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LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Alachua County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 1131 Nw 64Th Ter Ste A, Gainesville, Alachua County, FL, 32605
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Bay County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 3477 Hwy 77 Suite B, Panama City, Bay County, FL, 32405
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Brevard County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 1678-B West Hibiscus Blvd, Melbourne, Brevard County, FL, 32901
- Labcorp Center, 725 N Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island, Brevard County, FL, 32953
- Labcorp Center, 2405 Garden St Ste 2, Titusville, Brevard County, FL, 32796
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Broward County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 9750 Nw 33Rd St Ste 206, Coral Springs, Broward County, FL, 33065
- Labcorp Center, 1855 W Hillsboro Blvd, Deerfield Beach, Broward County, FL, 33442
- Labcorp Center, 5333 N Dixie Hwy Ste 109, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, FL, 33334
- Labcorp Center, 3990 Sheridan St 109 110, Hollywood, Broward County, FL, 33021
- Labcorp Center, 830 E Oakland Park Blvd Ste121, Oakland Park, Broward County, FL, 33334
- Labcorp Center, 10081 Pines Blvd Ste A, Pembroke Pines, Broward County, FL, 33024
- Labcorp Center, 17901 Nw 5 St 104 105, Pembroke Pines, Broward County, FL, 33029
- Labcorp Center, 7061 Cypress Rd Ste 101, Plantation, Broward County, FL, 33317
- Labcorp Center, 7431 N University Dr Ste 209, Tamarac, Broward County, FL, 33321
- Labcorp Center, 2731 Executive Park Dr Ste 5, Weston, Broward County, FL, 33331
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Charlotte County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 2811 Tamiami Trl Ste F, Port Charlotte, Charlotte County, FL, 33952
- Labcorp Center, 25097 E Olympia Ave Ste 206, Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, FL, 33950
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Citrus County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 18 Regina Blvd., Beverly Hills, Citrus County, FL, 34465
- Labcorp Center, 582 Se 7Th Ave Suite B, Crystal River, Citrus County, FL, 34429
- Labcorp Center, 7945 S.Suncoast Blvd.Suite A, Homosassa, Citrus County, FL, 34446
- Labcorp Center, 131 S. Citrus Ave. Suite 100, Inverness, Citrus County, FL, 34452
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Clay County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 1563 Kingsley Ave Ste 102, Orange Park, Clay County, FL, 32073
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Collier County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 1310 San Marco Road Ste F, Marco Island, Collier County, FL, 34145
- Labcorp Center, 311 Tamiami Trl N Ste 101, Naples, Collier County, FL, 34102
- Labcorp Center, 2700 Immokalee Rd Ste 23, Naples, Collier County, FL, 34110
- Labcorp Center, 1715 Heritage Trl Ste 201202, Naples, Collier County, FL, 34112
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Columbia County, Florida
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Duval County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 5960 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL, 32207
- Labcorp Center, 2262 Dunn Ave Ste 2, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL, 32218
- Labcorp Center, 9143 Philips Hwy Ste 495, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL, 32256
- Labcorp Center, 2511 St Johns Bluff Rd S 104, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL, 32246
- Labcorp Center, 2545 Riverside Ave Ste 3, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL, 32204
- Labcorp Center, 14810 Old St.Augustine Rd 100, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL, 32258
- Labcorp Center, 1121 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville Beach, Duval County, FL, 32250
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Escambia County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 3437 North 12Th Avenue, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL, 32503
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Flagler County, Florida
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Hernando County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 12114 Cortez Blvd, Brooksville, Hernando County, FL, 34613
- Labcorp Center, 170 Mariner Blvd. Unit 7-A, Spring Hill, Hernando County, FL, 34609
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Highlands County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 227 Us Hwy 27 South, Lake Placid, Highlands County, FL, 33852
- Labcorp Center, 4511 Sun N Lake Blvd Ste 105, Sebring, Highlands County, FL, 33872
- Labcorp Center, 1029 Lakeview Drive, Sebring, Highlands County, FL, 33870
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Hillsborough County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 427 S Parsons Ave Ste 120, Brandon, Hillsborough County, FL, 33511
- Labcorp Center, 607 S Alexander St Ste 107 110, Plant City, Hillsborough County, FL, 33563
- Labcorp Center, 11928 Boyette Road, Riverview, Hillsborough County, FL, 33569
- Labcorp Center, 3909 Galen Ct Ste 101, Sun City Center, Hillsborough County, FL, 33573
- Labcorp Center, 5610 W La Salle St, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL, 33607
- Labcorp Center, 2727 W Dr Mlk Blvd Ste 200, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL, 33607
- Labcorp Center, 15423 N Dale Mabry Hwy Ste 101, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL, 33618
- Labcorp Center, 11916 Sheldon Rd Ste C, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL, 33626
- Labcorp Center, 14438 University Cove Pl, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL, 33613
- Labcorp Center, 1550 Bloomingdale Ave, Valrico, Hillsborough County, FL, 33596
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Indian River County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 13407 Us Highway 1 Ste 8B, Sebastian, Indian River County, FL, 32958
- Labcorp Center, 955 37Th Place, Vero Beach, Indian River County, FL, 32960
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Lake County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 1920 Don Wickham Dr Ste 205, Clermont, Lake County, FL, 34711
- Labcorp Center, 210 South Lake Street Ste B, Leesburg, Lake County, FL, 34748
- Labcorp Center, 2730 Dora Avenue Suite D, Tavares, Lake County, FL, 32778
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Lee County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 9530 Bonita Bch Rd Se Ste 103, Bonita Springs, Lee County, FL, 34135
- Labcorp Center, 428 Del Prado Blvd N Ste 103, Cape Coral, Lee County, FL, 33909
- Labcorp Center, 2612 Santa Barbara Blvd 11, Cape Coral, Lee County, FL, 33914
- Labcorp Center, 10020 Coconut Rd Ste 124, Estero, Lee County, FL, 34135
- Labcorp Center, 16261 Bass Rd. Ste 101, Fort Myers, Lee County, FL, 33908
- Labcorp Center, 5172 Mason Corbin Ct Ste 2, Fort Myers, Lee County, FL, 33907
- Labcorp Center, 14131 Metropolis Ave Ste 102, Fort Myers, Lee County, FL, 33912
- Labcorp Center, 3020 Lee Blvd Ste 8, Lehigh Acres, Lee County, FL, 33971
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Leon County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 2477 Tim Gamble Pl Ste 102, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL, 32308
- Labcorp Center, 545 John Knox Rd Ste 103, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL, 32303
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Madison County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 201 E Marion St, Madison, Madison County, FL, 32340
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Manatee County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 5801 21St Ave W, Bradenton, Manatee County, FL, 34209
- Labcorp Center, 3633 Cortez Rd W Ste B10, Bradenton, Manatee County, FL, 34210
- Labcorp Center, 6060 53Rd Ave E Unit C, Bradenton, Manatee County, FL, 34203
- Labcorp Center, 8451 Shade Ave Bldg 2 Ste 109, Sarasota, Manatee County, FL, 34243
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Marion County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 20056 E Pennslyvania Ave1, Dunnellon, Marion County, FL, 34432
- Labcorp Center, 2100 Se 17Th St Ste 902, Ocala, Marion County, FL, 34471
- Labcorp Center, 9401 Sw Hwy 200 B1000s1002, Ocala, Marion County, FL, 34481
- Labcorp Center, 15437 S Us 441 Unit B, Summerfield, Marion County, FL, 34491
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Martin County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 858 Sw Federal Hwy, Stuart, Martin County, FL, 34994
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Miami-Dade County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 10720 Caribbean Blvd Ste 430, Cutler Bay, Miami-Dade County, FL, 33189
- Labcorp Center, 7150 W 20Th Ave Ste 213, Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, FL, 33016
- Labcorp Center, 4201 Palm Ave Ste A, Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, FL, 33012
- Labcorp Center, 2826 Ne 8 St Ste B-13, Homestead, Miami-Dade County, FL, 33033
- Labcorp Center, 2720 Sw 97 Ave Stes 204 205, Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL, 33165
- Labcorp Center, 951 Sw Le Jeune Rd-Ste 302, Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL, 33134
- Labcorp Center, 14713 Sw 42Nd St Ste 101, Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL, 33185
- Labcorp Center, 9950 Sw 107 Ave Ste 203, Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL, 33176
- Labcorp Center, 7000 Sw 62 Avenue Suite 570, Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL, 33143
- Labcorp Center, 400 Arthur Godfrey Road 510, Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL, 33140
- Labcorp Center, 100 Nw 170Th St Ste 205, North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, FL, 33169
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Nassau County, Florida
