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Florida vs West Virginia Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while West Virginia has 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²).
- Florida's land area is 2.2 times (123%) larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Florida's total area is 2.9 times (195%) larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 1.9 times (92%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 2.0 times (98%) wider than West Virginia's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); West Virginia's is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m).
- Spruce Knob is 4,519 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; West Virginia's is Potomac River at 240 feet.
- Florida's lowest point is 240 feet lower.
Florida vs West Virginia Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while West Virginia has 1,769,979 (2024).
- Florida's population is 13.2 times larger than West Virginia's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs West Virginia: 73.6.
- Florida's population density is 5.9 times (492%) higher than West Virginia's.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; West Virginia's is Charleston with 46,482.
- Jacksonville's population is 21.7 times 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 West 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.
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- In its current form, Florida is the older of the two by 18 years.
Florida vs West Virginia Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs West Virginia's $106.5 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 16.2 times larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs West Virginia: $60,156.
- Florida's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than West Virginia's.
Average income
- Florida: $73,006 vs West Virginia: $55,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Florida's average income is 1.3 times (32%) higher than West Virginia's.
Florida vs West Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Florida has 67 counties, while West Virginia has 55.
- Florida's county count is 1.2 times (22%) higher than West Virginia's.
Biggest county by area
- Florida's largest county is Collier County at 1,997 square miles; West Virginia's is Randolph County at 1,040 square miles.
- Collier County's land area is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Randolph County's.
Smallest county by area
- Florida: Union County (244 sq mi) vs West Virginia: Hancock County (83 sq mi).
- Union County's land area is 2.9 times (195%) larger than Hancock County's.
Most populous county
- Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people) vs West Virginia: Kanawha County (173,906 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 16.3 times larger than Kanawha County's.
Least populous county
- Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people) vs West Virginia: Wirt County (4,924 people).
- Liberty County's population is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Wirt County's.
Richest county
- Florida: Collier County ($150,140 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Jefferson County ($70,542).
- Collier County's income is 2.1 times (113%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Florida: Union County ($30,156 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Webster County ($35,039).
- Webster County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Union County's.
Florida vs West Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Florida has no state income tax, while West Virginia has a top income tax rate of 4.82%.
- West Virginia's top rate is 4.82 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Florida: 0.75% effective rate vs West Virginia: 0.52% of home value per year.
- Florida's rate is 0.23 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Florida: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs West Virginia: 6.6%.
- Florida's combined rate is 0.38 percentage points higher.
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