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People Statistics · City estimate

Born abroad in Sanibel

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 306 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026

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

Born abroad, 2013 – 2024 percent · Sanibel · Lee County · Florida · United States · World
−2.3 pp since 2014
Sanibel Lee 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
Sanibel
5.9%
Lee County
18.9%
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 Sanibel · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 5.9% · 2024
First value 7.6% · 2013
Highest 9.4% · 2017
Lowest 5.1% · 2023
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearSanibelChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 5.9% +0.8 pp 18.9% 21.9% 14.1% 3.7%
2023estimate 5.1% −0.1 pp 17.9% 21.4% 13.9% —
2022estimate 5.2% −0.5 pp 17.6% 21.1% 13.7% —
2021estimate 5.6% −0.5 pp 17.1% 21.0% 13.6% —
2020estimate 6.1% −2.3 pp 16.6% 20.8% — 3.5%
2019estimate 8.5% +0.2 pp 16.7% 20.7% — —
2018estimate 8.3% −1.1 pp 16.6% 20.5% — —
2017estimate 9.4% +0.3 pp 16.1% 20.2% — —
2016estimate 9.2% +0.3 pp 15.6% 19.9% — —
2015estimate 8.9% +0.7 pp 15.5% 19.7% — 3.3%
2014estimate 8.2% +0.6 pp 15.4% 19.6% — —
2013estimate 7.6% 15.1% 19.4% — —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBorn abroad
1 Medley 76.9%
2 Sweetwater 74.9%
3 Hialeah 74.4%
4 Hialeah Gardens 69.5%
5 Doral 66.2%
6 Olympia Heights 65.9%
7 Westchester 64.3%
8 West Miami 62.6%
9 Kendale Lakes 62.0%
10 Sunny Isles Beach 61.7%
11 Virginia Gardens 59.4%
12 Miami 58.0%
13 The Hammocks 54.7%
14 South Miami Heights 53.7%
15 Miami Beach 53.0%
16 North Miami 52.7%
17 Miami Springs 52.1%
18 North Miami Beach 51.3%
19 Key Biscayne 50.3%
20 North Bay Village 50.2%
21 Bal Harbour 49.8%
22 Miami Lakes 49.8%
23 Sunset 49.5%
24 Lauderdale Lakes 48.9%
25 Aventura 48.8%
…
215 Cocoa Beach 9.5%
216 Seffner 9.5%
217 North Redington Beach 9.5%
218 Sanibel 9.4%
219 Redington Shores 9.3%
220 South Gate Ridge 9.2%
221 Belleair Bluffs 9.2%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017

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).