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Okaloosa County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 1505A S Ferdon Blvd, Crestview, Okaloosa County, FL, 32536
- Labcorp Center, 339 Racetrack Rd Nw Ste 21, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, FL, 32547
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Okeechobee County, Florida
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Orange County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 1706 E Semoran Blvd Ste 114, Apopka, Orange County, FL, 32703
- Labcorp Center, 1151 Blackwood Ave Ste 160, Ocoee, Orange County, FL, 34761
- Labcorp Center, 4401 S Orange Ave Ste 110, Orlando, Orange County, FL, 32806
- Labcorp Center, 5425 S Semoran Blvd, Orlando, Orange County, FL, 32822
- Labcorp Center, 2200 N Alafaya Trl Ste 900, Orlando, Orange County, FL, 32826
- Labcorp Center, 7300 Sandlake Commons Blvd 205, Orlando, Orange County, FL, 32819
- Labcorp Center, 1118 So.Orange Ave Ste. 202, Orlando, Orange County, FL, 32806
- Labcorp Center, 255 N. Lakemont Ave. Ste 201, Winter Park, Orange County, FL, 32792
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Osceola County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 820 N John Young Pkwy, Kissimmee, Osceola County, FL, 34741
- Labcorp Center, 1192 Cypress Glen Circle, Kissimmee, Osceola County, FL, 34741
- Labcorp Center, 317-319 Commerce Ctr Dr, Saint Cloud, Osceola County, FL, 34769
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Palm Beach County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 900 Glades Rd Ste 1B, Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, FL, 33431
- Labcorp Center, 7301 W. Palmetto Pk Rd Ste101b, Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, FL, 33433
- Labcorp Center, 801 Meadows Road Ste 117, Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, FL, 33486
- Labcorp Center, 7410 Boynton Beach Blvd Ste B1, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, FL, 33437
- Labcorp Center, 11135 S Jog Road Ste 4, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, FL, 33437
- Labcorp Center, 709 S. Federal Hwy. Suite D-4, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, FL, 33435
- Labcorp Center, 16205 S Military Trl Walmart, Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, FL, 33484
- Labcorp Center, 601 N. Congress Ave. Ste 416, Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, FL, 33445
- Labcorp Center, 5175 W. Atlantic Ave. Ste D, Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, FL, 33484
- Labcorp Center, 901 W Indiantown Rd Ste 110, Jupiter, Palm Beach County, FL, 33458
- Labcorp Center, 600 University Blvd. Ste 102, Jupiter, Palm Beach County, FL, 33458
- Labcorp Center, 6169 Jog Rd Ste A13, Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, FL, 33467
- Labcorp Center, 13005 Southern Blvd Ste 132, Loxahatchee, Palm Beach County, FL, 33470
- Labcorp Center, 4595 Northlake Blvd Suite 102, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County, FL, 33410
- Labcorp Center, 3385 Burns Road Ste 205, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County, FL, 33410
- Labcorp Center, 685 Royal Palm Bch Blvd 102, Royal Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, FL, 33411
- Labcorp Center, 4601 N Congress Ave, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, FL, 33407
- Labcorp Center, 4368 Forest Hill Blvd, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, FL, 33406
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Pasco County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 13944 Lakeshore Blvd Ste D, Hudson, Pasco County, FL, 34667
- Labcorp Center, 5124 Us Highway 19, New Port Richey, Pasco County, FL, 34652
- Labcorp Center, 8745 State Road 54, New Port Richey, Pasco County, FL, 34655
- Labcorp Center, 1724 Bruce B Downs Blvd Ste Q2, Wesley Chapel, Pasco County, FL, 33544
- Labcorp Center, 7352 Gall Blvd. Unit 16, Zephyrhills, Pasco County, FL, 33541
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Pinellas County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 2981B W Bay Dr, Belleair Bluffs, Pinellas County, FL, 33770
- Labcorp Center, 1822 N Belcher Rd 101 102, Clearwater, Pinellas County, FL, 33765
- Labcorp Center, 29245 Us Hwy 19 North, Clearwater, Pinellas County, FL, 33761
- Labcorp Center, 612 Druid Rd East Ste C, Clearwater, Pinellas County, FL, 33756
- Labcorp Center, 11370 66Th St Ste 125, Largo, Pinellas County, FL, 33773
- Labcorp Center, 5653 Park St N Ste 2, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL, 33709
- Labcorp Center, 501 Dr Mlk Jr St So Ste B, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL, 33705
- Labcorp Center, 3901 66Th Street North 102, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL, 33709
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Polk County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 2209 North Blvd W Ste B, Davenport, Polk County, FL, 33837
- Labcorp Center, 1324 State Road 60 E, Lake Wales, Polk County, FL, 33853
- Labcorp Center, 2142 E Edgewood Dr, Lakeland, Polk County, FL, 33803
- Labcorp Center, 3131 Lakeland Hills Blvd Ste 1, Lakeland, Polk County, FL, 33805
- Labcorp Center, 1120 Havendale Blvd Nw, Winter Haven, Polk County, FL, 33881
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Putnam County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 800 Zeagler Dr Suite 110, Palatka, Putnam County, FL, 32177
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Sarasota County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 693 Old Englewood Rd Ste C, Englewood, Sarasota County, FL, 34223
- Labcorp Center, 14816 S Tamiami Trl-Ste A-108, North Port, Sarasota County, FL, 34287
- Labcorp Center, 1217 East Ave South 103, Sarasota, Sarasota County, FL, 34239
- Labcorp Center, 3920 Bee Ridge Rd Ste A, Sarasota, Sarasota County, FL, 34233
- Labcorp Center, 3941 Clark Rd Ste A, Sarasota, Sarasota County, FL, 34233
- Labcorp Center, 333 Tamiami Trl S Ste 173, Venice, Sarasota County, FL, 34285
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Seminole County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 393 Center Pointe Cir Ste 1457, Altamonte Springs, Seminole County, FL, 32701
- Labcorp Center, 1239 Sr 436 Walmart, Casselberry, Seminole County, FL, 32707
- Labcorp Center, 2500 W Lake Mary Blvd Ste 112, Lake Mary, Seminole County, FL, 32746
- Labcorp Center, 705 W State Road 434 Ste J K, Longwood, Seminole County, FL, 32750
- Labcorp Center, 1000 W Broadway St Ste 204, Oviedo, Seminole County, FL, 32765
- Labcorp Center, 910 Lexington Green Lane, Sanford, Seminole County, FL, 32771
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In St Johns County, Florida
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In St Lucie County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 4162 Okeechobee Rd Ste 74, Fort Pierce, St Lucie County, FL, 34947
- Labcorp Center, 9196 S Us Highway 1, Port Saint Lucie, St Lucie County, FL, 34952
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Sumter County, Florida
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Volusia County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 565 Health Blvd, Daytona Beach, Volusia County, FL, 32114
- Labcorp Center, 929 N Spring Garden 927-B, Deland, Volusia County, FL, 32720
- Labcorp Center, 1848 S. Ridgewood Ave 101, Edgewater, Volusia County, FL, 32141
- Labcorp Center, 2544 Enterprise Road, Orange City, Volusia County, FL, 32763
- Labcorp Center, 1200 W Granada Blvd Ste 3, Ormond Beach, Volusia County, FL, 32174
- Labcorp Center, 3510 S Nova Rd Stes 109 110, Port Orange, Volusia County, FL, 32129
- Labcorp Center, 927 Beville Rd Ste 8, South Daytona, Volusia County, FL, 32119
LabCorp Blood Testing Centers In Walton County, Florida
- Labcorp Center, 21 West Main, Defuniak Springs, Walton County, FL, 32433
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Alachua County, Florida
- Quest Center, 6628 Nw 9Th Blvd, Gainesville, Alachua County, FL, 32605-4232
- Quest Center, 825 Northwest 23Rd Ave., Gainesville, Alachua County, FL, 32609-3574
- Quest Center, 7050 Sw Archer Rd, Gainesville, Alachua County, FL, 32608-4236
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Bay County, Florida
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Brevard County, Florida
- Quest Center, 6365 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, Brevard County, FL, 32940-2018
- Quest Center, 1515 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Brevard County, FL, 32901-3218
- Quest Center, 915 N Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island, Brevard County, FL, 32953-4530
- Quest Center, 1040 Malabar Rd Se, Palm Bay, Brevard County, FL, 32907-3251
- Quest Center, 1260 Us Highway 1, Rockledge, Brevard County, FL, 32955-2728
- Quest Center, 3233 Garden St, Titusville, Brevard County, FL, 32796-3004
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Broward County, Florida
- Quest Center, 1491 Se 17Th St, Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, FL, 33316-1709
- Quest Center, 110 N Federal Hwy., Hallandale Beach, Broward County, FL, 33009-4300
- Quest Center, 3700 Washington St,, Hollywood, Broward County, FL, 33021-8256
- Quest Center, 969 E Commercial Blvd, Oakland Park, Broward County, FL, 33334-3209
- Quest Center, 17900 Nw 5Th Street, Pembroke Pines, Broward County, FL, 33029-2811
- Quest Center, 7019 W Broward Blvd, Plantation, Broward County, FL, 33317-2208
- Quest Center, 898A North Federal Hwy, Pompano Beach, Broward County, FL, 33062-4313
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Charlotte County, Florida
- Quest Center, 4161 Tamiami Trl, Charlotte Harbor, Charlotte County, FL, 33952-9204
- Quest Center, 2960 South Mccall Rd, Englewood, Charlotte County, FL, 34223-4955
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Citrus County, Florida
- Quest Center, 6140 W Corporate Oaks Dr, Crystal River, Citrus County, FL, 34429-8722
- Quest Center, 210 S. Apopka Ave, Inverness, Citrus County, FL, 34452-4606
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Clay County, Florida
