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Volusia, Florida

Score 6.05 / 10· population 590,357

Volusia County lost 40 buildings to Hurricane Ian in 2022 and had 1,378 more damaged, as rain flooded inland neighborhoods and Daytona Beach measured 21.49 inches. In May 2025 the county adopted a Hurricane Milton Action Plan with $100 million for stormwater work and voluntary buyouts, then that October approved nearly $50 million for 14 flood mitigation projects. It lies on the Atlantic coast in the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach metro area, with a median age of 46.5 in 2020-2024.

Sources
  • In Volusia County, Hurricane Ian (2022) destroyed 40 buildings and damaged 1,378 structures. nhc.noaa.gov
  • Ian brought 21.49 inches of rain to Daytona Beach; flooding of inland neighborhoods and intracoastal communities in Flagler and Volusia Counties was largely the result of heavy rainfall. nhc.noaa.gov
  • Volusia County is on Florida's Atlantic (northeast) coast. nhc.noaa.gov
  • The Volusia County Council approved the Hurricane Milton Action Plan (May 2025), which puts $100 million into stormwater improvements, future storm protection, and voluntary buyouts. volusia.org
  • On October 7, 2025, the Volusia County Council approved nearly $50 million for 14 flood mitigation and infrastructure projects. volusia.org
  • Volusia County is in the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area (MSA). datausa.io
  • Median age in Volusia County was 46.5 in the 2020-2024 five-year Census estimates (labelled "2024" by Data USA). datausa.io

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
  2. 2A (state)8.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.1
  4. Sales tax4.1
  5. Property tax6.1

Environment

  1. Air quality5.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.3
  2. Life expectancy5.4
  3. Government employees8.0
  4. Single-parent households2.1

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