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Florida vs Hawaii Geography
Land area: Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Hawaii has 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²). Florida's land area is 8.4 times (735%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area: Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²), including inland and coastal water. Florida's total area is 6.5 times (551%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length: Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km). Florida's north-south length is 1.4 times (41%) longer than Hawaii's.
Width: Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km). Florida's east-west width is 1.4 times (42%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point: Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Hawaii's is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m). Mauna Kea is 13,451 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point: Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Hawaii's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Florida vs Hawaii Population and History
Population: Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Hawaii has 1,446,146 (2024). Florida's population is 16.2 times larger than Hawaii's.
Population density: Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Hawaii: 225.2. Florida's population density is 1.9 times (93%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest city: Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; Hawaii's is Honolulu with 344,967. Jacksonville's population is 2.9 times (193%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area: Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Hawaii's Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747). Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 6.5 times (547%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History: Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state. Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state. In its current form, Florida is the older of the two by 114 years.
Florida vs Hawaii Economy
GDP: Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Hawaii's $117.6 billion. Florida's economic output is 14.7 times larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita: Florida: $73,879 per person vs Hawaii: $81,339. Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Florida's.
Average income: Florida: $73,006 vs Hawaii: $71,019 average income per person (per capita personal income). Florida and Hawaii have about the same average income.
Florida vs Hawaii Counties
Number of counties: Florida has 67 counties, while Hawaii has 5. Florida's county count is 13.4 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area: Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; Hawaii's is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles. Hawaii County's land area is 2.0 times (102%) larger than Collier County's.
Smallest county by area: Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi). Union County's land area is 20.3 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county: Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people). Miami-Dade County's population is 2.8 times (184%) larger than Honolulu County's.
Least populous county: Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people). Liberty County's population is 98.2 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county: Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681). Collier County's income is 2.0 times (101%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county: Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694). Hawaii County's income is 1.9 times (91%) richer than Union County's.
Florida vs Hawaii Taxes
State income tax: Florida has no state income tax, while Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%. Hawaii's top rate is 11 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs Hawaii: 0.27% of home value per year. Florida's rate is 0.48 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Hawaii: 4.5%. Florida's combined rate is 2.48 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.