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Hawaii vs Indiana Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Indiana has 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²).
- Indiana's land area is 5.6 times (458%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Indiana's total area is 3.3 times (232%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Indiana is 276 miles (444 km).
- Hawaii's north-south length is 1.2 times (21%) longer than Indiana's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 2.0 times (100%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Indiana's is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m).
- Mauna Kea is 12,540 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Indiana's is Ohio River at 330 feet.
- Hawaii's lowest point is 330 feet lower.
Hawaii vs Indiana Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Indiana has 6,924,275 (2024).
- Indiana's population is 4.8 times (379%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Indiana: 193.3.
- Hawaii's population density is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Indiana's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Indiana's is Indianapolis with 891,484.
- Indianapolis' population is 2.6 times (158%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Indiana's Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 9.4 times (842%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 143 years.
Hawaii vs Indiana Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Indiana's $519.5 billion.
- Indiana's economic output is 4.4 times (342%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Indiana: $75,028.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Indiana's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs Indiana: $64,077 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Indiana's.
Hawaii vs Indiana Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while Indiana has 92.
- Indiana's county count is 18.4 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Indiana's is Allen County at 657 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 6.1 times (513%) larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi).
- Ohio County's land area is 7.2 times (618%) larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people).
- Honolulu County and Marion County have about the same population.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people).
- Ohio County's population is 74.0 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283).
- Hamilton County's income is 1.4 times (40%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Indiana: Miami County ($44,940).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.3 times (28%) richer than Miami County's.
Hawaii vs Indiana Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 8.05 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Indiana: 0.74% of home value per year.
- Indiana's rate is 0.47 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Indiana: 7%.
- Indiana's combined rate is 2.5 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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