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Florida vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- Florida's land area is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Florida's total area is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 2.1 times (111%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 1.2 times (17%) wider than Virginia's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Mount Rogers is 5,385 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Florida vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Florida's population is 2.7 times (165%) larger than Virginia's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Florida's population density is 2.0 times (95%) higher than Virginia's.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Jacksonville's population is 2.2 times (122%) larger than Virginia Beach's.
Largest metro area
- Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area have about the same population.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 57 years.
Florida vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 2.3 times (127%) larger than Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Florida's.
Average income
- Florida: $73,006 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Florida's.
Florida vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Florida has 67 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 2.0 times (99%) higher than Florida's.
Biggest county by area
- Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- Collier County's land area is 2.1 times (106%) larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area
- Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- Union County's land area is 121.8 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 2.4 times (144%) larger than Fairfax County's.
Least populous county
- Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Liberty County's population is 3.4 times (239%) larger than Highland County's.
Richest county
- Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Collier County's income is 1.1 times (14%) richer than Arlington County's.
Poorest county
- Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Sussex County's income is 1.4 times (36%) richer than Union County's.
Florida vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Florida has no state income tax, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- Virginia's top rate is 5.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Florida's rate is 0.04 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- Florida's combined rate is 1.21 percentage points higher.
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