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Alaska vs Florida Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Florida has 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 10.6 times larger than Florida's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 9.3 times (832%) larger than Florida's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Florida is 471 miles (758 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 2.5 times (155%) longer than Florida's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Florida spans 547 miles (880 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 2.8 times (182%) wider than Florida's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Florida's is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m).
- Denali is 19,891 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Florida's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs Florida Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Florida has 23,372,215 (2024).
- Florida's population is 31.6 times larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Florida: 435.6.
- Florida's population density is 335.1 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Florida's is Jacksonville with 1,009,833.
- Jacksonville's population is 3.5 times (249%) larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area
- Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 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 15.9 times larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- In its current form, Florida is the older of the two by 114 years.
Alaska vs Florida Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Florida's $1,726.7 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 24.1 times larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Florida: $73,879.
- Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Florida's.
Average income
- Alaska: $76,234 vs Florida: $73,006 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Alaska and Florida have about the same average income.
Alaska vs Florida Counties
Number of counties
- Alaska has 30 counties, while Florida has 67.
- Florida's county count is 2.2 times (123%) higher than Alaska's.
Biggest county by area
- Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Florida's is Collier County at 1,997 square miles.
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 73.0 times larger than Collier County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Florida: Union County (244 sq mi).
- Skagway Municipality's land area is 1.8 times (82%) larger than Union County's.
Most populous county
- Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 9.8 times (880%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.
Least populous county
- Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people).
- Liberty County's population is 11.5 times larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.
Richest county
- Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Florida: Collier County ($150,140).
- Bristol Bay Borough's income is 1.1 times (6%) richer than Collier County's.
Poorest county
- Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Florida: Union County ($30,156).
- Kusilvak Census Area's income is 1.3 times (25%) richer than Union County's.
Alaska vs Florida Taxes
State income tax
- Alaska has no state income tax, while Florida has no state income tax.
Property tax
- Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Florida: 0.75% of home value per year.
- Alaska's rate is 0.31 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Florida: 6.98%.
- Florida's combined rate is 5.16 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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