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FLORIDA VS SOUTH DAKOTAOverlaid at the same scaleFlorida71,404 sq mi (184,934 km²)South Dakota77,116 sq mi (199,729 km²)South Dakota is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Florida. brilliantmaps.com

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Florida vs South Dakota Geography

Land area

  • Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while South Dakota has 75,808 square miles (196,342 km²).
  • South Dakota's land area is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Florida's.

Total area

  • Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs South Dakota: 77,116 square miles (199,729 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • South Dakota's total area is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Florida's.

Length

  • Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; South Dakota is 443 miles (712 km).
  • Florida's north-south length is 1.1 times (6%) longer than South Dakota's.

Width

  • Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; South Dakota spans 371 miles (597 km).
  • Florida's east-west width is 1.5 times (47%) wider than South Dakota's.

Highest point

  • Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); South Dakota's is Black Elk Peak at 7,198 feet (2,194 m).
  • Black Elk Peak is 6,854 feet higher than Britton Hill.

Lowest point

  • Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; South Dakota's is Big Stone Lake at 966 feet.
  • Florida's lowest point is 966 feet lower.

Florida vs South Dakota Population and History

Population

  • Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while South Dakota has 924,669 (2024).
  • Florida's population is 25.3 times larger than South Dakota's.

Population density

  • Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs South Dakota: 12.2.
  • Florida's population density is 35.7 times higher than South Dakota's.

Biggest city

  • Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; South Dakota's is Sioux Falls with 209,289.
  • Jacksonville's population is 4.8 times (383%) larger than Sioux Falls'.

Largest metro area

  • Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs South Dakota's Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area (308,266).
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 20.9 times larger than Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area's.

History

  • Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
  • South Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 40th state.
  • In its current form, Florida is the older of the two by 44 years.

Florida vs South Dakota Economy

GDP

  • Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs South Dakota's $76.8 billion.
  • Florida's economic output is 22.5 times larger than South Dakota's.

GDP per capita

  • Florida: $73,879 per person vs South Dakota: $83,052.
  • South Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Florida's.

Average income

  • Florida: $73,006 vs South Dakota: $75,699 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Florida and South Dakota have about the same average income.

Florida vs South Dakota Counties

Number of counties

  • Florida has 67 counties, while South Dakota has 66.
  • Florida and South Dakota have about the same county count.

Biggest county by area

  • Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; South Dakota's is Meade County at 3,471 square miles.
  • Meade County's land area is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Collier County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs South Dakota: Clay County (412 sq mi).
  • Clay County's land area is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Union County's.

Most populous county

  • Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs South Dakota: Minnehaha County (208,639 people).
  • Miami-Dade County's population is 13.6 times larger than Minnehaha County's.

Least populous county

  • Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs South Dakota: Jones County (874 people).
  • Liberty County's population is 9.1 times (810%) larger than Jones County's.

Richest county

  • Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs South Dakota: Union County ($146,712).
  • Collier County and Union County have about the same income.

Poorest county

  • Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs South Dakota: Ziebach County ($32,778).
  • Ziebach County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Union County's.

Florida vs South Dakota Taxes

State income tax

  • Florida has no state income tax, while South Dakota has no state income tax.

Property tax

  • Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs South Dakota: 1.02% of home value per year.
  • South Dakota's rate is 0.27 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs South Dakota: 6.11%.
  • Florida's combined rate is 0.87 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.