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Florida vs New York Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²).
- Florida's land area is 1.1 times (14%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Florida's total area is 1.3 times (31%) larger than New York's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 1.5 times (51%) longer than New York's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 1.3 times (32%) wider than New York's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m).
- Mount Marcy is 4,991 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Florida vs New York Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024).
- Florida's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than New York's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6.
- Florida and New York have about the same population density.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072.
- New York's population is 8.4 times (740%) larger than Jacksonville'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 York'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 York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 57 years.
Florida vs New York Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion.
- New York's economic output is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Florida's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs New York: $116,883.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (58%) higher than Florida's.
Average income
- Florida: $73,006 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Florida's.
Florida vs New York Counties
Number of counties
- Florida has 67 counties, while New York has 62.
- Florida's county count is 1.1 times (8%) higher than New York's.
Biggest county by area
- Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles.
- St. Lawrence County's land area is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Collier County's.
Smallest county by area
- Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi).
- Union County's land area is 10.7 times larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Kings County's.
Least populous county
- Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people).
- Liberty County's population is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Hamilton County's.
Richest county
- Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075).
- New York County's income is 1.4 times (45%) richer than Collier County's.
Poorest county
- Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689).
- Allegany County's income is 1.5 times (48%) richer than Union County's.
Florida vs New York Taxes
State income tax
- Florida has no state income tax, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%.
- New York's top rate is 10.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.7 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%.
- New York's combined rate is 1.56 percentage points higher.
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