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Hawaii vs Missouri Geography
Land area: Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Missouri has 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²). Missouri's land area is 10.7 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area: Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²), including inland and coastal water. Missouri's total area is 6.4 times (535%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length: Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Missouri is 328 miles (529 km). Hawaii and Missouri have about the same north-south length.
Width: Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km). Missouri's east-west width is 1.1 times (13%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point: Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Missouri's is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m). Mauna Kea is 12,024 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point: Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Missouri's is St. Francis River at 230 feet. Hawaii's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Hawaii vs Missouri Population and History
Population: Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Missouri has 6,245,466 (2024). Missouri's population is 4.3 times (332%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density: Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Missouri: 90.8. Hawaii's population density is 2.5 times (148%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city: Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Missouri's is Kansas City with 516,032. Kansas City's population is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area: Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Missouri's St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927). St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's population is 2.8 times (182%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History: Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state. Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state. In its current form, Missouri is the older of the two by 138 years.
Hawaii vs Missouri Economy
GDP: Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Missouri's $448.7 billion. Missouri's economic output is 3.8 times (282%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita: Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Missouri: $71,846. Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Missouri's.
Average income: Hawaii: $71,019 vs Missouri: $64,920 average income per person (per capita personal income). Hawaii's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Missouri's.
Hawaii vs Missouri Counties
Number of counties: Hawaii has 5 counties, while Missouri has 115. Missouri's county count is 23.0 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area: Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Missouri's is Texas County at 1,177 square miles. Hawaii County's land area is 3.4 times (242%) larger than Texas County's.
Smallest county by area: Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi). St. Louis city's land area is 5.1 times (414%) larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county: Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people). Honolulu County and St. Louis County have about the same population.
Least populous county: Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people). Worth County's population is 23.1 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county: Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775). St. Louis County's income is 1.4 times (40%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county: Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515). Hawaii County's income is 1.4 times (42%) richer than Douglas County's.
Hawaii vs Missouri Taxes
State income tax: Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%. Hawaii's top rate is 6.3 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Missouri: 0.79% of home value per year. Missouri's rate is 0.52 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Missouri: 8.44%. Missouri's combined rate is 3.94 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.