Culture

The culture of Florida is the local American culture in the U.S. state of Florida . As a border and coastal state however, Florida culture has been greatly influenced by several large immigrant populations, especially those from Latin America and Europe . Florida is a melting pot as well as an international crossroad to the United States .

As one of the Southern states , Florida was long influenced by Southern culture . Southern culture remains prominent in the state, particularly in the Panhandle , North Central Florida , the First Coast , Central Florida and the Florida Heartland . More recently the state's has been influenced by the cultures of people moving in from foreign countries and other parts of the United States. Florida culture is also influenced by its economy, most notably from the effects of tourism , a highly important industry in the state.

Languages Spoken:

As of 2005, 74.54 percent of Florida residents age 5 and older spoke English at home as a first language, while 18.65 percent spoke Spanish , and French Creole (predominantly Haitian Creole ) was spoken by 1.73 percent of the population. French was spoken by 0.63 percent, followed by German at 0.45 percent, and Portuguese at 0.44 percent of all residents. Also, Italian comprised 0.32 percent, while Tagalog made up 0.30 percent of speakers, Vietnamese was at 0.25 percent and Arabic at 0.23 percent. In all, 25.45 percent of Florida's population age 5 and older spoke a language other than English.

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