- Quest Center, 1505 County Road 220, Orange Park, Clay County, FL, 32003-7926
- Quest Center, 1465 Kingsley Ave, Orange Park, Clay County, FL, 32073-5128
- Quest Center, 1680 Eagle Harbor Parkway, Orange Park, Clay County, FL, 32003-4821
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Columbia County, Florida
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Desoto County, Florida
- Quest Center, 1709 E Oak St., Arcadia, Desoto County, FL, 34266-8925
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Duval County, Florida
- Quest Center, 9890 Hutchinson Park Dr, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL, 32225-7205
- Quest Center, 4372 Southside Blvd, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL, 32216-8504
- Quest Center, 13529 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville, Duval County, FL, 32224-0289
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Escambia County, Florida
- Quest Center, 4900 Bayou Blvd, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL, 32503-2533
- Quest Center, 418 E. Gregory Street, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL, 32502-4902
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Flagler County, Florida
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Gulf County, Florida
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Hardee County, Florida
- Quest Center, 465 Carlton St, Wauchula, Hardee County, FL, 33873-3400
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Hernando County, Florida
- Quest Center, 7007 Nightwalker Rd, Brooksville, Hernando County, FL, 34613-6349
- Quest Center, 1485 Commercial Way, Spring Hill, Hernando County, FL, 34606-4525
- Quest Center, 3041 Landover Blvd., Spring Hill, Hernando County, FL, 34608-7260
- Quest Center, 40 Seven Hills Dr, Spring Hill, Hernando County, FL, 34609-0212
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Highlands County, Florida
- Quest Center, 129 Tower St, Lake Placid, Highlands County, FL, 33852-6836
- Quest Center, 4315 Sun N Lake Blvd, Sebring, Highlands County, FL, 33872-2162
- Quest Center, 4 Ryant Blvd, Sebring, Highlands County, FL, 33870-8075
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Hillsborough County, Florida
- Quest Center, 206 Alexander Street West, Plant City, Hillsborough County, FL, 33563-7100
- Quest Center, 3814 State Road 674, Ruskin, Hillsborough County, FL, 33573-6805
- Quest Center, 15511 N Florida Avenue, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL, 33613-1263
- Quest Center, 11611 Sheldon Rd, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL, 33626-4306
- Quest Center, 3440 W Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL, 33607-6223
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Indian River County, Florida
- Quest Center, 13256 Us Highway 1, Sebastian, Indian River County, FL, 32958-3750
- Quest Center, 3975 20Th Street, Suite B & C, Vero Beach, Indian River County, FL, 32960-0540
- Quest Center, 1050 37Th Place, Vero Beach, Indian River County, FL, 32960-4897
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Jackson County, Florida
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Lake County, Florida
- Quest Center, 265 Citrus Tower Blvd, Clermont, Lake County, FL, 34711-9656
- Quest Center, 2105 Hartwood Marsh Road, Clermont, Lake County, FL, 34711-5390
- Quest Center, 2130 Prevatt St, Eustis, Lake County, FL, 32726-6130
- Quest Center, 701 N. 14Th St, Leesburg, Lake County, FL, 34748-4205
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Lee County, Florida
- Quest Center, 9550 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs, Lee County, FL, 34135-4517
- Quest Center, 4817-1 Milton Street, Cape Coral, Lee County, FL, 33904-9189
- Quest Center, 3400 Lee Blvd, Lehigh Acres, Lee County, FL, 33971-1309
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Leon County, Florida
- Quest Center, 1605 E. Plaza Drive, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL, 32308-5362
- Quest Center, 1594 Capital Cir Nw-1, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL, 32303-3183
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Manatee County, Florida
- Quest Center, 701 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, Manatee County, FL, 34205-8811
- Quest Center, 8451 Shade Avenue, Sarasota, Manatee County, FL, 34243-2894
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Marion County, Florida
- Quest Center, 11371 N Williams St, Dunnellon, Marion County, FL, 34432-8340
- Quest Center, 8602 Sw State Road 200, Ocala, Marion County, FL, 34481-0484
- Quest Center, 2685 Sw 32Nd Place, Ocala, Marion County, FL, 34471-7862
- Quest Center, 17820 Se 109 Avenue, Summerfield, Marion County, FL, 34491-8999
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Martin County, Florida
- Quest Center, 900 E Ocean Blvd, Stuart, Martin County, FL, 34994-3503
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Miami-Dade County, Florida
- Quest Center, 13808 Sw 8Th St., Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL, 33184-3032
- Quest Center, 12554 Sw 120Th St., Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL, 33186-9041
- Quest Center, 1050 Nw 14Th St, Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL, 33136-1005
- Quest Center, 333 41St St, Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, FL, 33140-3608
- Quest Center, 100 Nw 170Th St, North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, FL, 33169-5510
- Quest Center, 9521 South Dixie Highway, Pinecrest, Miami-Dade County, FL, 33156-2703
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Nassau County, Florida
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Okaloosa County, Florida
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Okeechobee County, Florida
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Orange County, Florida
- Quest Center, 10131 W Colonial Dr, Ocoee, Orange County, FL, 34761-4212
- Quest Center, 2000 N Alafaya Trail, Orlando, Orange County, FL, 32826-4719
- Quest Center, 2504 S Alafaya Trl, Orlando, Orange County, FL, 32828-7978
- Quest Center, 1603 S Hiawassee Rd, Orlando, Orange County, FL, 32835-6438
- Quest Center, 5575 S Semoran Blvd, Orlando, Orange County, FL, 32822-1747
- Quest Center, 7780 Lake Underhill Road, Orlando, Orange County, FL, 32822-8780
- Quest Center, 14050 Town Loop Blvd, Orlando, Orange County, FL, 32837-6190
- Quest Center, 324 E Par St, Orlando, Orange County, FL, 32804-4004
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Osceola County, Florida
- Quest Center, 1530 Celebration Blvd., Celebration, Osceola County, FL, 34747-5165
- Quest Center, 413 W Oak St, Kissimmee, Osceola County, FL, 34741-4931
- Quest Center, 2314 E Irlo Bronson Hwy, Kissimmee, Osceola County, FL, 34744-4420
- Quest Center, 3313 S Orange Blossom Trl, Kissimmee, Osceola County, FL, 34746-8815
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Palm Beach County, Florida
- Quest Center, 380 S Main St, Belle Glade, Palm Beach County, FL, 33430-3428
- Quest Center, 10151 Enterprise Center Blvd, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, FL, 33437-3761
- Quest Center, 4900 Linton Blvd., Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, FL, 33445-6505
- Quest Center, 175 Toney Penna Dr., Jupiter, Palm Beach County, FL, 33458-5747
- Quest Center, 2051 45Th Street, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, FL, 33407-2027
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Pasco County, Florida
- Quest Center, 7459 State Road 52, Hudson, Pasco County, FL, 34667-6714
- Quest Center, 4741 Us Highway 19, New Port Richey, Pasco County, FL, 34652-4945
- Quest Center, 26827 Foggy Creek Rd, Wesley Chapel, Pasco County, FL, 33544-6768
- Quest Center, 6719 Gall Blvd., Zephyrhills, Pasco County, FL, 33542-2569
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Pinellas County, Florida
- Quest Center, 1219 Cleveland St, Clearwater, Pinellas County, FL, 33755-4908
- Quest Center, 3801 Tampa Rd, Oldsmar, Pinellas County, FL, 34677-3008
- Quest Center, 11232 Park Blvd, Seminole, Pinellas County, FL, 33772-4713
- Quest Center, 6800 Gulfport Blvd S, South Pasadena, Pinellas County, FL, 33707-2193
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Polk County, Florida
- Quest Center, 161 Webb Drive, Davenport, Polk County, FL, 33837-8990
- Quest Center, 1424 State Road 60 E, Lake Wales, Polk County, FL, 33853-4323
- Quest Center, 3037 Lakeland Hills Blvd Ste 1, Lakeland, Polk County, FL, 33805-2202
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Putnam County, Florida
- Quest Center, 205 Zeagler Dr, Palatka, Putnam County, FL, 32177-3888
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Santa Rosa County, Florida
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Sarasota County, Florida
Quest Blood Testing Centers In Seminole County, Florida
- Quest Center, 1060 West Sr 434, Longwood, Seminole County, FL, 32750-4953
- Quest Center, 1950 W Sr 426, Oviedo, Seminole County, FL, 32765-9145
Quest Blood Testing Centers In St Johns County, Florida
- Quest Center, 4475 Us Highway 1 S, St Augustine, St Johns County, FL, 32086-7282
- Quest Center, 340 Cbl Dr, St Augustine, St Johns County, FL, 32086-5185
Quest Blood Testing Centers In St Lucie County, Florida
- Quest Center, 2940 S Us Highway 1, Fort Pierce, St Lucie County, FL, 34982-8141
- Quest Center, 1675 Nw Saint Lucie West Blvd, Port St Lucie, St Lucie County, FL, 34986-2106
- Quest Center, 1400 South East Goldtree Dr, Port St Lucie, St Lucie County, FL, 34952-7563
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Florida Hormone Replacement Therapy Services
The Conscious Evolution Institute is one of the premier Hormone Restoration Clinics in the United States and proudly serves the entire state of Florida, as well as every county in the United States. If you are a man or woman over the age of thirty and are interested in the benefits that Hormone Replacement Therapy can provide, we can answer all of your questions, and provide the blood testing and medical diagnosis necessary to help you learn whether HRT Therapy is right for you!
