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Florida vs Maryland Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Maryland has 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²).
- Florida's land area is 5.5 times (453%) larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Florida's total area is 5.8 times (476%) larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Maryland is 231 miles (371 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 2.0 times (104%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 2.3 times (125%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Maryland's is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m).
- Hoye-Crest is 3,018 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Maryland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Florida vs Maryland Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Maryland has 6,263,220 (2024).
- Florida's population is 3.7 times (273%) larger than Maryland's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Maryland: 645.0.
- Maryland's population density is 1.5 times (48%) higher than Florida's.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; Maryland's is Baltimore with 568,271.
- Jacksonville's population is 1.8 times (78%) larger than Baltimore's.
Largest metro area
- Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Maryland's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area have about the same population.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 57 years.
Florida vs Maryland Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Maryland's $546.0 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 3.2 times (216%) larger than Maryland's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs Maryland: $87,180.
- Maryland's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Florida's.
Average income
- Florida: $73,006 vs Maryland: $79,259 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maryland's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Florida's.
Florida vs Maryland Counties
Number of counties
- Florida has 67 counties, while Maryland has 24.
- Florida's county count is 2.8 times (179%) higher than Maryland's.
Biggest county by area
- Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; Maryland's is Frederick County at 661 square miles.
- Collier County's land area is 3.0 times (202%) larger than Frederick County's.
Smallest county by area
- Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs Maryland: Baltimore city (81 sq mi).
- Union County's land area is 3.0 times (201%) larger than Baltimore city's.
Most populous county
- Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs Maryland: Montgomery County (1,082,273 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 2.6 times (162%) larger than Montgomery County's.
Least populous county
- Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs Maryland: Kent County (19,557 people).
- Kent County's population is 2.5 times (146%) larger than Liberty County's.
Richest county
- Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs Maryland: Montgomery County ($104,882).
- Collier County's income is 1.4 times (43%) richer than Montgomery County's.
Poorest county
- Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs Maryland: Somerset County ($41,421).
- Somerset County's income is 1.4 times (37%) richer than Union County's.
Florida vs Maryland Taxes
State income tax
- Florida has no state income tax, while Maryland has a top income tax rate of 6.5%.
- Maryland's top rate is 6.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs Maryland: 0.95% of home value per year.
- Maryland's rate is 0.2 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Maryland: 6%.
- Florida's combined rate is 0.98 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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