The U.S. Census Bureau reports that in 2022, Florida was the fastest-growing state in the country for the first time since 1957. Each decade since World War II, my home state’s population growth has been positive. It increased by 1.9% to 22,244,823 between 2021 and 2022, according to the Census. The average annual growth rate of all states was 0.5% in 2020. In Florida, it was 2%. …