Florida HGH Injection Therapy
Human Growth Hormone Deficiency is a significant medical condition that afflicts many in the United States. As we age, our bodies produce Natural HGH less efficiently over time, and our bodies start to suffer as a result. Growth Hormone is a vitally important metabolic hormone, and when we don't have enough, the body starts to deteriorate more quickly over time.
If you qualify for Bio-Identical HGH Therapy, we can have HGH Injections shipped straight to your home or office.
Florida Sermorelin Injection Therapy
HGH Injections are not the only effective treatment for HGH Deficiency. Sermorelin Acetate is functionally identical to a hormone produced by the human body known as Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone, and can safely and effectively restore flagging HGH Production.
Both forms of treatment are highly effective, but Sermorelin Acetate is a bit cheaper, and is available for off-label prescription. Your doctor can help you decide which treatment is best for you!
Florida Low-T Treatments
For men, Testosterone is the primary hormone which supports and stimulates manliness. Most men simply think that Testosterone Replacement Therapy is a treatment for Erectile Dysfunction, but Testosterone is vitally important to a wide variety of physiological processes which support and preserve the healthy function of the male body.
Not only does Testosterone stimulate libido and sexual function, it also encourages enhanced muscle strength and endurance, and many men that suffer from Age-Related Low-T also at increased risk of a number of medical conditions including obesity, diabetes, anxiety and insomnia. Testosterone has also been proven to be a highly effective medical treatment for Menopause and osteoporosis.
Florida HCG Weight Loss Therapy
Not all Hormone Therapy Treatments are used expressly to restore hormone balance, some are actually used as medical treatments. For example, a hormone known as HCG has been clinically shown to be a highly effective weight loss aid, especially when combined with a diet method known as Caloric Restriction.
HCG causes the body to burn calories from fat more effectively, and it also reduces the impact of hunger on the human brain, biologically increasing willpower. HCG Injections are nearly painless and are administered just underneath the skin. HCG Injections make it easier to lose weight, and can result in the loss of more than a pound per day.
Largest Cities in Florida
Jacksonville
Jacksonville is the most populous city in the state of Florida. The city also has the unique status of being the largest city by area in the United States. Jacksonville is located in Northeast Florida. Jacksonville is the home of one professional sports team: The Jacksonville Jaguars. Jacksonville is also home of the annual Gator Bowl, an SEC Football game played between Georgia and Florida.
Jacksonville has a very strong and diverse economy, with major opportunities in a number of different fields, including Insurance, Bio-Tech, banking, manufacturing, and distribution. Bi-Lo, Fidelity National Financial, and CSX Transportation are all based in the city.
Miami
Miami is located on the southern tip of Florida, and is widely recognized as one of the most lavish cities in the United States, along the lines of New York City, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. Although Jacksonville is the largest city in Florida, Miami is the center of one of the largest metro areas in the United States.
Miami has a large Professional Sports scene, due to its population as well as its importance as a high-class tourist destination. Miami is the home of the Miami Dolphins, the Miami Heat, and the Miami Marlins. Miami has a strong and international economy, and there are many lucrative corporations based in the area, including Burger King, Telemundo, and Carnival Cruise Lines. It is also the home of many corporations' Latin American Headquarters.
Tampa
Tampa, Florida is the third largest city in the state of Florida. Tampa Bay is sometimes referred to as Cigar City, because of its historical importance to the American Cigar Industry. Tampa is one of the wealthiest cities in the southeast, and has experienced a huge influx of Americans moving to the area.
Tampa is home to one of the most successful baseball teams of the early 21st century: The Tampa Bay Rays. Tampa Bay is also the home turf of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tampa has a large military presence because of MacDill Air Force Base.
St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg is the fourth largest city in Florida, and is a sister city that belongs in the same metropolitan area as Tampa, separated by Tampa Bay. St. Petersburg goes by the nickname, The Sunshine City, because of the tremendous amount of sunny and beautiful days experienced by the city. Because of this wonderful weather, and the area's great economy, St. Petersburg is both a popular vacation destination as well as a popular retirement location.
St. Petersburg has a strong economy, although many commute to Tampa Bay to work. Among the largest businesses in St. Petersburg are Bayfront Medical Center, the Home Shopping Network, and Raymond James.
Orlando
Orlando is the fifth most populous city in the state of Florida, but is also one of the premier tourist destinations in the United States. Orlando is, by far, most famous for Disney World, one of the largest amusement parks in America and the world.
Orlando is home to one professional sports team, the Orlando Magic. Although the Atlanta Braves are based in Georgia, they play their home Spring Training games at Walt Disney World Resort. Orlando is also home to the University of Central Florida, home of the Knights and the largest public school in Florida.
All About Florida Geographic Area
Florida i/ËnflÉarɪdÉo/ is a state in the southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida. Florida is the 22nd most extensive, the 3rd most populous, and the 8th most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state capital is Tallahassee, the largest city is Jacksonville, and the largest metropolitan area is the Miami metropolitan area.
Much of Florida is a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of Florida. Its geography is notable for a coastline, omnipresent water and the threat of hurricanes. Florida has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States, encompassing approximately 1,350 miles (2,170 km), and is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Much of the state is at or near sea level and is characterized by sedimentary soil. The climate varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south. Some of its most iconic animals, such as the American alligator, crocodile, Florida panther and the manatee, can be found in the Everglades National Park.
Since the first European contact was made in 1513 by Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de LeR³n ae who named it La Florida ([la floËnɾiR°a] "The Flowery") upon landing there during the Easter season, Pascua Florida ae Florida was a challenge for the European colonial powers before it gained statehood in the United States in 1845. It was a principal location of the Seminole Wars against the Indians, and racial segregation after the American Civil War.
Today, Florida is distinguished by its large Hispanic community and high population growth, as well as its increasing environmental concerns. Its economy relies mainly on tourism, agriculture, and transportation, which developed in the late 19th century. Florida is also known for its amusement parks, the production of oranges and the Kennedy Space Center.
Florida culture is a reflection of influences and multiple inheritance; Native American, European American, Hispanic and African American heritages can be found in the architecture and cuisine. Florida has attracted many writers such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Ernest Hemingway and Tennessee Williams, and continues to attract celebrities and athletes. It is internationally known for golf, tennis, auto racing and water sports.
By the 16th century, the earliest time for which there is a historical record, major Native American groups included the Apalachee (of the Florida Panhandle), the Timucua (of northern and central Florida), the Ais (of the central Atlantic coast), the Tocobaga (of the Tampa Bay area), the Calusa (of southwest Florida) and the Tequesta (of the southeastern coast).
Florida was the first part of the continental United States to be visited by Europeans. The earliest known European explorers came with the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de LeR³n. De LeR³n spotted the peninsula on April 2, 1513, and he named the region La Florida ("flowery land").
The Spanish introduced Christianity, cattle, horses, sheep, the Spanish language and more to Florida.[broken citation] Both the Spanish and French established settlements in Florida with varying degrees of success. In 1559, Don TristR¡n de Luna y Arellano established a colony at present-day Pensacola, one of the first European settlements in the continental United States, but it was abandoned by 1561.
In 1565, the Spanish colony of St. Augustine (San AgustRn) was established. Spain maintained tenuous control over the region by converting the local tribes to Christianity. The area of Spanish Florida diminished with the establishment of English colonies to the north and French colonies to the west. The English attacked St. Augustine, burning the city and its cathedral to the ground several times.
Florida attracted numerous Africans and African Americans from adjacent British colonies in North America who sought freedom from slavery. The Spanish Crown gave them freedom, and those freedmen settled north of St. Augustine in Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose, the first free black settlement of its kind in what became the United States.
Great Britain controlled Florida from 1763 to 1783. Great Britain gained control of Florida through the Peace of Paris and exchanges of possessions with Spain. The British divided their new acquisitions into East Florida, with its capital at St. Augustine, and West Florida, with its capital at Pensacola, by the Royal Proclamation of 1763. East Florida and West Florida did not send any representatives to Philadelphia to draft the Declaration of Independence.
