Skip to main content
The ConstitutionalIndex
Flag of Florida

Florida

Capital: Tallahassee · Statehood: 1845

Open constitution Compare
Population (2020 Census)

21,538,187

Total area

65,758

mi² · 170,312 km²

GDP per capita 2024

$73,784

Nominal GDP 2024

$1,705,565

millions USD

Current constitution

January 7, 1969

Last amendment

November 5, 2024

# of constitutions

5

# of amendments

146

National rank

By population

#3 of 50

By area

#26 of 50

By statehood

#27 of 50

By # of amendments

#19 of 50

USA comparison

By population

+226% vs avg
21,538,187 · this stateAvg: 6,615,195Median: 4,657,757Max: 39,538,223

By area

−24% vs avg
53,625 sq mi · this stateAvg: 70,637 sq miMedian: 54,158 sq miMax: 570,641 sq mi

Regional comparison

By population

Texas29,145,505
Florida21,538,187
New York20,201,249
Chile18,186,770
Guatemala17,153,288

By area

Wisconsin54,158 sq mi
Florida53,625 sq mi
Arkansas52,035 sq mi
Nicaragua50,337 sq mi
Honduras43,433 sq mi
This stateUS statesLatin-American countries

Judicial branch

Court of last resort

Supreme Court

State appellate court of last resort

Intermediate appellate court

District Court of Appeals

Court of intermediate appellate jurisdiction

Trial court

Circuit Court

Trial court of general jurisdiction

Inferior trial court

County Court

Trial court of limited jurisdiction

Explore the constitutionRead Florida's full constitution.Explore by subjectFilter topics with Florida pre-selected.