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Homeowners and landlords who turned properties into mini-hotels in Florida in 2017 through Airbnb earned a combined $450 million in supplemental income last year, states a new report from the online hospitality marketplace.

Those Airbnb hosts welcomed some 2.7 million guests to the Sunshine State last year, up 75% over 2016. There are now nearly 40,000 Floridians who share their homes or vacation rentals through Airbnb, the report adds. Each host typically earns about $6,700 annually.

On a county-by-county basis, Miami-Dade Airbnb hosts led the state, with 667,200 Airbnb guest arrivals in 2017, which led to $134.6 million in host income, the report shows. Osceola County, which includes Orlando, had 358,400 Airbnb guests in 2017. That led to $39.6 million in income. Broward County had 239,600 Airbnb guests in 2017, which led to $45.7 million in income. Pinellas County ranked No. 5 in the state in 2017 income generated from Airbnb stays, according to the report, with $24.5 million on 140,200 guests.