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Colorado vs Hawaii Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Hawaii has 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²).
- Colorado's land area is 16.1 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Colorado's total area is 9.5 times (849%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km).
- Colorado's north-south length is 1.4 times (40%) longer than Hawaii's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km).
- Colorado and Hawaii have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Hawaii's is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m).
- Mount Elbert is 627 feet higher than Mauna Kea.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Hawaii's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Hawaii's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs Hawaii Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Hawaii has 1,446,146 (2024).
- Colorado's population is 4.1 times (312%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Hawaii: 225.2.
- Hawaii's population density is 3.9 times (292%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Hawaii's is Honolulu with 344,967.
- Denver's population is 2.1 times (111%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Hawaii's Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747).
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 3.1 times (206%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- In its current form, Colorado is the older of the two by 83 years.
Colorado vs Hawaii Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Hawaii's $117.6 billion.
- Colorado's economic output is 4.7 times (374%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Hawaii: $81,339.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (15%) higher than Hawaii's.
Average income
- Colorado: $83,055 vs Hawaii: $71,019 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Colorado's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Hawaii's.
Colorado vs Hawaii Counties
Number of counties
- Colorado has 64 counties, while Hawaii has 5.
- Colorado's county count is 12.8 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Colorado's largest county is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles; Hawaii's is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles.
- Las Animas County's land area is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Hawaii County's.
Smallest county by area
- Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi) vs Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi).
- Broomfield County's land area is 2.8 times (175%) larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people) vs Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people).
- Honolulu County's population is 1.3 times (33%) larger than El Paso County's.
Least populous county
- Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people) vs Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people).
- Hinsdale County's population is 9.2 times (822%) larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044 per capita income) vs Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681).
- Pitkin County's income is 3.7 times (268%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232 per capita income) vs Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694).
- Hawaii County's income is 2.1 times (112%) richer than Crowley County's.
Colorado vs Hawaii Taxes
State income tax
- Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%, while Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 6.6 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Colorado: 0.49% effective rate vs Hawaii: 0.27% of home value per year.
- Colorado's rate is 0.22 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Colorado: 7.89% combined state and average local rate vs Hawaii: 4.5%.
- Colorado's combined rate is 3.39 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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