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Arkansas vs Hawaii Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Hawaii has 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²).
- Arkansas' land area is 8.1 times (710%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arkansas' total area is 4.8 times (385%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km).
- Hawaii's north-south length is 1.4 times (37%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 1.4 times (38%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Hawaii's is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m).
- Mauna Kea is 11,043 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Hawaii's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Hawaii's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Hawaii Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Hawaii has 1,446,146 (2024).
- Arkansas' population is 2.1 times (114%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Hawaii: 225.2.
- Hawaii's population density is 3.8 times (279%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Hawaii's is Honolulu with 344,967.
- Honolulu's population is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Little Rock's.
Largest metro area
- Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Hawaii's Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 123 years.
Arkansas vs Hawaii Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Hawaii's $117.6 billion.
- Arkansas' economic output is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Hawaii: $81,339.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (33%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Hawaii: $71,019 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii's average income is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Hawaii Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while Hawaii has 5.
- Arkansas' county count is 15.0 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Hawaii's is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 3.9 times (288%) larger than Union County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 44.1 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people).
- Honolulu County's population is 2.5 times (149%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people).
- Calhoun County's population is 57.9 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681).
- Benton County's income is 1.6 times (61%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.6 times (60%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs Hawaii Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 7.1 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Hawaii: 0.27% of home value per year.
- Arkansas's rate is 0.25 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Hawaii: 4.5%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 4.98 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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