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Florida vs Michigan Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Michigan has 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²).
- Michigan's land area is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Florida's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Michigan's total area is 1.4 times (35%) larger than Florida's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Michigan is 489 miles (786 km).
- Florida and Michigan have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 1.2 times (21%) wider than Michigan's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Michigan's is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m).
- Mount Arvon is 1,670 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Michigan's is Lake Erie at 571 feet.
- Florida's lowest point is 571 feet lower.
Florida vs Michigan Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Michigan has 10,140,459 (2024).
- Florida's population is 2.3 times (130%) larger than Michigan's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Michigan: 179.1.
- Florida's population density is 2.4 times (143%) higher than Michigan's.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; Michigan's is Detroit with 645,705.
- Jacksonville's population is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Detroit's.
Largest metro area
- Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Michigan's Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578).
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- In its current form, Michigan is the older of the two by 8 years.
Florida vs Michigan Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Michigan's $702.5 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 2.5 times (146%) larger than Michigan's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs Michigan: $69,274.
- Florida's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Michigan's.
Average income
- Florida: $73,006 vs Michigan: $63,690 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Florida's average income is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Michigan's.
Florida vs Michigan Counties
Number of counties
- Florida has 67 counties, while Michigan has 83.
- Michigan's county count is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Florida's.
Biggest county by area
- Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; Michigan's is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles.
- Collier County's land area is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Marquette County's.
Smallest county by area
- Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi).
- Benzie County's land area is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Union County's.
Most populous county
- Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Wayne County's.
Least populous county
- Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people).
- Liberty County's population is 3.7 times (268%) larger than Keweenaw County's.
Richest county
- Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579).
- Collier County's income is 1.6 times (60%) richer than Oakland County's.
Poorest county
- Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs Michigan: Lake County ($39,505).
- Lake County's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Union County's.
Florida vs Michigan Taxes
State income tax
- Florida has no state income tax, while Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%.
- Michigan's top rate is 4.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs Michigan: 1.18% of home value per year.
- Michigan's rate is 0.43 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Michigan: 6%.
- Florida's combined rate is 0.98 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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