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South Florida's diverse
million and 1.42 million
culuures,grovvUng
residents, respectively.
technology jobs sector,
Broward's boating
friendly-tax environment
lifestyle, Palm Beach's
and all-year sunny weather famous golf courses
continue to attract new
and Miami's world-class
residents. The Miamicultural institutions are
Dade, Broward and Palm
particularly attracting
Beach metro area recently people from overseas.
About 65 percent or more
became the eighth-most
populous region in the
than 335,000 people came
U.S., eclipsing 6 million
to South Florida from
residents for the first time, othercountries,according
to the U.S. Census.
according to new U.S.
International consumers
Census Bureau data.
love South Florida's
South Florida gained
proximity to Latin
almost 500,000 new
America and history of
residents in the past five
years. Broward County had welcoming all cultures.
Miami is America's most
the largest increase in the
international city with a
tri-county region, grovvUng
by 8.5 percent to about 1.9 foreign-born population
of 51.3 percent. Students .
million residents. Miamiat Miami-Dade County
Dade County, which is the
Public Schools speak 56
most populous county in
languages and represent
the Sunshine State, and
160 countries.
Palm Beach County each
grew by 7.8 percent to 2.69