State Profile

Florida

Population (2024): 22,076,000 million

Florida scores among top performing states for emergency preparedness. Its outcomes on two other key population health measures are mixed. According to TFAH’s 2025 Ready or Not: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report, the state placed in the high-performance tier for public health emergency preparedness. Deaths within the state due to drug misuse, alcohol, or suicide are fewer than the average for other states. Based on the 2024 data, the percentage of adults with obesity is lower than the U.S. median, even as rates of diabetes and hypertension within the state are higher than the U.S. median.