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Florida vs Nebraska Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Nebraska has 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²).
- Nebraska's land area is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Florida's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nebraska's total area is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Florida's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 1.1 times (6%) longer than Florida's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 1.2 times (18%) wider than Nebraska's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Nebraska's is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m).
- Panorama Point is 5,084 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Nebraska's is Missouri River at 840 feet.
- Florida's lowest point is 840 feet lower.
Florida vs Nebraska Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Nebraska has 2,005,465 (2024).
- Florida's population is 11.7 times larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Nebraska: 26.1.
- Florida's population density is 16.7 times higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; Nebraska's is Omaha with 489,265.
- Jacksonville's population is 2.1 times (106%) larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area
- Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Nebraska's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010).
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 6.5 times (545%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- In its current form, Florida is the older of the two by 22 years.
Florida vs Nebraska Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Nebraska's $189.2 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 9.1 times (813%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs Nebraska: $94,363.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Florida's.
Average income
- Florida: $73,006 vs Nebraska: $72,701 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Florida and Nebraska have about the same average income.
Florida vs Nebraska Counties
Number of counties
- Florida has 67 counties, while Nebraska has 93.
- Nebraska's county count is 1.4 times (39%) higher than Florida's.
Biggest county by area
- Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; Nebraska's is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 3.0 times (198%) larger than Collier County's.
Smallest county by area
- Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi).
- Union County and Sarpy County have about the same land area.
Most populous county
- Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 4.7 times (372%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county
- Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people).
- Liberty County's population is 21.2 times larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729).
- Collier County's income is 1.3 times (33%) richer than Pierce County's.
Poorest county
- Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756).
- Johnson County's income is 1.5 times (52%) richer than Union County's.
Florida vs Nebraska Taxes
State income tax
- Florida has no state income tax, while Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%.
- Nebraska's top rate is 4.55 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs Nebraska: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.67 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Nebraska: 6.98%.
- The two are essentially equal.
Official Websites
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