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District of Columbia vs Florida Geography
Land area: District of Columbia has a land area of 61 square miles (158 km²), while Florida has 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²). Florida's land area is 879.5 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Total area: District of Columbia: 68 square miles (177 km²) vs Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²), including inland and coastal water. Florida's total area is 1,044.8 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Length: District of Columbia is 13 miles (22 km) long from north to south; Florida is 471 miles (758 km). Florida's north-south length is 36.2 times longer than District of Columbia's.
Width: District of Columbia spans 12 miles (19 km) east to west; Florida spans 547 miles (880 km). Florida's east-west width is 45.6 times wider than District of Columbia's.
Highest point: District of Columbia's highest point is Fort Reno at 429 feet (131 m); Florida's is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m). Fort Reno is 85 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point: District of Columbia's lowest point is Potomac River at 0 feet; Florida's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
District of Columbia vs Florida Population and History
Population: District of Columbia has a population of 702,250 (2024), while Florida has 23,372,215 (2024). Florida's population is 33.3 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Population density: District of Columbia: 11,493.5 people per square mile vs Florida: 435.6. District of Columbia's population density is 26.4 times higher than Florida's.
Biggest city: District of Columbia's biggest city is Washington with 702,250 people; Florida's is Jacksonville with 1,009,833. Jacksonville's population is 1.4 times (44%) larger than Washington's.
Largest metro area: District of Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Florida's Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area and Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area have about the same population.
History: District of Columbia: The federal district, established by the Residence Act on July 16, 1790; not a state. Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state. In its current form, District of Columbia is the older of the two by 55 years.
District of Columbia vs Florida Economy
GDP: District of Columbia's GDP is $184.3 billion (2024) vs Florida's $1,726.7 billion. Florida's economic output is 9.4 times (837%) larger than District of Columbia's.
GDP per capita: District of Columbia: $262,439 per person vs Florida: $73,879. District of Columbia's GDP per capita is 3.6 times (255%) higher than Florida's.
Average income: District of Columbia: $111,185 vs Florida: $73,006 average income per person (per capita personal income). District of Columbia's average income is 1.5 times (52%) higher than Florida's.
District of Columbia vs Florida Counties
Number of counties: District of Columbia has 1 counties, while Florida has 67. Florida's county count is 67.0 times higher than District of Columbia's.
Biggest county by area: District of Columbia's largest county is District of Columbia at 61 square miles; Florida's is Collier County at 1,997 square miles. Collier County's land area is 32.7 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Smallest county by area: District of Columbia: District of Columbia (61 sq mi) vs Florida: Union County (244 sq mi). Union County's land area is 4.0 times (299%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Most populous county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people). Miami-Dade County's population is 4.0 times (304%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Least populous county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people). District of Columbia's population is 88.3 times larger than Liberty County's.
Richest county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs Florida: Collier County ($150,140). Collier County's income is 1.4 times (35%) richer than District of Columbia's.
Poorest county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs Florida: Union County ($30,156). District of Columbia's income is 3.7 times (269%) richer than Union County's.
District of Columbia vs Florida Taxes
State income tax: District of Columbia has a top income tax rate of 10.75%, while Florida has no state income tax. District of Columbia's top rate is 10.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax: District of Columbia: 0.63% effective rate vs Florida: 0.75% of home value per year. Florida's rate is 0.12 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: District of Columbia: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Florida: 6.98%. Florida's combined rate is 0.98 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.