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Hawaii vs Kansas Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Kansas has 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²).
- Kansas' land area is 12.7 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kansas' total area is 7.5 times (650%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Kansas is 207 miles (334 km).
- Hawaii's north-south length is 1.6 times (61%) longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km).
- Hawaii and Kansas have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Kansas's is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m).
- Mauna Kea is 9,755 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Kansas's is Verdigris River at 679 feet.
- Hawaii's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Hawaii vs Kansas Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Kansas has 2,970,606 (2024).
- Kansas' population is 2.1 times (105%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Kansas: 36.3.
- Hawaii's population density is 6.2 times (520%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Kansas's is Wichita with 400,991.
- Wichita's population is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Kansas's Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579).
- Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 2.3 times (126%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 98 years.
Hawaii vs Kansas Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Kansas's $230.5 billion.
- Kansas' economic output is 2.0 times (96%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Kansas: $77,601.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.0 times (5%) higher than Kansas'.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs Kansas: $65,856 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Kansas'.
Hawaii vs Kansas Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while Kansas has 105.
- Kansas' county count is 21.0 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Kansas's is Butler County at 1,430 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 2.8 times (182%) larger than Butler County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi).
- Wyandotte County's land area is 12.6 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people).
- Honolulu County's population is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Johnson County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people).
- Greeley County's population is 14.2 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780).
- Greeley County's income is 1.8 times (80%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.3 times (35%) richer than Wyandotte County's.
Hawaii vs Kansas Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 5.42 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Kansas: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Kansas's rate is 0.98 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Kansas: 8.71%.
- Kansas's combined rate is 4.21 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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