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Hawaii vs Tennessee Geography
Land area: Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Tennessee has 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²). Tennessee's land area is 6.4 times (542%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area: Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²), including inland and coastal water. Tennessee's total area is 3.8 times (284%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length: Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km). Hawaii's north-south length is 1.7 times (74%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width: Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km). Tennessee's east-west width is 1.3 times (29%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point: Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Tennessee's is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m). Mauna Kea is 7,171 feet higher than Clingmans Dome.
Lowest point: Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Tennessee's is Mississippi River at 178 feet. Hawaii's lowest point is 178 feet lower.
Hawaii vs Tennessee Population and History
Population: Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Tennessee has 7,227,750 (2024). Tennessee's population is 5.0 times (400%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density: Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Tennessee: 175.3. Hawaii's population density is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Tennessee's.
Biggest city: Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Tennessee's is Nashville with 704,963. Nashville's population is 2.0 times (104%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area: Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Tennessee's Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553). Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's population is 2.2 times (115%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History: Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state. Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state. In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 163 years.
Hawaii vs Tennessee Economy
GDP: Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Tennessee's $561.2 billion. Tennessee's economic output is 4.8 times (377%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita: Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Tennessee: $77,645. Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.0 times (5%) higher than Tennessee's.
Average income: Hawaii: $71,019 vs Tennessee: $66,504 average income per person (per capita personal income). Hawaii's average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Tennessee's.
Hawaii vs Tennessee Counties
Number of counties: Hawaii has 5 counties, while Tennessee has 95. Tennessee's county count is 19.0 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area: Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Tennessee's is Shelby County at 753 square miles. Hawaii County's land area is 5.4 times (435%) larger than Shelby County's.
Smallest county by area: Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Tennessee: Trousdale County (114 sq mi). Trousdale County's land area is 9.5 times (853%) larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county: Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Tennessee: Shelby County (910,530 people). Honolulu County's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Shelby County's.
Least populous county: Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Tennessee: Pickett County (5,108 people). Pickett County's population is 63.1 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county: Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Williamson County ($139,704). Williamson County's income is 1.9 times (87%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county: Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Lake County ($31,572). Hawaii County's income is 1.8 times (83%) richer than Lake County's.
Hawaii vs Tennessee Taxes
State income tax: Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Tennessee has no state income tax. Hawaii's top rate is 11 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Tennessee: 0.45% of home value per year. Tennessee's rate is 0.18 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Tennessee: 9.61%. Tennessee's combined rate is 5.11 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.