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Florida vs Indiana Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Indiana has 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²).
- Florida's land area is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Florida's total area is 2.0 times (96%) larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Indiana is 276 miles (444 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 1.7 times (71%) longer than Indiana's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 2.8 times (183%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Indiana's is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m).
- Hoosier Hill is 911 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Indiana's is Ohio River at 330 feet.
- Florida's lowest point is 330 feet lower.
Florida vs Indiana Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Indiana has 6,924,275 (2024).
- Florida's population is 3.4 times (238%) larger than Indiana's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Indiana: 193.3.
- Florida's population density is 2.3 times (125%) higher than Indiana's.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; Indiana's is Indianapolis with 891,484.
- Jacksonville's population is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Indianapolis'.
Largest metro area
- Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Indiana's Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 29 years.
Florida vs Indiana Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Indiana's $519.5 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 3.3 times (232%) larger than Indiana's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs Indiana: $75,028.
- Florida and Indiana have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Florida: $73,006 vs Indiana: $64,077 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Florida's average income is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Indiana's.
Florida vs Indiana Counties
Number of counties
- Florida has 67 counties, while Indiana has 92.
- Indiana's county count is 1.4 times (37%) higher than Florida's.
Biggest county by area
- Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; Indiana's is Allen County at 657 square miles.
- Collier County's land area is 3.0 times (204%) larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi).
- Union County's land area is 2.8 times (183%) larger than Ohio County's.
Most populous county
- Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 2.9 times (189%) larger than Marion County's.
Least populous county
- Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people).
- Liberty County's population is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Ohio County's.
Richest county
- Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283).
- Collier County's income is 1.4 times (44%) richer than Hamilton County's.
Poorest county
- Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs Indiana: Miami County ($44,940).
- Miami County's income is 1.5 times (49%) richer than Union County's.
Florida vs Indiana Taxes
State income tax
- Florida has no state income tax, while Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%.
- Indiana's top rate is 2.95 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs Indiana: 0.74% of home value per year.
- The two are essentially equal.
Sales tax
- Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Indiana: 7%.
- Indiana's combined rate is 0.02 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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