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Florida vs North Carolina Geography
Land area: Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while North Carolina has 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²). Florida's land area is 1.1 times (10%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area: Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²), including inland and coastal water. Florida's total area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length: Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km). Florida's north-south length is 1.8 times (83%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width: Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km). Florida's east-west width is 1.1 times (12%) wider than North Carolina's.
Highest point: Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); North Carolina's is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m). Mount Mitchell is 6,330 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point: Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; North Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Florida vs North Carolina Population and History
Population: Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while North Carolina has 11,046,024 (2024). Florida's population is 2.1 times (112%) larger than North Carolina's.
Population density: Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs North Carolina: 227.2. Florida's population density is 1.9 times (92%) higher than North Carolina's.
Biggest city: Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; North Carolina's is Charlotte with 943,476. Jacksonville's population is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Charlotte's.
Largest metro area: Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs North Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370). Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 2.2 times (124%) larger than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's.
History: Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state. North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state. In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 56 years.
Florida vs North Carolina Economy
GDP: Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs North Carolina's $844.2 billion. Florida's economic output is 2.0 times (105%) larger than North Carolina's.
GDP per capita: Florida: $73,879 per person vs North Carolina: $76,427. Florida and North Carolina have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Florida: $73,006 vs North Carolina: $65,634 average income per person (per capita personal income). Florida's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than North Carolina's.
Florida vs North Carolina Counties
Number of counties: Florida has 67 counties, while North Carolina has 100. North Carolina's county count is 1.5 times (49%) higher than Florida's.
Biggest county by area: Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; North Carolina's is Robeson County at 947 square miles. Collier County's land area is 2.1 times (111%) larger than Robeson County's.
Smallest county by area: Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi). Union County's land area is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Chowan County's.
Most populous county: Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people). Miami-Dade County's population is 2.3 times (130%) larger than Wake County's.
Least populous county: Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people). Liberty County's population is 2.3 times (126%) larger than Tyrrell County's.
Richest county: Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638). Collier County's income is 1.6 times (64%) richer than Chatham County's.
Poorest county: Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932). Warren County's income is 1.4 times (36%) richer than Union County's.
Florida vs North Carolina Taxes
State income tax: Florida has no state income tax, while North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%. North Carolina's top rate is 3.99 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs North Carolina: 0.61% of home value per year. Florida's rate is 0.14 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs North Carolina: 7.1%. North Carolina's combined rate is 0.12 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.