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Colorado vs Florida Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Florida has 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²).
- Colorado's land area is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Florida's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Colorado's total area is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Florida's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Florida is 471 miles (758 km).
- Colorado and Florida have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Florida spans 547 miles (880 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 1.4 times (41%) wider than Colorado's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Florida's is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m).
- Mount Elbert is 14,078 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Florida's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Florida's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs Florida Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Florida has 23,372,215 (2024).
- Florida's population is 3.9 times (292%) larger than Colorado's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Florida: 435.6.
- Florida's population density is 7.6 times (658%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Florida's is Jacksonville with 1,009,833.
- Jacksonville's population is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Denver's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 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 2.1 times (112%) larger than Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th 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 31 years.
Colorado vs Florida Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Florida's $1,726.7 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 3.1 times (210%) larger than Colorado's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Florida: $73,879.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (27%) higher than Florida's.
Average income
- Colorado: $83,055 vs Florida: $73,006 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Colorado's average income is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Florida's.
Colorado vs Florida Counties
Number of counties
- Colorado has 64 counties, while Florida has 67.
- Colorado and Florida have about the same county count.
Biggest county by area
- Colorado's largest county is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles; Florida's is Collier County at 1,997 square miles.
- Las Animas County's land area is 2.4 times (139%) larger than Collier County's.
Smallest county by area
- Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi) vs Florida: Union County (244 sq mi).
- Union County's land area is 7.4 times (638%) larger than Broomfield County's.
Most populous county
- Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people) vs Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 3.8 times (277%) larger than El Paso County's.
Least populous county
- Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people) vs Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people).
- Liberty County's population is 10.6 times larger than Hinsdale County's.
Richest county
- Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044 per capita income) vs Florida: Collier County ($150,140).
- Pitkin County's income is 1.8 times (83%) richer than Collier County's.
Poorest county
- Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232 per capita income) vs Florida: Union County ($30,156).
- Union County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Crowley County's.
Colorado vs Florida Taxes
State income tax
- Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%, while Florida has no state income tax.
- Colorado's top rate is 4.4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Colorado: 0.49% effective rate vs Florida: 0.75% of home value per year.
- Florida's rate is 0.26 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Colorado: 7.89% combined state and average local rate vs Florida: 6.98%.
- Colorado's combined rate is 0.91 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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