TALLAHASEE, Fla. – The Florida Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released the 2025 Report Card for Florida’s Infrastructure today, assigning 16 categories of infrastructure a cumulative grade of ‘C+’, an improvement from the section’s 2021 report and one-notch higher than the national grade of ‘C’ in the 2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. A ‘C+’ is tied for the highest cumulative grade any ASCE state-focused infrastructure report card has received, and the six categories with grades in the ‘B’-range is the most of any state. This is a testament to proactive and robust state programs to address current and future needs, ensuring Florida’s built environment is equipped to support a booming population and increasingly frequent severe weather challenges.
Florida’s coastal areas, drinking water, energy, ports, stormwater, transit and wastewater grades all improved compared to their 2021 marks, while the state’s aviation and solid waste categories decreased.
Grades for each category are below:
Grade Categories
B+ Ports
B Bridges, Solid Waste
B- Drinking Water, Energy, Public Parks
C+ Roads, Transit, Wastewater
C Coastal Areas, Rail, Stormwater
C- Aviation
D+ Levees, Schools
D- Dams
"Reliable and well-designed infrastructure is what drives our economy, protects our residents, and keeps our state looking and feeling pristine,” said Kathi Ruvarac, P.E., chair, 2025 Report Card for Florida’s Infrastructure. “This report shows that our leaders have been among the most proactive in the country when it comes to safeguarding and modernizing these critical systems, which is helping drive our state’s growth. Now we just need to bring our most vulnerable categories up to speed to further secure our communities for years to come.”
Despite being subject to some of the most extreme weather conditions in the country, as seen in recent years with hurricanes Ian, Helene and Milton, Florida’s leadership has prioritized resilience through stringent codes and standards and targeted investments that position the state’s built environment to better withstand or quickly recover from many environmental threats. For example, Florida’s newly established Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection aims to coordinate funding and technical assistance to combat coastal erosion (a contributing factor behind the grade increase), and the state’s stormwater network (which also saw a grade increase) benefitted from a $1.5 billion investment in water quality and resilience projects.
Florida’s transportation network is among the strongest-performing systems in the country. Only 2.8% of Florida’s bridges are in “poor” condition, compared to 6.8% nationally. More than 60% are rated in “good” condition, compared to just 44% nationally. To combat corrosion issues for coastal bridges, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has implemented a statewide scour evaluation program to identify and protect scour-critical bridges from flood damage. The state oversees more than 12,000 miles of roadways, of which more than 83% of pavement is rated in good condition, exceeding FDOT’s 80% target and much higher than the national rate of 47%.
Ports are the highest grade in the report with a “B+”. Florida’s 16 public ports generate nearly 1.2 million jobs and contribute about $195 billion to the state economy—roughly 12% of Florida’s GDP. The state has dedicated $5 billion over five years to deepen the harbors to accommodate larger vessels and modernize systems.
Florida’s energy sector (B-) is one of the strongest in the nation, despite the challenges of increasing capacity demands driven by data centers and a rise in population and tourism, and tropical storms. Florida ranks third nationally in total energy consumption yet maintains one of the lowest per-capita electric energy consumption rates, thanks to efficiency improvements and reduced reliance on imports. Solar power makes up more than 83% of the state’s renewable energy portfolio, which has taken on a larger role in recent years. However, despite $2.3 billion invested in resilience measures by investor-owned utilities in 2023, the number of power outages caused by weather has increased, further underscoring the need to continue hardening power lines.
Drinking water systems (B-) have generally met the needs of Floridians even as demand is expected to surge by 13%, but the majority of pipelines are more than 40 years old, and the state water revenues are outpacing maintenance needs by $22 million per year. Statewide investments in reclaimed water, alternative sources, and system upgrades have driven meaningful progress, yet Florida still faces more than a $30 billion funding gap to modernize drinking water infrastructure. With new regulations on emerging contaminants like PFAS and growing expectations for leak prevention, asset management, and resilience, the state must continue to adapt.
The report includes recommendations to improve the grade:
• Increase funding for maintenance and modernization of aging infrastructure to prepare systems for the future by providing robust, sustained infrastructure investment for all infrastructure sectors.
• Prioritize safety and accessibility in all modes of transportation for all users. This includes speed management solutions on roads and improved pedestrian mobility.
• Build sustainable, resilient infrastructure to supply critical services, protecting society and the environment, from extreme weather or economic events.
• Support research and development to produce knowledge that can be used to generate new technologies and innovations. Technology innovation is crucial for achieving sustainable development goals.
• Increase funding and support for educational programs to develop the future workforce in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry. It is vital for our economy to create or expand training programs, to fund career and technical education workforce development programs, and to ensure that workers are connected to job opportunities.
The report card was created as a public service to inform citizens and policymakers about the infrastructure needs in Florida. Civil engineers use their expertise and school report card-style letter grades to condense complicated data into an easy-to-understand analysis of Florida’s infrastructure network. ASCE State report cards are modeled after the Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, which is released once every four years.
About the American Society of Civil Engineers
Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 160,000 civil engineers worldwide and is America's oldest national engineering society. ASCE works to raise awareness of the need to maintain and modernize the nation's infrastructure using sustainable and resilient practices, advocates for increasing and optimizing investment in infrastructure, and improve engineering knowledge and competency. For more information, visit www.asce.org or www.infrastructurereportcard.org and follow us on Twitter, @ASCETweets and @ASCEGovRel.