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Florida vs Montana Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Montana has 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²).
- Montana's land area is 2.7 times (171%) larger than Florida's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Montana's total area is 2.1 times (106%) larger than Florida's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Montana is 319 miles (514 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 1.5 times (48%) longer than Montana's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Montana spans 607 miles (976 km).
- Montana's east-west width is 1.1 times (11%) wider than Florida's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Montana's is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m).
- Granite Peak is 12,423 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Montana's is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet.
- Florida's lowest point is 1,805 feet lower.
Florida vs Montana Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Montana has 1,137,233 (2024).
- Florida's population is 20.6 times larger than Montana's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Montana: 7.8.
- Florida's population density is 55.8 times higher than Montana's.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; Montana's is Billings with 121,483.
- Jacksonville's population is 8.3 times (731%) larger than Billings'.
Largest metro area
- Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Montana's Billings, MT metro area (192,531).
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 33.5 times larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state.
- In its current form, Florida is the older of the two by 44 years.
Florida vs Montana Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Montana's $78.4 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 22.0 times larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs Montana: $68,975.
- Florida's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Montana's.
Average income
- Florida: $73,006 vs Montana: $69,240 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Florida's average income is 1.1 times (5%) higher than Montana's.
Florida vs Montana Counties
Number of counties
- Florida has 67 counties, while Montana has 56.
- Florida's county count is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Montana's.
Biggest county by area
- Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; Montana's is Beaverhead County at 5,543 square miles.
- Beaverhead County's land area is 2.8 times (178%) larger than Collier County's.
Smallest county by area
- Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs Montana: Silver Bow County (718 sq mi).
- Silver Bow County's land area is 2.9 times (195%) larger than Union County's.
Most populous county
- Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs Montana: Yellowstone County (171,583 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 16.5 times larger than Yellowstone County's.
Least populous county
- Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs Montana: Petroleum County (525 people).
- Liberty County's population is 15.2 times larger than Petroleum County's.
Richest county
- Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs Montana: Gallatin County ($94,573).
- Collier County's income is 1.6 times (59%) richer than Gallatin County's.
Poorest county
- Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs Montana: Blaine County ($37,554).
- Blaine County's income is 1.2 times (25%) richer than Union County's.
Florida vs Montana Taxes
State income tax
- Florida has no state income tax, while Montana has a top income tax rate of 5.65%.
- Montana's top rate is 5.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs Montana: 0.69% of home value per year.
- Florida's rate is 0.06 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Montana: 0%.
- Florida's combined rate is 6.98 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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