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Ron DeSantis: “Seven years ago, Florida's economy was roughly $1 trillion…”

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Governor Ron DeSantis Delivers 2026 State of the State Address

Published | Video Starts at 07:28

Florida represents about six and a half percent of the U.S. population. Yet since 2020, our economy has accounted for more than 14% of all new jobs produced throughout America. Seven years ago, Florida's economy was roughly $1 trillion. Today it is approaching 1.8 trillion. An increase of close to 80%. If you stacked that $800 billion our economy has grown in these last seven years in the air. Using $100 bills, that stack would extend 543 miles high. (07:28–07:36)

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Asserts that Florida's economy has grown from $1 trillion to nearly $1.8 trillion in seven years.

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