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Florida vs Washington Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Washington has 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²).
- Washington's land area is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Florida's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Florida and Washington have about the same total area.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Washington is 238 miles (383 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 2.0 times (98%) longer than Washington's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Washington spans 399 miles (641 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 1.4 times (37%) wider than Washington's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Washington's is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m).
- Mount Rainier is 14,065 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Washington's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Florida vs Washington Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Washington has 7,958,180 (2024).
- Florida's population is 2.9 times (194%) larger than Washington's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Washington: 119.8.
- Florida's population density is 3.6 times (264%) higher than Washington's.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; Washington's is Seattle with 780,995.
- Jacksonville's population is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Seattle's.
Largest metro area
- Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Washington's Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494).
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state.
- In its current form, Florida is the older of the two by 44 years.
Florida vs Washington Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Washington's $856.0 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 2.0 times (102%) larger than Washington's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs Washington: $107,564.
- Washington's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (46%) higher than Florida's.
Average income
- Florida: $73,006 vs Washington: $85,187 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Washington's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Florida's.
Florida vs Washington Counties
Number of counties
- Florida has 67 counties, while Washington has 39.
- Florida's county count is 1.7 times (72%) higher than Washington's.
Biggest county by area
- Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; Washington's is Okanogan County at 5,266 square miles.
- Okanogan County's land area is 2.6 times (164%) larger than Collier County's.
Smallest county by area
- Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs Washington: San Juan County (174 sq mi).
- Union County's land area is 1.4 times (40%) larger than San Juan County's.
Most populous county
- Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs Washington: King County (2,340,211 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 1.2 times (21%) larger than King County's.
Least populous county
- Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs Washington: Garfield County (2,404 people).
- Liberty County's population is 3.3 times (231%) larger than Garfield County's.
Richest county
- Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs Washington: King County ($128,684).
- Collier County's income is 1.2 times (17%) richer than King County's.
Poorest county
- Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs Washington: Ferry County ($50,456).
- Ferry County's income is 1.7 times (67%) richer than Union County's.
Florida vs Washington Taxes
State income tax
- Florida has no state income tax, while Washington has a 9% tax on capital gains only.
Property tax
- Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs Washington: 0.79% of home value per year.
- Washington's rate is 0.04 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Washington: 9.57%.
- Washington's combined rate is 2.59 percentage points higher.
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