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Florida vs Tennessee Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Tennessee has 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²).
- Florida's land area is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Tennessee's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Florida's total area is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Tennessee's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 2.5 times (147%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 1.1 times (10%) wider than Tennessee's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Tennessee's is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m).
- Clingmans Dome is 6,280 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Tennessee's is Mississippi River at 178 feet.
- Florida's lowest point is 178 feet lower.
Florida vs Tennessee Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Tennessee has 7,227,750 (2024).
- Florida's population is 3.2 times (223%) larger than Tennessee's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Tennessee: 175.3.
- Florida's population density is 2.5 times (148%) higher than Tennessee's.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; Tennessee's is Nashville with 704,963.
- Jacksonville's population is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Nashville's.
Largest metro area
- Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Tennessee's Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553).
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 3.0 times (200%) larger than Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
- In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 49 years.
Florida vs Tennessee Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Tennessee's $561.2 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 3.1 times (208%) larger than Tennessee's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs Tennessee: $77,645.
- Tennessee's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (5%) higher than Florida's.
Average income
- Florida: $73,006 vs Tennessee: $66,504 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Florida's average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Tennessee's.
Florida vs Tennessee Counties
Number of counties
- Florida has 67 counties, while Tennessee has 95.
- Tennessee's county count is 1.4 times (42%) higher than Florida's.
Biggest county by area
- Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; Tennessee's is Shelby County at 753 square miles.
- Collier County's land area is 2.7 times (165%) larger than Shelby County's.
Smallest county by area
- Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs Tennessee: Trousdale County (114 sq mi).
- Union County's land area is 2.1 times (113%) larger than Trousdale County's.
Most populous county
- Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs Tennessee: Shelby County (910,530 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 3.1 times (212%) larger than Shelby County's.
Least populous county
- Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs Tennessee: Pickett County (5,108 people).
- Liberty County's population is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Pickett County's.
Richest county
- Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Williamson County ($139,704).
- Collier County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Williamson County's.
Poorest county
- Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Lake County ($31,572).
- Union County and Lake County have about the same income.
Florida vs Tennessee Taxes
State income tax
- Florida has no state income tax, while Tennessee has no state income tax.
Property tax
- Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs Tennessee: 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 Tennessee: 9.61%.
- Tennessee's combined rate is 2.63 percentage points higher.
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