According to statistics recently published by Census.gov, Lee County ranks 9th in the highest population growth country wide between July 1st 2020 and July 1st 2021. Lee County reportedly grew by 23,297 people during this period, less than 700 people fewer than Montgomery County in Texas which finished 8th in new population growth rankings. Punta Gorda, FL ranked as the 4th highest growth percentage during the same period, with a 3.7% population increase.
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/population-estimates-counties-decrease.html
