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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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBorn abroad
1 Sweetwater 75.0%
2 Hialeah 74.6%
3 Hialeah Gardens 71.3%
4 Medley 70.9%
5 Doral 70.7%
6 West Miami 66.2%
7 Sunny Isles Beach 64.8%
8 Kendale Lakes 64.8%
9 Westchester 63.0%
10 Virginia Gardens 61.0%
11 Key Biscayne 58.6%
12 Miami 57.7%
13 North Bay Village 56.8%
14 Sunset 56.2%
15 The Hammocks 55.8%
16 Miami Beach 55.7%
17 North Miami Beach 55.2%
18 South Miami Heights 54.3%
19 Ojus 53.8%
20 Olympia Heights 53.4%
21 Aventura 52.8%
22 North Miami 52.2%
23 Palm Springs 51.9%
24 Weston 51.8%
25 Golden Beach 51.5%
…
327 Melbourne Beach 5.3%
328 St Augustine Beach 5.2%
329 Eglin AFB 5.2%
330 Sanibel 5.1%
331 Grant-Valkaria 5.0%
332 Hastings 4.9%
333 Crestview 4.9%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

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).