Alabama vs Florida

The two states, county by county

Both maps share one density scale, so the same shade means the same number of people per square mile on either side of the border. Darker counties are denser. Select a county to open its page.

Side by side

Population and density

Florida has 23,372,215 residents, 4.5 times Alabama's 5,157,699. Alabama ranks 24th and Florida 3rd of the 50 states and DC. Florida is the more crowded, with 435.6 people per square mile against 101.8, 4.3 times.

Land area

Florida has 53,655 square miles of land, 6% more than Alabama's 50,651. The largest county-equivalent in Alabama is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; in Florida it is Collier County at 1,997.

Counties

Each has 67 county-equivalents. The typical county in Alabama has 33,813 residents, against 154,693 in Florida. The most populous are Jefferson County (664,744) and Miami-Dade County (2,838,461).

12 county names appear on both sides of the border: Calhoun, Clay, Escambia, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lee, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Sumter, Washington. Use the FIPS code, not the name, when joining data across the two states.

Household income

The median county in Florida has a household income of $66,806, 27% above Alabama's $52,504. The highest county incomes are Shelby County ($90,280) in Alabama and St. Johns County ($106,281) in Florida, from SAIPE 2023.

Capitals and daylight

Montgomery and Tallahassee are 179 miles apart in a straight line; from Montgomery the initial bearing is 138°, SE. On June 21, 2026, Montgomery gets 14 h 17 min of daylight and Tallahassee 14 h 07 min; on December 21 the figures are 10 h 01 min and 10 h 11 min. Month by month tables are on the Montgomery and Tallahassee daylight pages.

Where they sit

Both are in the South region, but Alabama is in the East South Central division and Florida in the South Atlantic division. By county internal points, Alabama spans 1 UTM zone and Florida 2.