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Alaska vs Hawaii Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Hawaii has 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 88.9 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 60.7 times larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 3.6 times (261%) longer than Hawaii's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 4.0 times (300%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Hawaii's is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m).
- Denali is 6,440 feet higher than Mauna Kea.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Hawaii's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs Hawaii Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Hawaii has 1,446,146 (2024).
- Hawaii's population is 2.0 times (95%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Hawaii: 225.2.
- Hawaii's population density is 173.2 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Hawaii's is Honolulu with 344,967.
- Honolulu's population is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area
- Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Hawaii's Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747).
- Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's population is 2.5 times (145%) larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
Alaska vs Hawaii Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Hawaii's $117.6 billion.
- Hawaii's economic output is 1.6 times (64%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Hawaii: $81,339.
- Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Hawaii's.
Average income
- Alaska: $76,234 vs Hawaii: $71,019 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Alaska's average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Hawaii's.
Alaska vs Hawaii Counties
Number of counties
- Alaska has 30 counties, while Hawaii has 5.
- Alaska's county count is 6.0 times (500%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Hawaii's is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles.
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 36.2 times larger than Hawaii County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi).
- Skagway Municipality's land area is 36.9 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people).
- Honolulu County's population is 3.4 times (245%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.
Least populous county
- Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people).
- Yakutat City and Borough's population is 8.5 times (752%) larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681).
- Bristol Bay Borough's income is 2.1 times (112%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.5 times (53%) richer than Kusilvak Census Area's.
Alaska vs Hawaii Taxes
State income tax
- Alaska has no state income tax, while Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 11 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Hawaii: 0.27% of home value per year.
- Alaska's rate is 0.79 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Hawaii: 4.5%.
- Hawaii's combined rate is 2.68 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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