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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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBorn abroad
275 Alva 7.6%
319 Anna Maria 5.5%
331 Apalachicola 4.6%
224 Apollo Beach 10.0%
250 Atlantic Beach 8.8%
150 Atlantis 15.1%
119 Ave Maria 19.4%
23 Aventura 51.4%
352 Bagdad 3.6%
42 Bal Harbour 43.0%
374 Baldwin 1.5%
24 Bay Harbor Islands 51.3%
288 Bay Pines 6.8%
285 Bayonet Point 6.9%
173 Bayshore Gardens 13.1%
271 Bell 7.9%
84 Belle Glade 28.4%
210 Belleair 10.9%
180 Belleair Beach 12.6%
188 Belleair Bluffs 12.2%
318 Bellview 5.5%
259 Beverly Hills 8.3%
248 Big Pine Key 8.8%
96 Biscayne Park 25.0%
277 Bloomingdale 7.4%
…
115 Fort Myers 20.4%
312 Fort Myers Beach 5.6%
141 Fort Pierce 16.4%
237 Fort Walton Beach 9.3%
322 Freeport 5.3%
264 Fruit Cove 8.1%
206 Fruitville 11.1%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022

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).