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Florida vs Mississippi Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Mississippi has 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²).
- Florida's land area is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Florida's total area is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 1.4 times (40%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 1.6 times (61%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Mississippi's is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m).
- Woodall Mountain is 461 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Mississippi's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Florida vs Mississippi Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Mississippi has 2,943,045 (2024).
- Florida's population is 7.9 times (694%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Mississippi: 62.7.
- Florida's population density is 6.9 times (595%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; Mississippi's is Jackson with 141,449.
- Jacksonville's population is 7.1 times (614%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Mississippi's Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345).
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 4.8 times (382%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 28 years.
Florida vs Mississippi Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Mississippi's $158.2 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 10.9 times larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs Mississippi: $53,751.
- Florida's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (37%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Florida: $73,006 vs Mississippi: $52,074 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Florida's average income is 1.4 times (40%) higher than Mississippi's.
Florida vs Mississippi Counties
Number of counties
- Florida has 67 counties, while Mississippi has 82.
- Mississippi's county count is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Florida's.
Biggest county by area
- Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; Mississippi's is Yazoo County at 922 square miles.
- Collier County's land area is 2.2 times (117%) larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area
- Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 1.6 times (64%) larger than Union County's.
Most populous county
- Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 13.3 times larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people).
- Liberty County's population is 6.1 times (514%) larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county
- Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668).
- Collier County's income is 1.7 times (66%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county
- Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264).
- Union County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Florida vs Mississippi Taxes
State income tax
- Florida has no state income tax, while Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%.
- Mississippi's top rate is 4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs Mississippi: 0.65% of home value per year.
- Florida's rate is 0.1 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Mississippi: 7.06%.
- Mississippi's combined rate is 0.08 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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