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Delaware vs Florida Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Florida has 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²). Florida's land area is 27.5 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²), including inland and coastal water. Florida's total area is 28.7 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Florida is 471 miles (758 km). Florida's north-south length is 4.8 times (381%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Florida spans 547 miles (880 km). Florida's east-west width is 5.7 times (470%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Florida's is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m). Ebright Azimuth is 106 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Florida's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Delaware vs Florida Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Florida has 23,372,215 (2024). Florida's population is 22.2 times larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Florida: 435.6. Delaware's population density is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Florida's.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Florida's is Jacksonville with 1,009,833. Jacksonville's population is 13.8 times larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Florida's Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area and Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area have about the same population.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 58 years.
Delaware vs Florida Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Florida's $1,726.7 billion. Florida's economic output is 15.6 times larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Florida: $73,879. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (43%) higher than Florida's.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs Florida: $73,006 average income per person (per capita personal income). Florida's average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Delaware's.
Delaware vs Florida Counties
Number of counties: Delaware has 3 counties, while Florida has 67. Florida's county count is 22.3 times higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area: Delaware's largest county is Sussex County at 936 square miles; Florida's is Collier County at 1,997 square miles. Collier County's land area is 2.1 times (113%) larger than Sussex County's.
Smallest county by area: Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi) vs Florida: Union County (244 sq mi). New Castle County's land area is 1.8 times (75%) larger than Union County's.
Most populous county: Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people) vs Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people). Miami-Dade County's population is 4.8 times (383%) larger than New Castle County's.
Least populous county: Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people) vs Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people). Kent County's population is 24.2 times larger than Liberty County's.
Richest county: Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647 per capita income) vs Florida: Collier County ($150,140). Collier County's income is 2.0 times (104%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county: Delaware: Kent County ($55,474 per capita income) vs Florida: Union County ($30,156). Kent County's income is 1.8 times (84%) richer than Union County's.
Delaware vs Florida Taxes
State income tax: Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%, while Florida has no state income tax. Delaware's top rate is 6.6 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Delaware: 0.47% effective rate vs Florida: 0.75% of home value per year. Florida's rate is 0.28 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Delaware: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Florida: 6.98%. Florida's combined rate is 6.98 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.