Table POP 23. Population and average growth rate per decade from 1950-80 

 (U.S. Department of Commerce 1953b, 1981b; Florida statistical abstract 

 1980) . 



County 



Percentage growth rate 



Charlotte 



Collier 



DeSoto 



Hillsborough 



Lee 



Manatee 



Monroe 



Pasco 



Pinellas 



Sarasota 



Region 



Florida 



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