Spain received both Floridas after Britain's defeat by the American colonies and the subsequent Treaty of Versailles in 1783, continuing the division into East and West Florida.
Spain offered land grants to anyone who settled in the Florida colonies, and many Americans moved to them. After settler attacks on Indian towns, Seminole Indians based in East Florida began raiding Georgia settlements, purportedly at the behest of the Spanish. The United States Army led increasingly frequent incursions into Spanish territory, including the 1817 ae1818 campaign against the Seminole Indians by Andrew Jackson that became known as the First Seminole War. Following the war, the United States effectively controlled East Florida.
Upon full ratification in 1821, the Adams-OnRs Treaty ceded East Florida and West Florida to the United States in exchange for $5 million and the American renunciation of any claims on Texas. President James Madison was authorized on March 3, 1821 to take possession of East Florida and West Florida for the United States and provide for initial governance. Andrew Jackson served as military governor of the newly acquired territory, but only for a brief period. On March 30, 1822, the United States merged East Florida and part of West Florida into the Florida Territory.
By the early 1800s, Indian removal was a significant issue throughout the southeastern U.S. and also in Florida. In 1830, the U.S. Congress passed the Indian Removal Act and as settlement increased, pressure grew on the United States government to remove the Indians from Florida. Seminoles harbored runaway blacks, known as the Black Seminoles, and clashes between whites and Indians grew with the influx of new settlers. In 1832, the Treaty of Payne's Landing promised to the Seminoles lands west of the Mississippi River if they agreed to leave Florida. Many Seminole left at this time.
Some Seminoles remained, and the U.S. Army arrived in Florida, leading to the Second Seminole War (1835 ae42). Following the war, approximately 3,000 Seminole and 800 Black Seminole were removed to Indian Territory. A few hundred Seminole remained in Florida in the Everglades.
On March 3, 1845, Florida became the 27th state of the United States of America. The state was admitted as a slave state, although initially its population grew slowly.
White settlers continued to encroach on Seminole lands, and the United States intervened to move the remaining Seminoles to the West. The Third Seminole War (1855 ae58) resulted in the forced removal of most of the remaining Seminoles, although hundreds of Seminole Indians remained in the Everglades.
White settlers began to establish cotton plantations in Florida, which required numerous laborers, which they supplied by buying slaves in the domestic market. By 1860 Florida had only 140,424 people, of whom 44% were enslaved. There were fewer than 1,000 free African Americans before the Civil War.
In January 1861, Florida declared its secession from the Union and became a founding member of the Confederate States. The Confederates received little help from Florida; the 15,000 men it offered were generally sent elsewhere. The largest engagements in the state were the battle of Olustee on February 20, 1864 and the battle of Natural Bridge, just south of Tallahassee, on March 6, 1865. Both were Confederate victories. The war ended in 1865.
Following the Civil War, Florida's congressional representation was restored on June 25, 1868. After Reconstruction, white Democrats regained power in the state legislature. In 1885 they created a new constitution, followed by statutes through 1889 that disfranchised most blacks and many poor whites.
Until the mid-20th century, Florida was the least populous Southern state. In 1900 its population was only 528,542, of whom nearly 44% were African American, the same proportion as before the Civil War. The boll weevil devastated cotton crops.
Forty thousand blacks, roughly one-fifth of their 1900 population, left the state in the Great Migration. They left due to lynchings and racial violence, and for better opportunities. Disfranchisement for most African Americans in the state persisted until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s gained federal legislation in 1965 to enforce protection of their constitutional suffrage.
Historically, Florida's economy was based upon agricultural products such as cattle farming, sugarcane, citrus, tomatoes, and strawberries.
Economic prosperity in the 1920s stimulated tourism to Florida and related development of hotels and resort communities. Combined with its sudden elevation in profile was the Florida land boom of the 1920s, which brought a brief period of intense land development. Devastating hurricanes in 1926 and 1928, followed by the Great Depression, brought that period to a halt. Florida's economy did not fully recover until the military buildup for World War II.
The climate, tempered by the growing availability of air conditioning, and low cost of living made the state a haven. Migration from the Rust Belt and the Northeast sharply increased Florida's population after the war. In recent decades, more migrants have come for the jobs in a developing economy.
With a population of more than 18 million according to the 2010 census, Florida is the most populous state in the Southeastern United States, and the fourth most populous in the United States.
Key West Historic District
Downtown Jacksonville houses many of the city's iconic and historic structures
Historic Ybor City in Tampa
The Downtown Miami Historic District has some of the oldest buildings in Miami
Much of the state of Florida is situated on a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean and the Straits of Florida. Spanning two time zones, it extends to the northwest into a panhandle, extending along the northern Gulf of Mexico. It is bordered on the north by the states of Georgia and Alabama, and on the west, at the end of the panhandle, by Alabama. It is near several Caribbean countries, particularly The Bahamas and Cuba. Florida is one of the largest states east of the Mississippi River, and only Alaska and Michigan are larger in water area. The water boundary is 3 nautical miles (3.5 mi; 5.6 km) offshore in the Atlantic Ocean and 9 nautical miles (10 mi; 17 km) offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.
At 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level, Britton Hill is the highest point in Florida and the lowest highpoint of any U.S. state. Much of the state south of Orlando lies at a lower elevation than northern Florida, and is fairly level. Much of the state is at or near sea level.
However some places such as Clearwater have promontories that rise 50 to 100 ft (15 to 30 m) above the water. Much of Central and North Florida, typically 25 mi (40 km) or more away from the coastline, have rolling hills with elevations ranging from 100 to 250 ft (30 to 76 m). The highest point in peninsular Florida (east and south of the Suwanee River), Sugarloaf Mountain, is a 312-foot (95 m) peak in Lake County.
The climate of Florida is tempered somewhat by the fact that no part of the state is distant from the ocean. North of Lake Okeechobee, the prevalent climate is humid subtropical (Koppen: Cfa), while coastal areas south of the lake (including the Florida Keys) have a true tropical climate (Koppen: Aw). Mean high temperatures for late July are primarily in the low 90s Fahrenheit (32 ae34 °C). Mean low temperatures for early to mid January range from the low 40s Fahrenheit (4 ae7 °C) in northern Florida to above 60 °F (16 °C) from Miami on southward. With an average daily temperature of 70.7 °F (21.5 °C), it is the warmest state in the country.
In the summer, high temperatures in the state seldom exceed 100 °F (38 °C). Several record cold maxima have been in the 30s °F ( na1 to 4 °C) and record lows have been in the 10s ( na12 to na7 °C). These temperatures normally extend at most a few days at a time in the northern and central parts of Florida. Southern Florida, however, rarely encounters freezing temperatures.
The hottest temperature ever recorded in Florida was 109 °F (43 °C), which was set on June 29, 1931 in Monticello. The coldest temperature was na2 °F ( na19 °C), on February 13, 1899, just 25 miles (40 km) away, in Tallahassee.
Due to its subtropical climate, Florida rarely receives snow. However, on rare occasions, a combination of cold moisture and freezing temperatures can result in snowfall. Frost is more common than snow, occurring several times during the winter months.
The USDA Plant hardiness zones for the state range from zone 8a (no colder than 10 °F or na12 °C) in the inland western panhandle to zone 11b (no colder than 45 °F or 7 °C) in the lower Florida Keys.
Florida's nickname is the "Sunshine State", but severe weather is a common occurrence in the state. Central Florida is known as the lightning capital of the United States, as it experiences more lightning strikes than anywhere else in the country. Florida has one of the highest average precipitation levels of any state, in large part because afternoon thunderstorms are common in much of the state from late spring until early autumn. A narrow eastern part of the state including Orlando and Jacksonville receives between 2,400 and 2,800 hours of sunshine annually. The rest of the state, including Miami, receives between 2,800 and 3,200 hours annually.
Florida leads the United States in tornadoes per area (when including waterspouts) but they do not typically reach the intensity of those in the Midwest and Great Plains. Hail often accompanies the most severe thunderstorms.
Hurricanes pose a severe threat each year during the June 1 to November 30 hurricane season, particularly from August to October. Florida is the most hurricane-prone state, with subtropical or tropical water on a lengthy coastline. Of the category 4 or higher storms that have struck the United States, 83% have either hit Florida or Texas. From 1851 to 2006, Florida was struck by 114 hurricanes, 37 of them major aecategory 3 and above. It is rare for a hurricane season to pass without any impact in the state by at least a tropical storm.
Florida was the site of what was then the costliest weather disaster in U.S. history, Hurricane Andrew, which caused more than $25 billion in damage when it struck in August 1992; it held that distinction until 2005, when Hurricane Katrina surpassed it. Hurricane Wilma ae the second most expensive hurricane in Florida history ae landed just south of Marco Island in October 2004.
Hurricane Andrew bearing down on Florida on August 23, 1992.
