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Florida vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²).
- Florida's land area is 51.9 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Florida's total area is 46.2 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 7.7 times (672%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 13.0 times wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m).
- Jerimoth Hill is 467 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Florida vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024).
- Florida's population is 21.0 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 2.5 times (147%) higher than Florida's.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706.
- Jacksonville's population is 5.2 times (419%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901).
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 3.8 times (280%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 55 years.
Florida vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 21.5 times larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265.
- Florida and Rhode Island have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Florida: $73,006 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Florida and Rhode Island have about the same average income.
Florida vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties
- Florida has 67 counties, while Rhode Island has 5.
- Florida's county count is 13.4 times higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles.
- Collier County's land area is 4.9 times (388%) larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi).
- Union County's land area is 10.1 times larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 4.2 times (320%) larger than Providence County's.
Least populous county
- Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people).
- Bristol County's population is 6.3 times (530%) larger than Liberty County's.
Richest county
- Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923).
- Collier County's income is 1.5 times (50%) richer than Bristol County's.
Poorest county
- Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040).
- Providence County's income is 2.0 times (102%) richer than Union County's.
Florida vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax
- Florida has no state income tax, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%.
- Rhode Island's top rate is 5.99 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year.
- Rhode Island's rate is 0.32 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%.
- Rhode Island's combined rate is 0.02 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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