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Connecticut vs Florida Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while Florida has 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²).
- Florida's land area is 11.1 times larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Florida's total area is 12.9 times larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; Florida is 471 miles (758 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 6.5 times (545%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; Florida spans 547 miles (880 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 5.3 times (426%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); Florida's is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m).
- Mount Frissell (south slope) is 2,032 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; Florida's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Connecticut vs Florida Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while Florida has 23,372,215 (2024).
- Florida's population is 6.4 times (536%) larger than Connecticut's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs Florida: 435.6.
- Connecticut's population density is 1.7 times (74%) higher than Florida's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; Florida's is Jacksonville with 1,009,833.
- Jacksonville's population is 6.7 times (566%) larger than Bridgeport's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 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 5.5 times (452%) larger than Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's.
History
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 57 years.
Connecticut vs Florida Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs Florida's $1,726.7 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 4.8 times (384%) larger than Connecticut's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs Florida: $73,879.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Florida's.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs Florida: $73,006 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Florida's.
Connecticut vs Florida Counties
Number of counties
- Connecticut has 9 counties, while Florida has 67.
- Florida's county count is 7.4 times (644%) higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Connecticut's largest county is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; Florida's is Collier County at 1,997 square miles.
- Collier County's land area is 1.9 times (94%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Smallest county by area
- Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi) vs Florida: Union County (244 sq mi).
- Union County's land area is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's.
Most populous county
- Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people) vs Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 2.9 times (186%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Least populous county
- Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people) vs Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 12.3 times larger than Liberty County's.
Richest county
- Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513 per capita income) vs Florida: Collier County ($150,140).
- Western Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Collier County's.
Poorest county
- Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845 per capita income) vs Florida: Union County ($30,156).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 2.2 times (115%) richer than Union County's.
Connecticut vs Florida Taxes
State income tax
- Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%, while Florida has no state income tax.
- Connecticut's top rate is 6.99 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Connecticut: 1.66% effective rate vs Florida: 0.75% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 0.91 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Connecticut: 6.35% combined state and average local rate vs Florida: 6.98%.
- Florida's combined rate is 0.63 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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