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Florida vs New Jersey Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while New Jersey has 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²).
- Florida's land area is 7.3 times (630%) larger than New Jersey's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Florida's total area is 8.2 times (719%) larger than New Jersey's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 2.8 times (179%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 4.2 times (324%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); New Jersey's is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m).
- High Point is 1,454 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New Jersey's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Florida vs New Jersey Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while New Jersey has 9,500,851 (2024).
- Florida's population is 2.5 times (146%) larger than New Jersey's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs New Jersey: 1,291.8.
- New Jersey's population density is 3.0 times (197%) higher than Florida's.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; New Jersey's is Newark with 317,303.
- Jacksonville's population is 3.2 times (218%) larger than Newark's.
Largest metro area
- Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs New Jersey's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 3.1 times (209%) larger than Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state.
- In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 58 years.
Florida vs New Jersey Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs New Jersey's $846.0 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 2.0 times (104%) larger than New Jersey's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs New Jersey: $89,045.
- New Jersey's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Florida's.
Average income
- Florida: $73,006 vs New Jersey: $84,893 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Jersey's average income is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Florida's.
Florida vs New Jersey Counties
Number of counties
- Florida has 67 counties, while New Jersey has 21.
- Florida's county count is 3.2 times (219%) higher than New Jersey's.
Biggest county by area
- Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; New Jersey's is Burlington County at 799 square miles.
- Collier County's land area is 2.5 times (150%) larger than Burlington County's.
Smallest county by area
- Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs New Jersey: Hudson County (46 sq mi).
- Union County's land area is 5.3 times (427%) larger than Hudson County's.
Most populous county
- Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs New Jersey: Bergen County (978,641 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 2.9 times (190%) larger than Bergen County's.
Least populous county
- Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs New Jersey: Salem County (65,874 people).
- Salem County's population is 8.3 times (728%) larger than Liberty County's.
Richest county
- Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs New Jersey: Somerset County ($121,042).
- Collier County's income is 1.2 times (24%) richer than Somerset County's.
Poorest county
- Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs New Jersey: Cumberland County ($50,843).
- Cumberland County's income is 1.7 times (69%) richer than Union County's.
Florida vs New Jersey Taxes
State income tax
- Florida has no state income tax, while New Jersey has a top income tax rate of 10.75%.
- New Jersey's top rate is 10.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs New Jersey: 1.89% of home value per year.
- New Jersey's rate is 1.14 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs New Jersey: 6.6%.
- Florida's combined rate is 0.38 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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