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Arizona vs Florida Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Florida has 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 2.1 times (112%) larger than Florida's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Florida's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Florida is 471 miles (758 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 1.1 times (10%) longer than Arizona's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Florida spans 547 miles (880 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 1.2 times (21%) wider than Arizona's.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Florida's is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 12,276 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Florida's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Florida's lowest point is 71 feet lower.
Arizona vs Florida Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Florida has 23,372,215 (2024).
- Florida's population is 3.1 times (208%) larger than Arizona's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Florida: 435.6.
- Florida's population density is 6.5 times (553%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Florida's is Jacksonville with 1,009,833.
- Phoenix's population is 1.7 times (66%) larger than Jacksonville's.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 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 1.2 times (25%) larger than Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th 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 67 years.
Arizona vs Florida Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Florida's $1,726.7 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 3.0 times (203%) larger than Arizona's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Florida: $73,879.
- Arizona and Florida have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs Florida: $73,006 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Florida's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Arizona's.
Arizona vs Florida Counties
Number of counties
- Arizona has 15 counties, while Florida has 67.
- Florida's county count is 4.5 times (347%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest county by area
- Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; Florida's is Collier County at 1,997 square miles.
- Coconino County's land area is 9.3 times (832%) larger than Collier County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs Florida: Union County (244 sq mi).
- Santa Cruz County's land area is 5.1 times (408%) larger than Union County's.
Most populous county
- Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people).
- Maricopa County's population is 1.6 times (65%) larger than Miami-Dade County's.
Least populous county
- Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people).
- Greenlee County's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Liberty County's.
Richest county
- Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs Florida: Collier County ($150,140).
- Collier County's income is 2.1 times (108%) richer than Maricopa County's.
Poorest county
- Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs Florida: Union County ($30,156).
- Graham County's income is 1.5 times (46%) richer than Union County's.
Arizona vs Florida Taxes
State income tax
- Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Florida has no state income tax.
- Arizona's top rate is 2.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs Florida: 0.75% of home value per year.
- Florida's rate is 0.32 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Florida: 6.98%.
- Arizona's combined rate is 1.56 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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