The Royal Poinciana grows in South Florida and blooms in the winter, an indication of South Florida's tropical climate
Summer afternoon showers from the Everglades traveling eastward over Downtown Miami
Fall foliage occurs annually in North and Central Florida.
Snow is uncommon in Florida, but has occurred in every major Florida city at least once.
Winter in Miami. Miami's tropical climate makes it a top tourist destination in the winter.
Florida is host to many types of wildlife including:
The only known calving area for the northern right whale is off the coasts of Florida and Georgia.
The native bear population has risen from a historic low of 300 in the 1970s, to 3,000 in 2011.
Since their accidental importation from South America into North America in the 1930s, the red imported fire ant population has increased its territorial range to include most of the Southern United States, including Florida. They are more aggressive than most native ant species and have a painful sting.
A number of non-native snakes and lizards have been released in the wild. In 2010 the state created a hunting season for Burmese and Indian pythons, African rock pythons, green anacondas, and Nile monitor lizards. Green iguanas have also established a firm population in the southern part of the state.
There are about 500,000 feral pigs in Florida.
Key deer in the lower Florida Keys
The Florida scrub jay is found only in Florida.
West Indian manatee
Florida panther, native of South Florida
Leatherback sea turtle
Whooping crane
There are about 3,000 different types of wildflowers in Florida. This is the third most diverse state in the union, behind California and Texas, both larger states.
On the east coast of the state, mangroves have normally dominated the coast from Cocoa Beach southward; salt marshes from St. Augustine northward. From St. Augustine south to Cocoa Beach, the coast fluctuates between the two, depending on the annual weather conditions.
Everglades National Park in Southern Florida
Bahia Honda in the Florida Keys
Ocala National Forest in North Central Florida
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve in Northeast Florida
Florida is a low per capita energy user. It is estimated that approximately 4% of energy in the state is generated through renewable resources. Florida's energy production is 6% of the nation's total energy output, while total production of pollutants is lower, with figures of 5.6% for nitrogen oxide, 5.1% for carbon dioxide, and 3.5% for sulfur dioxide.
All potable water resources have been controlled by the state government through five regional water authorities since 1972.
Red tide has been an issue on the southwest coast of Florida, as well as other areas. While there has been a great deal of conjecture over the cause of the toxic algae bloom, there is no evidence that it is being caused by pollution or that there has been an increase in the duration or frequency of red tides.
The Florida panther is close to extinction. A record 23 were killed in 2009 predominately by automobile collisions, leaving about 100 individuals in the wild. The Center for Biological Diversity and others have therefore called for a special protected area for the panther to be established. Manatees are also dying at a rate higher than their reproduction.
Much of Florida has an elevation of less than 12 feet (less than 3.7 meters), including populated areas such as Miami which are located on the coast. Miami and other parts of south Florida are the most vulnerable regions in the world to rising sea levels associated with global warming. The Atlantic beaches that are vital to the state's economy are being washed out to sea due to rising sea levels caused by climate change and the state is running out of accessible offshore sand reserves.
The Florida peninsula is a porous plateau of karst limestone sitting atop bedrock known as the Florida Platform. The largest deposits of potash in the United States are found in Florida.
Extended systems of underwater caves, sinkholes and springs are found throughout the state and supply most of the water used by residents. The limestone is topped with sandy soils deposited as ancient beaches over millions of years as global sea levels rose and fell. During the last glacial period, lower sea levels and a drier climate revealed a much wider peninsula, largely savanna. The Everglades, an enormously wide, slow-flowing river encompasses the southern tip of the peninsula. Sinkhole damage claims on property in the state exceeded a total of $2 billion from 2006 through 2010.
Florida is tied for last place as having the fewest earthquakes of any U.S. state. Earthquakes are rare because Florida is not located near any tectonic plate boundaries.
The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Florida was 19,893,297 on July 1, 2014, a 5.81% increase since the 2010 United States Census. The population of Florida in the 2010 census was 18,801,310. Florida was the seventh fastest-growing state in the U.S. in the 12-month period ending July 1, 2012. In 2010, the center of population of Florida was located between Fort Meade and Frostproof. The center of population has moved less than 5 miles (8 km) to the east and approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north between 1980 and 2010 and has been located in Polk County since the 1960 census. The population exceeded 19.7 million by December 2014, surpassing the population of the state of New York for the first time.
Florida contains the highest percentage of people over 65 (17%). There were 186,102 military retirees living in the state in 2008. About two-thirds of the population was born in another state, the second highest in the country.
In 2010, illegal immigrants constituted an estimated 5.7% of the population. This was the sixth highest percentage of any state in the country. There were an estimated 675,000 illegal immigrants in the state in 2010.
A 2013 Gallup poll indicated that 47% of the residents agreed that Florida was the best state to live in. Results in other states ranged from a low of 18% to a high of 77%.
The legal name in Florida for a city, town or village is "municipality". In Florida there is no legal difference between towns, villages and cities.
In 2012, 75% of the population lived within 10 miles (16 km) of the coastline.
The largest metropolitan area in the state as well as the entire southeastern United States is the Miami metropolitan area, with about 5.8 million people. The Tampa Bay Area, with over 2.8 million people, is the second largest; the Orlando metropolitan area, with over 2.2 million people, is the third; and the Jacksonville metropolitan area, with over 1.3 million people, is fourth.
Florida has 22 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 43 of Florida's 67 counties are in a MSA.
Hispanic and Latinos of any race made up 22.5% of the population in 2010.
The largest reported ancestries in the 2000 Census were German (11.8%), Irish (10.3%), English (9.2%), American (8%), Italian (6.3%), Cuban (5.2%), Puerto Rican (3.0%) French (2.8%), Polish (2.7%) and Scottish (1.8%).
In the 2000 Census, 1,278,586 people in Florida self-identified as having "American" ancestry; most of these people are of English descent, and some are of Scots-Irish descent; however, their families have lived in the state for so long, sometimes since the colonial period, that they choose to identify simply as having "American" ancestry or do not in fact know their own ancestry. In the 1980 United States census the largest ancestry group reported in Florida was English with 2,232,514 Floridians claiming that they were of English or mostly English ancestry. Their ancestry primarily goes back to the original thirteen colonies and thus many of them today simply claim "American" ancestry, though they are of predominately English stock. They were followed by Irish at 1,617,433.
White Americans of all European backgrounds are present in all areas of the state. In 1970, non-Hispanic whites were nearly 80% of Florida's population. Those of English and Irish ancestry are present in large numbers in all the urban/suburban areas across the state. Some native white Floridians, especially those who have descended from long-time Florida families, may refer to themselves as "Florida crackers"; others see the term as a derogatory one. Like whites in most of the other Southern states, they descend mainly from English and Scots-Irish settlers, as well as some other British settlers.
Florida's Hispanic population includes large communities of Cuban Americans in Miami and Tampa, Puerto Ricans in Orlando and Tampa, and Central American migrant workers in inland West-Central and South Florida. The Hispanic community continues to grow more affluent and mobile. As of 2011, 57.0% of Florida's children under the age of 1 belonged to minority groups.
Before the American Civil War, when slavery was legal, and during the Reconstruction Era that followed, blacks made up nearly half of the state's population. Their proportion declined over the next century, as many moved north in the Great Migration while large numbers of northern whites moved to the state. Recently,[when?] the state's proportion of black residents has begun to grow again. Today, large concentrations of black residents can be found in northern Florida (notably in Jacksonville, Gainesville, Tallahassee, and Pensacola), the Tampa Bay area, the Orlando area, especially in Orlando and Sanford.
In response to segregation, disfranchisement and agricultural depression, many African Americans migrated from Florida to northern cities in the Great Migration, in waves from 1910 to 1940, and again starting in the later 1940s. They moved for jobs, better education for their children and the chance to vote and participate in society. Given migration of other groups into Florida, by 1960 the proportion of African Americans in the state had declined to 18%.
The most common languages spoken in Florida are English and Spanish. English is the state's official language, a position that was added to the Florida Constitution in 1988 in response to the state's growing Spanish-speaking Hispanic population. But 27% of Florida's population speaks a mother language other than English, and over 200 first languages other than English are spoken at home in the state.
The most common languages spoken in Florida as a first language in 2010 are:
The most common accent throughout Florida is general American English, but there are a variety of English-language accents and dialects in Florida. Southern accents are common in northern Florida, while due to migration patterns, the east coast of Florida has a northeastern accent and the west coast of Florida has a midwestern accent.
In 2010, the three largest denominational groups in Florida were the Catholic Church, the Southern Baptist Convention, and the United Methodist Church.
