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Alabama vs Florida Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Florida has 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²).
- Florida's land area is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Florida's total area is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Florida is 471 miles (758 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 1.4 times (42%) longer than Alabama's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Florida spans 547 miles (880 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 2.6 times (158%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Florida's is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m).
- Cheaha Mountain is 2,061 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Florida's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alabama vs Florida Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Florida has 23,372,215 (2024).
- Florida's population is 4.5 times (353%) larger than Alabama's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Florida: 435.6.
- Florida's population density is 4.3 times (328%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Florida's is Jacksonville with 1,009,833.
- Jacksonville's population is 4.4 times (338%) larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Florida's Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988).
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 5.4 times (442%) larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 26 years.
Alabama vs Florida Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Florida's $1,726.7 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 5.3 times (431%) larger than Alabama's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Florida: $73,879.
- Florida's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Florida: $73,006 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Florida's average income is 1.3 times (27%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Florida Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Florida has 67.
- Alabama and Florida have about the same county count.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Florida's is Collier County at 1,997 square miles.
- Collier County's land area is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Baldwin County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Florida: Union County (244 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 2.2 times (120%) larger than Union County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 4.3 times (327%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people).
- Liberty County's population is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Greene County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Florida: Collier County ($150,140).
- Collier County's income is 2.0 times (99%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Florida: Union County ($30,156).
- Bullock County's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Union County's.
Alabama vs Florida Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Florida has no state income tax.
- Alabama's top rate is 5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Florida: 0.75% of home value per year.
- Florida's rate is 0.37 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Florida: 6.98%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 2.48 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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