridan Meek, Senior Research Economist, Florida Chamber Foundation TheFloridaScorecard.org stays up to date with Florida’s latest consumer sentiment –…

“With companies cutting their GDP forecasts, 30-year mortgages at an eight-year low, and manufacturers idling their factories because of supply-chain…

Are Florida’s Kindergartners Ready for the Future? On February 17, the Florida Department of Education released the Kindergarten Readiness Screener…

We already know Florida ranks first in the nation for higher education, but did you also know Florida is in…

  Visit TheFloridaScorecard.org     Insurance Reform   During the 2018 Insurance Summit, the Florida Chamber of Commerce announced the release…

  Did you know that according to new numbers released today, Florida has reached another record-breaking year for Florida tourism?…

    Only 19.1 percent of Florida residents report participating in volunteer activities, placing Florida in 50th place nationally. For…

  CEO Magazine ranked Florida the 2nd best state in the United States in which to do business. For economic…

In 2018, Florida welcomed more than 127 million visitors. Florida continues to be one of the top travel destinations, with…

  Only 23% of Floridians believe their region is well-positioned for prosperity and global competition. For information on economic diversity…

    Florida has the highest population of residents age 60 and older in the nation, comprising a quarter of…

    Almost 1-of-every-4 Florida children under the age 18 (more than 944,000 kids) live below the poverty line. For…

  While the number of homeless individuals in Florida declined between 2017 and 2017, Florida continues to have one of…

  From 1997 to 2017, Florida experienced a 58.9% decrease in the total rate of reported Index Crimes per 100,000 population.…

In 1018, 13.0 percent of Floridians did not have health insurance, up from 12.9 percent in 2017. For additional data…