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Connecticut vs Hawaii Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while Hawaii has 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²).
- Hawaii's land area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Hawaii's total area is 2.0 times (98%) larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km).
- Hawaii's north-south length is 4.6 times (356%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 3.7 times (271%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); Hawaii's is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m).
- Mauna Kea is 11,419 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; Hawaii's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Connecticut vs Hawaii Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while Hawaii has 1,446,146 (2024).
- Connecticut's population is 2.5 times (154%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs Hawaii: 225.2.
- Connecticut's population density is 3.4 times (237%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; Hawaii's is Honolulu with 344,967.
- Honolulu's population is 2.3 times (128%) larger than Bridgeport's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 people) vs Hawaii's Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747).
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's population is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 171 years.
Connecticut vs Hawaii Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs Hawaii's $117.6 billion.
- Connecticut's economic output is 3.0 times (203%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs Hawaii: $81,339.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Hawaii's.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs Hawaii: $71,019 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Hawaii's.
Connecticut vs Hawaii Counties
Number of counties
- Connecticut has 9 counties, while Hawaii has 5.
- Connecticut's county count is 1.8 times (80%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Connecticut's largest county is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; Hawaii's is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 3.9 times (292%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Smallest county by area
- Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi) vs Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi).
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's land area is 11.7 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people) vs Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people).
- Capitol Planning Region and Honolulu County have about the same population.
Least populous county
- Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people) vs Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 1,206.2 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513 per capita income) vs Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681).
- Western Connecticut Planning Region's income is 2.2 times (122%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845 per capita income) vs Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Hawaii County's.
Connecticut vs Hawaii Taxes
State income tax
- Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%, while Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 4.01 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Connecticut: 1.66% effective rate vs Hawaii: 0.27% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 1.39 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Connecticut: 6.35% combined state and average local rate vs Hawaii: 4.5%.
- Connecticut's combined rate is 1.85 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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