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Arizona vs Hawaii Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Hawaii has 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 17.7 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 10.4 times larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km).
- Arizona's north-south length is 1.3 times (29%) longer than Hawaii's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km).
- Arizona's east-west width is 1.2 times (17%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Hawaii's is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m).
- Mauna Kea is 1,175 feet higher than Humphreys Peak.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Hawaii's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Hawaii's lowest point is 71 feet lower.
Arizona vs Hawaii Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Hawaii has 1,446,146 (2024).
- Arizona's population is 5.2 times (424%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Hawaii: 225.2.
- Hawaii's population density is 3.4 times (238%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Hawaii's is Honolulu with 344,967.
- Phoenix's population is 4.9 times (385%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Hawaii's Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747).
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's population is 5.2 times (419%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state.
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- In its current form, Arizona is the older of the two by 47 years.
Arizona vs Hawaii Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Hawaii's $117.6 billion.
- Arizona's economic output is 4.8 times (385%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Hawaii: $81,339.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Arizona's.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs Hawaii: $71,019 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Arizona's.
Arizona vs Hawaii Counties
Number of counties
- Arizona has 15 counties, while Hawaii has 5.
- Arizona's county count is 3.0 times (200%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; Hawaii's is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles.
- Coconino County's land area is 4.6 times (362%) larger than Hawaii County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi).
- Santa Cruz County's land area is 103.0 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people).
- Maricopa County's population is 4.7 times (368%) larger than Honolulu County's.
Least populous county
- Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people).
- Greenlee County's population is 116.2 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681).
- Maricopa County and Honolulu County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Graham County's.
Arizona vs Hawaii Taxes
State income tax
- Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 8.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs Hawaii: 0.27% of home value per year.
- Arizona's rate is 0.16 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Hawaii: 4.5%.
- Arizona's combined rate is 4.04 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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