Sea Level 2070
Sea Level 2070 also reflects the impacts of sea level rise on Florida’s lands and land use over the coming decades and includes two future scenarios:
Sprawl 2070 assumes 2010 densities and patterns of development will continue over the next five decades and also factors in the impacts of sea level rise on Florida’s lands and the resulting need for population relocation.
Conservation 2070 accounts for the same population growth and sea level rise by 2070, but also emphasizes protection of much of the state’s highest priority lands for conservation and assumes that any new development will be 20% more compact.
Under the Sprawl Scenario, by 2070 Florida is projected to have:
- 12.2 million more residents, a 57% increase over 2019
- Almost 1.7 million acres lost to sea level rise
- Almost 1 million residents needing to relocate
But with more sustainable development patterns and significant land conservation, Conservation 2070 could result in:
- Almost 1.3 million fewer acres of developed land
- More than 5 million more acres of protected natural land
- Almost 2.3 million more acres of protected agricultural land
Statewide Scenarios 2070

Statewide Baseline

Statewide 2070 Sprawl

Statewide 2070 Conservation
Panhandle Scenarios 2070

Panhandle Baseline

Panhandle 2070 Sprawl

Panhandle 2070 Conservation
Northeast Scenarios 2070

Northeast Baseline

Northeast 2070 Sprawl

Northeast 2070 Conservation
Central Scenarios 2070

Central Baseline

Central 2070 Sprawl

Central 2070 Conservation
South Scenarios 2070

South Baseline

South 2070 Sprawl

South 2070 Conservation