Florida is mostly Protestant, but Roman Catholicism is the single largest denomination in the state, due in significant part to the state's large Hispanic population. There is also a sizable Jewish community, located mainly in South Florida; this is the largest Jewish population in the South and the third largest in the country behind New York and California. Florida's current religious affiliations include Protestants at 48%, Roman Catholics at 26%, Jews at 3%, Jehovah's Witnesses at 1%, Muslim at 1%, Orthodox at 1%, Buddhists at 0.5% and Hindus at 0.5%. Atheists, deists, and other non-religious people compose 16% of Florida's population.[100]
The basic structure, duties, function, and operations of the government of the state of Florida are defined and established by the Florida Constitution, which establishes the basic law of the state and guarantees various rights and freedoms of the people. The state government consists of three separate branches: judicial, executive, and legislative. The legislature enacts bills, which, if signed by the governor, become law.
The Florida Legislature comprises the Florida Senate, which has 40 members, and the Florida House of Representatives, which has 120 members. The current Governor of Florida is Rick Scott. The Florida Supreme Court consists of a Chief Justice and six Justices.
Florida has 67 counties. Some reference materials may show only 66 because Duval County is consolidated with the City of Jacksonville. There are 379 cities in Florida (out of 411) that report regularly to the Florida Department of Revenue, but there are other incorporated municipalities that do not. The state government's primary source of revenue is sales tax. Florida does not impose a personal income tax. The primary revenue source for cities and counties is property tax.
There were 800 federal corruption convictions from 1988 to 2007, more than any other state.[101]
Although most voters are registered Democrats, since 1952 the state has voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election except for the 1964, 1976, and 1996 elections, when the Democrat was from the South, and the 2008 and 2012 elections, when the Democrat was from the North. 2008 marked the first time since Franklin D. Roosevelt that Florida had voted for a Northern Democrat. The first post-reconstruction Republican congressional representative was elected in 1954.[102] The state's first post-reconstruction Republican senator was elected in 1968,[103] two years after the first post-reconstruction Republican governor.[104]
The state is considered a bellwether, voting for 13 successful presidential candidates since 1952, and for the loser three times.[105]
In 1998, Democratic voters were most dominant in areas of the state with a high percentage of racial minorities as well as transplanted white liberals who primarily came from the northeastern United States.[106] South Florida and the Miami metropolitan area was a good example, as it had a particularly high level of both racial minorities and white liberals. Because of this, the area has voted as one of the most Democratic areas of the state. The Daytona Beach area has been, to a lesser extent, somewhat similar to South Florida demographically and the city of Orlando had a large Hispanic population, which often favored Democrats. Republicans remain dominant throughout much of the rest of Florida particularly in the more rural and suburban areas, as is the case throughout the Deep South.[106]
The fast-growing I-4 corridor area, which runs through Central Florida and connects the cities of Daytona Beach, Orlando, and Tampa/St. Petersburg, had a fairly similar number of both Republican and Democratic voters. The area is often seen as a merging point of the conservative northern portion of the state and the liberal southern portion, making it the biggest swing area in the state. In recent times, whichever way the I-4 corridor area, containing 40% of Florida voters, votes has often determined who will win the state of Florida in presidential elections.[107]
The Democratic Party has maintained an edge in voter registration, both statewide and in 40 of the 67 counties, including Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County, the state's three most populous counties.[108]
In 2000, George W. Bush won the U.S. Presidential election by a margin of 271 ae266 in the Electoral College.[109] Of the 271 electoral votes for Bush, 25 were cast by electors from Florida.[110] Reapportionment following the 2000 United States Census gave the state two more seats in the House of Representatives.[111]
Despite the Democratic advantage in registration, a safe Senate seat and Obama winning the state, as of 2008, Republicans controlled the governorship and most other statewide elective offices and 17 of the state's 27 seats in the House of Representatives.[112] Florida has been listed as a swing state in Presidential elections since 1950, voting for the losing candidate once in that period of time.[113] In the closely contested 2000 election the state played a pivotal role.[109][110][114][115][116][117]
In 2008, delegates of both the Republican Florida primary election and Democratic Florida primary election were stripped of half of their votes when the conventions met in August due to violation of both parties' national rules.
In the 2010 elections, Republicans solidified their dominance state-wide, by winning the governor's mansion, maintaining firm majorities in both houses of the state legislature. They won four previously Democratic-held seats to create a 19 ae6 Republican majority delegation representing Florida in the federal House of Representatives. As a result of the 2010 United States Census, Florida gained two House of Representative seats in 2012.[111]
The state repealed mandatory auto inspection in 1981.[118]
In 1972, the state made personal injury protection auto insurance mandatory for drivers, becoming the second in the nation to enact a no-fault insurance law. The ease of receiving payments under this law is seen as precipitating a major increase in insurance fraud.[119] Auto insurance fraud was the highest in the nation in 2011, estimated at close to $1 billion.[120] Fraud is particularly centered in the Miami-Dade metropolitan and Tampa areas.[121][122][123]
Florida was ranked the fifth most dangerous state in 2009. Ranking was based on the record of serious felonies committed in 2008.[124] The state was the sixth highest scammed state in 2010. It ranked first in mortgage fraud in 2009.[125]
In 2009, 44% of highway fatalities involved alcohol.[126] Florida is one of seven states that prohibit the open carry of handguns. This law was passed in 1987.[127]
According to the Federal Trade Commission, Florida has the highest per capita rate of both reported fraud and other types of complaints and reported including identity theft complaints.[128]
In the twentieth century, tourism, industry, construction, international banking, biomedical and life sciences, healthcare research, simulation training, aerospace and defense, and commercial space travel have contributed to the state's economic development.
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Florida in 2010 was $748 billion.[131] Its GDP is the fourth largest economy in the United States.[132] In 2010, it became the fourth largest exporter of trade goods.[133] The major contributors to the state's gross output in 2007 were general services, financial services, trade, transportation and public utilities, manufacturing and construction respectively. In 2010 ae11, the state budget was $70.5 billion, having reached a high of $73.8 billion in 2006 ae07.[134] Chief Executive Magazine name Florida the third "Best State for Business" in 2011.[135]
The economy is driven almost entirely by its nineteen metropolitan areas. In 2004, they had a combined total of 95.7% of the state's domestic product.[136]
In 2011, Florida's per capita personal income was $39,563, ranking 27th in the nation.[137] In February 2011, the state's unemployment rate was 11.5%.[138] Florida is one of seven states that do not impose a personal income tax.
Florida's constitution establishes a state minimum wage that (unique among minimum wage laws) is adjusted for inflation annually. As of January 1, 2012, Florida's minimum wage was $4.65 for tipped positions, and $7.67 for non-tipped positions, which was higher than the federal rate of $7.25.[139]
Florida has 4 cities in the top 25 cities in the country with the most credit card debt.[140] The state also had the second-highest credit card delinquency rate, with 1.45% of cardholders in the state more than 90 days delinquent on one or more credit cards.[141]
There were 2.4 million Floridians living in poverty in 2008. 18.4% of children 18 and younger were living in poverty.[142] Miami is the sixth poorest big city in the United States.[143] In 2010, over 2.5 million Floridians were on food stamps, up from 1.2 million in 2007. To qualify, Floridians must make less than 133% of the federal poverty level, which would be under $29,000 for a family of four.[144]
In the early 20th century, land speculators discovered Florida, and businessmen such as Henry Plant and Henry Flagler developed railroad systems, which led people to move in, drawn by the weather and local economies. From then on, tourism boomed, fueling a cycle of development that overwhelmed a great deal of farmland.
Because of the collective effect on the insurance industry of the hurricane claims of 2004, homeowners insurance has risen 40% to 60% and deductibles have risen.
At the end of the third quarter in 2008, Florida had the highest mortgage delinquency rate in the country, with 7.8% of mortgages delinquent at least 60 days.[141] A 2009 list of national housing markets that were hard hit in the real estate crash included a disproportionate number in Florida.[145] The early 21st-century building boom left Florida with 300,000 vacant homes in 2009, according to state figures.[146] In 2009, the US Census Bureau estimated that Floridians spent an average 49.1% of personal income on housing-related costs, the third highest percentage in the country.[147]
In the third quarter of 2009, there were 278,189 delinquent loans, 80,327 foreclosures.[148] Sales of existing homes for February 2010 was 11,890, up 21% from the same month in 2009. Only two metropolitan areas showed a decrease in homes sold: Panama City and Brevard County. The average sales price for an existing house was $131,000, 7% decrease from the prior year.[149][dubious ae discuss]
Tourism makes up the largest sector of the state economy. Warm weather, sunshine, and hundreds of miles of beaches attract about 60 million visitors to the state every year. Florida was the top destination state in 2011.[150] Many beach towns are popular tourist destinations, particularly during winter and spring break. Twenty-three million tourists visited Florida beaches in 2000, spending $22 billion.[151] The public has a right to beach access under the public trust doctrine, but some areas have access effectively blocked by private owners for a long distance.[152]
Amusement parks, especially in the Greater Orlando area, make up a significant portion of tourism. The Walt Disney World Resort is the largest vacation resort in the world, consisting of four theme parks and more than 20 hotels. Other major parks include Universal Orlando Resort, Busch Gardens, and SeaWorld.
