"Florida's Fastest-Growing Areas Revealed"

Florida is home to four of the five fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the U.S., with The Villages leading the list at 4.7% population growth, followed by Lakeland-Winter Haven at 3.8%, Ocala at 3.4%, and Port St. Lucie at 3.1%. The only non-Florida area in the top five is Myrtle Beach, S.C., at 3.7%. The U.S. Census Bureau attributes this trend to continued growth in the southern region.