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People Statistics · City estimate

Born abroad in Fort Walton Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 250 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 2, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Born abroad, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Walton Beach · Okaloosa County · Florida · United States · World
+2.7 pp since 2014
Fort Walton Beach Okaloosa County Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Born abroad · percent
Fort Walton Beach
9.4%
Florida
21.9%
World
3.7%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Fort Walton Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 9.4% · 2024
First value 7.4% · 2013
Highest 9.9% · 2021
Lowest 6.6% · 2015
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort Walton BeachChange Okaloosa CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 9.4% −0.0 pp 9.2% 21.9% 14.1% 3.7%
2023estimate 9.4% +0.2 pp 8.3% 21.4% 13.9% —
2022estimate 9.3% −0.6 pp 7.9% 21.1% 13.7% —
2021estimate 9.9% +1.5 pp 7.8% 21.0% 13.6% —
2020estimate 8.3% −0.6 pp 7.4% 20.8% — 3.5%
2019estimate 8.9% +0.6 pp 6.8% 20.7% — —
2018estimate 8.3% +1.5 pp 7.1% 20.5% — —
2017estimate 6.8% +0.1 pp 6.8% 20.2% — —
2016estimate 6.7% +0.1 pp 6.6% 19.9% — —
2015estimate 6.6% −0.1 pp 6.6% 19.7% — 3.3%
2014estimate 6.7% −0.6 pp 6.6% 19.6% — —
2013estimate 7.4% 6.6% 19.4% — —

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBorn abroad
386 Chokoloskee 0.0%
385 Laurel Hill 0.0%
384 Goodland 0.0%
383 Century 0.0%
382 Panacea 0.0%
381 Cedar Key 0.4%
380 Ebro 0.4%
379 Jay 0.5%
378 Baldwin 0.5%
377 Molino 0.7%
376 Hilliard 0.7%
375 Yankeetown 0.8%
374 Wewahitchka 1.0%
373 Masaryktown 1.1%
372 Eastpoint 1.3%
371 Mims 1.6%
370 Lake Helen 2.0%
369 Monticello 2.1%
368 Chiefland 2.1%
367 Wabasso Beach 2.3%
366 Cross City 2.4%
365 Warrington 2.5%
364 Goulding 2.5%
363 Homosassa Springs 2.5%
362 Brooksville 2.6%
…
245 Hastings 8.7%
244 Englewood 8.8%
243 Nocatee 8.9%
242 Fort Walton Beach 8.9%
241 Indialantic 9.0%
240 Cudjoe Key 9.0%
239 Port Orange 9.0%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019

What it means

The share of residents who were born in another country.

How it is calculated

Residents born outside the country divided by the total population (some countries count foreign citizens instead).