Per Capita Sprawl Compared with Overall Sprawl in New Areas (Florida 1980-1990)*

Urbanized Area	% Growth in Per Capita Land Consumption	% Growth in Total Land Area
Daytona Beach	-6%	22%
Fort Myers-Cape Coral	-16%	31%
Fort Pierce	1%	81%
Fort Walton Beach	-10%	19%
Lakeland	-4%	24%
Melbourne-Palm Bay	-3%	40%
Naples	-35%	14%
Ocala	-12%	18%
Panama City	0%	32%
Sarasota-Bradenton	-12%	29%
Winter Haven	-12%	5%
Average Urbanized Area**	-10%	28%
Weighted average***	-9%	30%

* These did not meet Census Bureau criteria as Urbanized Areas until 1980.
** Mean of the percentages.
*** Land and population for all cities are calculated together.

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