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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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