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Hawaii vs Maine Geography
Land area: Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Maine has 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²). Maine's land area is 4.8 times (380%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area: Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²), including inland and coastal water. Maine's total area is 3.2 times (223%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length: Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Maine is 311 miles (501 km). Hawaii's north-south length is 1.1 times (7%) longer than Maine's.
Width: Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Maine spans 203 miles (327 km). Hawaii's east-west width is 1.9 times (90%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point: Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Maine's is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m). Mauna Kea is 8,542 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.
Lowest point: Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Maine's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Hawaii vs Maine Population and History
Population: Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Maine has 1,405,012 (2024). Hawaii and Maine have about the same population.
Population density: Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Maine: 45.6. Hawaii's population density is 4.9 times (394%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest city: Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Maine's is Portland with 69,568. Honolulu's population is 5.0 times (396%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area: Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Maine's Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534). Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's population is 1.7 times (75%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History: Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state. Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state. In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 139 years.
Hawaii vs Maine Economy
GDP: Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Maine's $99.2 billion. Hawaii's economic output is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita: Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Maine: $70,586. Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (15%) higher than Maine's.
Average income: Hawaii: $71,019 vs Maine: $68,932 average income per person (per capita personal income). Hawaii and Maine have about the same average income.
Hawaii vs Maine Counties
Number of counties: Hawaii has 5 counties, while Maine has 16. Maine's county count is 3.2 times (220%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area: Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Maine's is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles. Aroostook County's land area is 1.7 times (66%) larger than Hawaii County's.
Smallest county by area: Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi). Sagadahoc County's land area is 21.2 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county: Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people). Honolulu County's population is 3.2 times (218%) larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county: Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people). Piscataquis County's population is 215.2 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county: Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142). Cumberland County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county: Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Maine: Franklin County ($52,725). Hawaii County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Franklin County's.
Hawaii vs Maine Taxes
State income tax: Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%. Hawaii's top rate is 3.85 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Maine: 0.91% of home value per year. Maine's rate is 0.64 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Maine: 5.5%. Maine's combined rate is 1 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.