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Florida vs Maine Geography
Land area: Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Maine has 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²). Florida's land area is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Maine's.
Total area: Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²), including inland and coastal water. Florida's total area is 2.0 times (102%) larger than Maine's.
Length: Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Maine is 311 miles (501 km). Florida's north-south length is 1.5 times (51%) longer than Maine's.
Width: Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Maine spans 203 miles (327 km). Florida's east-west width is 2.7 times (169%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point: Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Maine's is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m). Mount Katahdin is 4,909 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point: Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Maine's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Florida vs Maine Population and History
Population: Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Maine has 1,405,012 (2024). Florida's population is 16.6 times larger than Maine's.
Population density: Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Maine: 45.6. Florida's population density is 9.6 times (855%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest city: Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; Maine's is Portland with 69,568. Jacksonville's population is 14.5 times larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area: Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Maine's Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534). Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 11.3 times larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History: Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state. Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state. In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 25 years.
Florida vs Maine Economy
GDP: Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Maine's $99.2 billion. Florida's economic output is 17.4 times larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita: Florida: $73,879 per person vs Maine: $70,586. Florida and Maine have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Florida: $73,006 vs Maine: $68,932 average income per person (per capita personal income). Florida's average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Maine's.
Florida vs Maine Counties
Number of counties: Florida has 67 counties, while Maine has 16. Florida's county count is 4.2 times (319%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area: Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; Maine's is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles. Aroostook County's land area is 3.3 times (234%) larger than Collier County's.
Smallest county by area: Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi). Union County and Sagadahoc County have about the same land area.
Most populous county: Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people). Miami-Dade County's population is 9.0 times (805%) larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county: Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people). Piscataquis County's population is 2.2 times (119%) larger than Liberty County's.
Richest county: Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142). Collier County's income is 1.7 times (67%) richer than Cumberland County's.
Poorest county: Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs Maine: Franklin County ($52,725). Franklin County's income is 1.7 times (75%) richer than Union County's.
Florida vs Maine Taxes
State income tax: Florida has no state income tax, while Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%. Maine's top rate is 7.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs Maine: 0.91% of home value per year. Maine's rate is 0.16 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Maine: 5.5%. Florida's combined rate is 1.48 percentage points higher.
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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.