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Delaware vs Hawaii Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Hawaii has 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²). Hawaii's land area is 3.3 times (230%) larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²), including inland and coastal water. Hawaii's total area is 4.4 times (341%) larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km). Hawaii's north-south length is 3.4 times (240%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km). Hawaii's east-west width is 4.0 times (302%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Hawaii's is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m). Mauna Kea is 13,345 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Hawaii's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Delaware vs Hawaii Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Hawaii has 1,446,146 (2024). Hawaii's population is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Hawaii: 225.2. Delaware's population density is 2.4 times (140%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Hawaii's is Honolulu with 344,967. Honolulu's population is 4.7 times (371%) larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Hawaii's Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 6.3 times (534%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 172 years.
Delaware vs Hawaii Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Hawaii's $117.6 billion. Hawaii's economic output is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Hawaii: $81,339. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Hawaii's.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs Hawaii: $71,019 average income per person (per capita personal income). Delaware and Hawaii have about the same average income.
Delaware vs Hawaii Counties
Number of counties: Delaware has 3 counties, while Hawaii has 5. Hawaii's county count is 1.7 times (67%) higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area: Delaware's largest county is Sussex County at 936 square miles; Hawaii's is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles. Hawaii County's land area is 4.3 times (330%) larger than Sussex County's.
Smallest county by area: Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi) vs Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi). New Castle County's land area is 35.5 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county: Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people) vs Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people). Honolulu County's population is 1.7 times (70%) larger than New Castle County's.
Least populous county: Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people) vs Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people). Kent County's population is 2,378.9 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county: Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647 per capita income) vs Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681). Sussex County and Honolulu County have about the same income.
Poorest county: Delaware: Kent County ($55,474 per capita income) vs Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694). Kent County and Hawaii County have about the same income.
Delaware vs Hawaii Taxes
State income tax: Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%, while Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%. Hawaii's top rate is 4.4 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Delaware: 0.47% effective rate vs Hawaii: 0.27% of home value per year. Delaware's rate is 0.2 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Delaware: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Hawaii: 4.5%. Hawaii's combined rate is 4.5 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.