● Florida was purchased from Spain by the United States for $5,000,000 in 1819.
- Now more than 113,000,000 persons visit the state yearly, and spend about $109,522,000,000 billion.
- Tourism jobs in the state also hit a record high in 2016, with 1.4 million jobs up from the 1.2 million in 2015.
- Tourism estimates tracked by Visit Florida include international and out-of-state tourists.
- A record 98 million domestic visitors came to Florida last year, a 7.3 percent increase over 2015.
- International visitors totaled 14.8 million, with 11.1 million coming from overseas and 3.7 million Canadians coming to Florida, according to Visit Florida.
- More than 69.5 million citrus trees are grown on nearly 531,500 acres in Florida.
- During the 2011-12 season, Florida harvested 170.9 million boxes of citrus, representing about 65 percent of total U.S. citrus production.
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