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Florida vs Kansas Geography
Land area: Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Kansas has 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²). Kansas' land area is 1.5 times (52%) larger than Florida's.
Total area: Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²), including inland and coastal water. Kansas' total area is 1.2 times (15%) larger than Florida's.
Length: Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Kansas is 207 miles (334 km). Florida's north-south length is 2.3 times (128%) longer than Kansas'.
Width: Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km). Florida's east-west width is 1.4 times (36%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point: Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Kansas's is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m). Mount Sunflower is 3,696 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point: Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Kansas's is Verdigris River at 679 feet. Florida's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Florida vs Kansas Population and History
Population: Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Kansas has 2,970,606 (2024). Florida's population is 7.9 times (687%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density: Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Kansas: 36.3. Florida's population density is 12.0 times higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city: Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; Kansas's is Wichita with 400,991. Jacksonville's population is 2.5 times (152%) larger than Wichita's.
Largest metro area: Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Kansas's Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579). Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 2.9 times (187%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History: Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state. Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. In its current form, Florida is the older of the two by 16 years.
Florida vs Kansas Economy
GDP: Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Kansas's $230.5 billion. Florida's economic output is 7.5 times (649%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita: Florida: $73,879 per person vs Kansas: $77,601. Kansas' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (5%) higher than Florida's.
Average income: Florida: $73,006 vs Kansas: $65,856 average income per person (per capita personal income). Florida's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Kansas'.
Florida vs Kansas Counties
Number of counties: Florida has 67 counties, while Kansas has 105. Kansas' county count is 1.6 times (57%) higher than Florida's.
Biggest county by area: Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; Kansas's is Butler County at 1,430 square miles. Collier County's land area is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Butler County's.
Smallest county by area: Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi). Union County's land area is 1.6 times (61%) larger than Wyandotte County's.
Most populous county: Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people). Miami-Dade County's population is 4.5 times (349%) larger than Johnson County's.
Least populous county: Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people). Liberty County's population is 6.9 times (591%) larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county: Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780). Collier County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Greeley County's.
Poorest county: Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878). Wyandotte County's income is 1.4 times (42%) richer than Union County's.
Florida vs Kansas Taxes
State income tax: Florida has no state income tax, while Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%. Kansas's top rate is 5.58 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs Kansas: 1.25% of home value per year. Kansas's rate is 0.5 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Kansas: 8.71%. Kansas's combined rate is 1.73 percentage points higher.
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.