Agriculture is the second largest industry in the state. Citrus fruit, especially oranges, are a major part of the economy, and Florida produces the majority of citrus fruit grown in the United States. In 2006, 67% of all citrus, 74% of oranges, 58% of tangerines, and 54% of grapefruit were grown in Florida. About 95% of commercial orange production in the state is destined for processing (mostly as orange juice, the official state beverage).[153]
Citrus canker continues to be an issue of concern. From 1997 to 2013, the growing of citrus trees has declined 25%, from 600,000 acres (240,000 ha) to 450,000 acres (180,000 ha). Citrus greening disease is incurable. A study states that it has caused the loss of $4.5 billion between 2006 and 2012. As of 2014, it was the major agricultural concern.[154]
Other products include sugarcane, strawberries, tomatoes and celery.[155] The state is the largest producer of sweet corn and green beans for the country.[156]
The Everglades Agricultural Area is a major center for agriculture. The environmental impact of agriculture, especially water pollution, is a major issue in Florida today.
In 2009, fishing was a $6 billion industry, employing 60,000 jobs for sports and commercial purposes.[157]
Florida is the leading state for sales of power boats. There were $1.96 billion worth of boats sold in 2013.[159]
Phosphate mining, concentrated in the Bone Valley, is the state's third-largest industry. The state produces about 75% of the phosphate required by farmers in the United States and 25% of the world supply, with about 95% used for agriculture (90% for fertilizer and 5% for livestock feed supplements) and 5% used for other products.[160]
After the watershed events of Hurricane Andrew in 1992, the state of Florida began investing in economic development through the Office of Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development. Governor Jeb Bush realized that watershed events such as Andrew negatively impacted Florida's backbone industry of tourism severely. The office was directed to target Medical/Bio-Sciences among others. Three years later, The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) announced it had chosen Florida for its newest expansion. In 2003, TSRI announced plans to establish a major science center in Palm Beach, a 364,000 square feet (33,800 m2) facility on 100 acres (40 ha), which TSRI planned to occupy in 2006.[161]
Since the arrival of the NASA Merritt Island launch sites on Cape Canaveral (most notably Kennedy Space Center) in 1962, Florida has developed a sizable aerospace industry.
Another major economic engine in Florida is the United States Military. There are 24 military bases in the state, housing three Unified Combatant Commands; United States Central Command in Tampa, United States Southern Command in Doral, and United States Special Operations Command in Tampa. There are 109,390 U.S. military personnel stationed in Florida,[162] contributing, directly and indirectly, $52 billion a year to the state's economy.[163]
In 2009, there were 89,706 federal workers employed within the state.[164]
In 2012, government was a top employer in all counties in the state. This was mainly due to the prevalence of teachers, whose school boards employ nearly 1 out of every 30 workers in the state. The military was the top employer in three counties.[165]
There were 2.7 million Medicaid patients in Florida in 2009. The governor has proposed adding $2.6 billion to care for the expected 300,000 additional patients in 2011.[166] The cost of caring for 2.3 million clients in 2010 was $18.8 billion.[167] This is nearly 30% of Florida's budget.[168] Medicaid paid for 60% of all births in Florida in 2009. The state has a program for those not covered by Medicaid.
In 2013, Florida refused to participate in providing coverage for the uninsured under the Affordable Care Act, popularly called Obamacare. Florida also refused to accept additional Federal funding for Medicaid. As a result, Florida is second only to Texas in percentage of its citizens without health insurance.[169]
Some people suffer from various allergies from plants at varying seasons including pollen from oak trees and juniper shrubs.[170]
While many houses and commercial buildings look similar to those elsewhere in the country, the state has appropriated some unique styles in some section of the state including Spanish revival, Florida vernacular, and Mediterranean Revival Style.[171][172] It also has the largest collection of Art Deco and Streamline Moderne buildings in both the United States and the entire world, most of which are located in the Miami metropolitan area, especially Miami Beach's Art Deco District.[173] Another unique architectural design found only in Florida is the Miami Modern, which can be seen along places such as Miami's MiMo Historic District.
Florida's public primary and secondary schools are administered by the Florida Department of Education. School districts are organized within county boundaries. Each school district has an elected Board of Education which sets policy, budget, goals, and approves expenditures. Management is the responsibility of a Superintendent of schools.
The Florida Department of Education is required by law to train educators in teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).[174]
The State University System of Florida was founded in 1905, and is governed by the Florida Board of Governors. During the 2010 academic year, 312,216 students attended one of these twelve universities. The Florida College System comprises 28 public community and state colleges. In 2011-12, enrollment consisted of more than 875,000 students.[175]
Florida's first private university, Stetson University, was founded in 1883. The Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida is an association of 28 private, educational institutions in the state.[176] This Association reported that their member institutions served over 121,000 students in the fall of 2006.[177]
Florida State University
University of Florida
Florida Gulf Coast University
Flagler College
University of Miami
Florida's highway system contains 1,473 mi (2,371 km) of interstate highway, and 9,934 mi (15,987 km) of non-interstate highway, such as state highways and U.S. Highways. Florida's interstates, state highways, and U.S. Highways are maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation.
In 2011, there were about 9,000 retail gas stations in the state. Floridians consume 21 million gallons of gasoline daily, ranking it third in national use.[178][179] Motorists have the 45th lowest rate of car insurance in the country. 24% are uninsured.[180]
Drivers between 15 and 19 years of age averaged 364 car crashes a year per ten thousand licensed Florida drivers in 2010. Drivers 70 and older averaged 95 per 10,000 during the same time frame. A spokesperson for the non-profit Insurance Institute said that "Older drivers are more of a threat to themselves."[181]
Before the construction of routes under the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, Florida began construction of a long cross-state toll road, Florida's Turnpike. The first section, from Fort Pierce south to the Golden Glades Interchange was completed in 1957. After a second section north through Orlando to Wildwood (near present-day The Villages), and a southward extension around Miami to Homestead, it was finished in 1974.
Florida's primary interstate routes include:
Florida has 131 public airports.[182] Florida's seven large hub and medium hub airports, as classified by the FAA, are the following:
Florida is served by Amtrak, operating numerous lines throughout, connecting the state's largest cities to points north in the United States and Canada. The busiest Amtrak train stations in Florida in 2011 were: Sanford (259,944), Orlando (179,142), Tampa Union Station (140,785), Miami (94,556), and Jacksonville (74,733).[183] Sanford, in Greater Orlando, is the southern terminus of the Auto Train, which originates at Lorton, Virginia, south of Washington, D.C.. Until 2005, Orlando was also the eastern terminus of the Sunset Limited, which travels across the southern United States via New Orleans, Houston, and San Antonio to its western terminus of Los Angeles. Florida is served by two additional Amtrak trains (the Silver Star and the Silver Meteor), which operate between New York City and Miami. Miami Central Station, the city's rapid transit, commuter rail, intercity rail, and bus hub, is under construction.
The Florida Department of Transportation was preparing to build a high-speed rail between Tampa, Lakeland and Orlando.[184] This was to be the first phase of the Florida High Speed Rail system.[185] Soil work began in July 2010[186][187] and construction of the line was slated to begin in 2011, with the initial Tampa-Orlando phase completed by 2014.[188] The second phase, would have extended the line to Miami. Governor Scott, however, refused federal funds and the project has been canceled.
All Aboard Florida is a proposed higher-speed rail service that would run between Orlando and Miami at speeds up to 125 mph. Its Miami to Cocoa portion is scheduled to open in 2016, with the final segment to Orlando opening in 2017.
Florida has three NFL teams, two MLB teams, two NBA teams, and two NHL teams, and will gain an MLS team in Orlando in 2015. Florida gained its first permanent major-league professional sports team in 1966 when the American Football League added the Miami Dolphins. The state of Florida has given professional sports franchises some subsidies in the form of tax breaks since 1991.[194]
About half of all Major League Baseball teams conduct spring training in the state, with teams informally organized into the "Grapefruit League". Throughout MLB history, other teams have held spring training in Florida.
NASCAR (headquartered in Daytona Beach) begins all three of its major auto racing series in Florida at Daytona International Speedway in February, featuring the Daytona 500, and ends all three Series in November at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Daytona also has the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race weekend around Independence Day in July. The 24 Hours of Daytona is one of the world's most prestigious endurance auto races. The Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and Grand Prix of Miami have held IndyCar races as well.
The PGA of America is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens while the LPGA is headquartered in Daytona Beach. The Players Championship, WGC-Cadillac Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational, Honda Classic and Valspar Championship are PGA Tour rounds.
The Miami Masters is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and WTA Premier tennis event, whereas the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships is a ATP World Tour 250 event.
Minor league baseball, football, basketball, ice hockey, soccer and indoor football teams are based in Florida. Three of the Arena Football League's teams are in Florida.
Florida's universities have a number of collegiate sport programs, especially the Florida Gators, Miami Hurricanes, and Florida State Seminoles.
Auto-racing tracks
Amway Center
EverBank Field
Sun Life Stadium
Tropicana Field
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