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Florida vs Ohio Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Ohio has 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²).
- Florida's land area is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Ohio's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Florida's total area is 1.6 times (59%) larger than Ohio's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Ohio is 291 miles (468 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 1.6 times (62%) longer than Ohio's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 1.7 times (73%) wider than Ohio's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Ohio's is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m).
- Campbell Hill is 1,203 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Ohio's is Ohio River at 455 feet.
- Florida's lowest point is 455 feet lower.
Florida vs Ohio Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Ohio has 11,883,304 (2024).
- Florida's population is 2.0 times (97%) larger than Ohio's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Ohio: 290.8.
- Florida's population density is 1.5 times (50%) higher than Ohio's.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; Ohio's is Columbus with 933,263.
- Jacksonville's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Columbus'.
Largest metro area
- Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Ohio's Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815).
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 2.8 times (180%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
- In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 42 years.
Florida vs Ohio Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Ohio's $923.1 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 1.9 times (87%) larger than Ohio's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs Ohio: $77,684.
- Ohio's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (5%) higher than Florida's.
Average income
- Florida: $73,006 vs Ohio: $64,464 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Florida's average income is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Ohio's.
Florida vs Ohio Counties
Number of counties
- Florida has 67 counties, while Ohio has 88.
- Ohio's county count is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Florida's.
Biggest county by area
- Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; Ohio's is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles.
- Collier County's land area is 2.8 times (184%) larger than Ashtabula County's.
Smallest county by area
- Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi).
- Union County's land area is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Lake County's.
Most populous county
- Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 2.1 times (109%) larger than Franklin County's.
Least populous county
- Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people).
- Vinton County's population is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Liberty County's.
Richest county
- Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573).
- Collier County's income is 1.6 times (55%) richer than Delaware County's.
Poorest county
- Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs Ohio: Noble County ($34,940).
- Noble County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Union County's.
Florida vs Ohio Taxes
State income tax
- Florida has no state income tax, while Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%.
- Ohio's top rate is 2.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs Ohio: 1.22% of home value per year.
- Ohio's rate is 0.47 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Ohio: 7.29%.
- Ohio's combined rate is 0.31 percentage points higher.
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