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Alabama vs Hawaii Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Hawaii has 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²).
- Alabama's land area is 7.9 times (689%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alabama's total area is 4.8 times (378%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km).
- Alabama and Hawaii have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 1.8 times (82%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Hawaii's is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m).
- Mauna Kea is 11,390 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Hawaii's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alabama vs Hawaii Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Hawaii has 1,446,146 (2024).
- Alabama's population is 3.6 times (257%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Hawaii: 225.2.
- Hawaii's population density is 2.2 times (121%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Hawaii's is Honolulu with 344,967.
- Honolulu's population is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Hawaii's Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747).
- Birmingham, AL metro area's population is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 140 years.
Alabama vs Hawaii Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Hawaii's $117.6 billion.
- Alabama's economic output is 2.8 times (177%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Hawaii: $81,339.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Hawaii: $71,019 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii's average income is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Hawaii Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Hawaii has 5.
- Alabama's county count is 13.4 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Hawaii's is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 2.5 times (153%) larger than Baldwin County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 44.6 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people).
- Honolulu County's population is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people).
- Greene County's population is 88.0 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681).
- Jefferson County and Honolulu County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.5 times (46%) richer than Bullock County's.
Alabama vs Hawaii Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 6 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Hawaii: 0.27% of home value per year.
- Alabama's rate is 0.11 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Hawaii: 4.5%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 4.96 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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