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Florida vs Iowa Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Iowa has 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²).
- Florida and Iowa have about the same land area.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Florida's total area is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Iowa's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Iowa is 216 miles (347 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 2.2 times (118%) longer than Iowa's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 1.6 times (63%) wider than Iowa's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Iowa's is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m).
- Hawkeye Point is 1,325 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Iowa's is Mississippi River at 480 feet.
- Florida's lowest point is 480 feet lower.
Florida vs Iowa Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Iowa has 3,241,488 (2024).
- Florida's population is 7.2 times (621%) larger than Iowa's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Iowa: 58.0.
- Florida's population density is 7.5 times (651%) higher than Iowa's.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; Iowa's is Des Moines with 213,096.
- Jacksonville's population is 4.7 times (374%) larger than Des Moines'.
Largest metro area
- Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Iowa's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010).
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 6.5 times (545%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
- In its current form, Florida is the older of the two by 1 years.
Florida vs Iowa Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Iowa's $265.8 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 6.5 times (550%) larger than Iowa's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs Iowa: $81,998.
- Iowa's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Florida's.
Average income
- Florida: $73,006 vs Iowa: $65,225 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Florida's average income is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Iowa's.
Florida vs Iowa Counties
Number of counties
- Florida has 67 counties, while Iowa has 99.
- Iowa's county count is 1.5 times (48%) higher than Florida's.
Biggest county by area
- Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; Iowa's is Kossuth County at 973 square miles.
- Collier County's land area is 2.1 times (105%) larger than Kossuth County's.
Smallest county by area
- Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs Iowa: Dickinson County (381 sq mi).
- Dickinson County's land area is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Union County's.
Most populous county
- Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs Iowa: Polk County (516,185 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 5.5 times (450%) larger than Polk County's.
Least populous county
- Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs Iowa: Adams County (3,606 people).
- Liberty County's population is 2.2 times (121%) larger than Adams County's.
Richest county
- Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs Iowa: Mitchell County ($98,211).
- Collier County's income is 1.5 times (53%) richer than Mitchell County's.
Poorest county
- Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs Iowa: Decatur County ($46,134).
- Decatur County's income is 1.5 times (53%) richer than Union County's.
Florida vs Iowa Taxes
State income tax
- Florida has no state income tax, while Iowa has a top income tax rate of 3.8%.
- Iowa's top rate is 3.8 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs Iowa: 1.29% of home value per year.
- Iowa's rate is 0.54 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Iowa: 6.94%.
- Florida's combined rate is 0.04 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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