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Florida vs South Carolina Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while South Carolina has 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²).
- Florida's land area is 1.8 times (78%) larger than South Carolina's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Florida's total area is 2.2 times (123%) larger than South Carolina's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 2.0 times (100%) longer than South Carolina's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 2.0 times (96%) wider than South Carolina's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); South Carolina's is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m).
- Sassafras Mountain is 3,153 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; South Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Florida vs South Carolina Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while South Carolina has 5,478,831 (2024).
- Florida's population is 4.3 times (327%) larger than South Carolina's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs South Carolina: 182.2.
- Florida's population density is 2.4 times (139%) higher than South Carolina's.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; South Carolina's is Charleston with 157,665.
- Jacksonville's population is 6.4 times (540%) larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs South 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.
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
- In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 57 years.
Florida vs South Carolina Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs South Carolina's $357.1 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 4.8 times (384%) larger than South Carolina's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs South Carolina: $65,173.
- Florida's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than South Carolina's.
Average income
- Florida: $73,006 vs South Carolina: $60,776 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Florida's average income is 1.2 times (20%) higher than South Carolina's.
Florida vs South Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Florida has 67 counties, while South Carolina has 46.
- Florida's county count is 1.5 times (46%) higher than South Carolina's.
Biggest county by area
- Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; South Carolina's is Horry County at 1,133 square miles.
- Collier County's land area is 1.8 times (76%) larger than Horry County's.
Smallest county by area
- Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs South Carolina: McCormick County (359 sq mi).
- McCormick County's land area is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Union County's.
Most populous county
- Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs South Carolina: Greenville County (570,745 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 5.0 times (397%) larger than Greenville County's.
Least populous county
- Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs South Carolina: Allendale County (7,551 people).
- Liberty County's population is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Allendale County's.
Richest county
- Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Charleston County ($90,550).
- Collier County's income is 1.7 times (66%) richer than Charleston County's.
Poorest county
- Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Marlboro County ($41,332).
- Marlboro County's income is 1.4 times (37%) richer than Union County's.
Florida vs South Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Florida has no state income tax, while South Carolina has a top income tax rate of 6%.
- South Carolina's top rate is 6 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs South Carolina: 0.45% of home value per year.
- Florida's rate is 0.3 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs South Carolina: 7.49%.
- South Carolina's combined rate is 0.51 percentage points higher.
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