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Florida vs Kentucky Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Kentucky has 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²).
- Florida's land area is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Kentucky's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Florida's total area is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Kentucky's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 1.8 times (83%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 1.3 times (31%) wider than Kentucky's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Kentucky's is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m).
- Black Mountain is 3,790 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Kentucky's is Mississippi River at 270 feet.
- Florida's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Florida vs Kentucky Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Kentucky has 4,588,372 (2024).
- Florida's population is 5.1 times (409%) larger than Kentucky's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Kentucky: 116.2.
- Florida's population density is 3.7 times (275%) higher than Kentucky's.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; Kentucky's is Louisville with 640,796.
- Jacksonville's population is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Louisville's.
Largest metro area
- Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Kentucky's Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815).
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 2.8 times (180%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 53 years.
Florida vs Kentucky Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Kentucky's $295.4 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 5.8 times (485%) larger than Kentucky's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs Kentucky: $64,375.
- Florida's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Kentucky's.
Average income
- Florida: $73,006 vs Kentucky: $58,256 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Florida's average income is 1.3 times (25%) higher than Kentucky's.
Florida vs Kentucky Counties
Number of counties
- Florida has 67 counties, while Kentucky has 120.
- Kentucky's county count is 1.8 times (79%) higher than Florida's.
Biggest county by area
- Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; Kentucky's is Pike County at 786 square miles.
- Collier County's land area is 2.5 times (154%) larger than Pike County's.
Smallest county by area
- Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs Kentucky: Gallatin County (98 sq mi).
- Union County's land area is 2.5 times (148%) larger than Gallatin County's.
Most populous county
- Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs Kentucky: Jefferson County (793,881 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 3.6 times (258%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs Kentucky: Robertson County (2,382 people).
- Liberty County's population is 3.3 times (234%) larger than Robertson County's.
Richest county
- Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs Kentucky: Oldham County ($87,137).
- Collier County's income is 1.7 times (72%) richer than Oldham County's.
Poorest county
- Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs Kentucky: Elliott County ($31,817).
- Elliott County's income is 1.1 times (6%) richer than Union County's.
Florida vs Kentucky Taxes
State income tax
- Florida has no state income tax, while Kentucky has a top income tax rate of 3.5%.
- Kentucky's top rate is 3.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs Kentucky: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Florida's rate is 0.04 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Kentucky: 6%.
- Florida's combined rate is 0.98 percentage points higher.
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