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Georgia vs Hawaii Geography
Land area: Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Hawaii has 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²). Georgia's land area is 9.0 times (799%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area: Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²), including inland and coastal water. Georgia's total area is 5.4 times (442%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length: Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km). Georgia and Hawaii have about the same north-south length.
Width: Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km). Hawaii's east-west width is 1.1 times (13%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point: Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Hawaii's is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m). Mauna Kea is 9,017 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point: Georgia'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.
Georgia vs Hawaii Population and History
Population: Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Hawaii has 1,446,146 (2024). Georgia's population is 7.7 times (673%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density: Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Hawaii: 225.2. Hawaii's population density is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Georgia's.
Biggest city: Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Hawaii's is Honolulu with 344,967. Atlanta's population is 1.5 times (51%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area: Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Hawaii's Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 6.4 times (542%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History: Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state. Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state. In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 171 years.
Georgia vs Hawaii Economy
GDP: Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Hawaii's $117.6 billion. Georgia's economic output is 7.5 times (650%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita: Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Hawaii: $81,339. Georgia and Hawaii have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Georgia: $63,006 vs Hawaii: $71,019 average income per person (per capita personal income). Hawaii's average income is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Georgia's.
Georgia vs Hawaii Counties
Number of counties: Georgia has 159 counties, while Hawaii has 5. Georgia's county count is 31.8 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area: Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Hawaii's is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles. Hawaii County's land area is 4.5 times (348%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area: Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi). Clarke County's land area is 9.9 times (894%) larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county: Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people). Fulton County's population is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Honolulu County's.
Least populous county: Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people). Taliaferro County's population is 20.0 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county: Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681). Fulton County's income is 1.5 times (49%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county: Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694). Hawaii County's income is 2.2 times (121%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Hawaii Taxes
State income tax: Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%. Hawaii's top rate is 5.81 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Hawaii: 0.27% of home value per year. Georgia's rate is 0.47 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Hawaii: 4.5%. Georgia's combined rate is 3.06 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.