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Florida vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Florida's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Florida and North Dakota have about the same total area.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 1.4 times (39%) longer than North Dakota's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 1.3 times (34%) wider than North Dakota's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- White Butte is 3,156 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- Florida's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
Florida vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- Florida's population is 29.3 times larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- Florida's population density is 37.9 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- Jacksonville's population is 7.4 times (641%) larger than Fargo'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 Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793).
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 24.1 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- In its current form, Florida is the older of the two by 44 years.
Florida vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 21.6 times larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Florida's.
Average income
- Florida: $73,006 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Florida and North Dakota have about the same average income.
Florida vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- Florida has 67 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- Florida's county count is 1.3 times (26%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest county by area
- Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- McKenzie County's land area is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Collier County's.
Smallest county by area
- Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 2.6 times (159%) larger than Union County's.
Most populous county
- Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 14.1 times larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- Liberty County's population is 12.1 times larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- Collier County's income is 1.5 times (50%) richer than Dunn County's.
Poorest county
- Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- Sioux County's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Union County's.
Florida vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- Florida has no state income tax, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%.
- North Dakota's top rate is 2.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- North Dakota's rate is 0.21 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%.
- North Dakota's combined rate is 0.11 percentage points higher.
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