And while the Bucs and Bolts enjoy considerably more popularity in Hillsborough County than anywhere else in the state, there are more Tampa Bay Rays specialty tags in Pinellas than Hillsborough, despite the coastal county's smaller population (about 30% smaller).
Now this may not come as a surprise to many, but the whole "Pinellas hasn't supported that team" argument really is moot - if Pinellas isn't "properly" supporting the Rays, neither is Hillsborough.
Other fun Florida license plate facts (see the full stats on the WTSP.com story):
Most popular pro teams in Florida:
MIAMI HEAT
|
37361
|
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
|
31503
|
MIAMI DOLPHINS
|
16854
|
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
|
8918
|
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
|
7279
|
TAMPA BAY RAYS
|
5007
|
NASCAR
|
3422
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
3111
|
MIAMI MARLINS
|
2906
|
FLORIDA PANTHERS
|
2061
|
Most popular colleges in Florida:
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
|
97209
|
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
|
73265
|
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
|
25664
|
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
|
18220
|
FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY
|
16190
|
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
|
14907
|
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
|
2424
|
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA
|
1736
|
FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY
|
1666
|
ROLLINS COLLEGE
|
1579
|
Where Tampa Bay Rays plates are most popular:
PINELLAS
|
1527
|
HILLSBOROUGH
|
1387
|
PASCO
|
548
|
MANATEE
|
289
|
POLK
|
183
|
SARASOTA
|
181
|
HERNANDO
|
104
|
Where Tampa Bay Buccaneers plates are most popular:
HILLSBOROUGH
|
9887
|
PINELLAS
|
5386
|
PASCO
|
2738
|
POLK
|
1216
|
MANATEE
|
1179
|
MIAMI-DADE
|
1125
|
ORANGE
|
1081
|
SARASOTA
|
927
|
HERNANDO
|
643
|
Where Tampa Bay Lightning plates are most popular:
HILLSBOROUGH
|
2606
|
PINELLAS
|
1569
|
PASCO
|
928
|
MANATEE
|
326
|
POLK
|
289
|
SARASOTA
|
258
|
HERNANDO
|
229
|
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