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HAWAII VS IOWAOverlaid at the same scaleHawaii10,970 sq mi (28,412 km²)Iowa56,273 sq mi (145,746 km²)Iowa is 5.1 times (413%) larger than Hawaii. brilliantmaps.com

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Hawaii vs Iowa Geography

Land area

  • Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Iowa has 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²).
  • Iowa's land area is 8.7 times (770%) larger than Hawaii's.

Total area

  • Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Iowa's total area is 5.1 times (413%) larger than Hawaii's.

Length

  • Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Iowa is 216 miles (347 km).
  • Hawaii's north-south length is 1.5 times (54%) longer than Iowa's.

Width

  • Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km).
  • Hawaii's east-west width is 1.2 times (15%) wider than Iowa's.

Highest point

  • Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Iowa's is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m).
  • Mauna Kea is 12,126 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.

Lowest point

  • Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Iowa's is Mississippi River at 480 feet.
  • Hawaii's lowest point is 480 feet lower.

Hawaii vs Iowa Population and History

Population

  • Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Iowa has 3,241,488 (2024).
  • Iowa's population is 2.2 times (124%) larger than Hawaii's.

Population density

  • Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Iowa: 58.0.
  • Hawaii's population density is 3.9 times (288%) higher than Iowa's.

Biggest city

  • Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Iowa's is Des Moines with 213,096.
  • Honolulu's population is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Des Moines'.

Largest metro area

  • Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Iowa's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010).
  • Urban Honolulu, HI metro area and Omaha, NE-IA metro area have about the same population.

History

  • Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
  • Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
  • In its current form, Iowa is the older of the two by 113 years.

Hawaii vs Iowa Economy

GDP

  • Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Iowa's $265.8 billion.
  • Iowa's economic output is 2.3 times (126%) larger than Hawaii's.

GDP per capita

  • Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Iowa: $81,998.
  • Hawaii and Iowa have about the same GDP per capita.

Average income

  • Hawaii: $71,019 vs Iowa: $65,225 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Hawaii's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Iowa's.

Hawaii vs Iowa Counties

Number of counties

  • Hawaii has 5 counties, while Iowa has 99.
  • Iowa's county count is 19.8 times higher than Hawaii's.

Biggest county by area

  • Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Iowa's is Kossuth County at 973 square miles.
  • Hawaii County's land area is 4.1 times (314%) larger than Kossuth County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Iowa: Dickinson County (381 sq mi).
  • Dickinson County's land area is 31.7 times larger than Kalawao County's.

Most populous county

  • Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Iowa: Polk County (516,185 people).
  • Honolulu County's population is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Polk County's.

Least populous county

  • Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Iowa: Adams County (3,606 people).
  • Adams County's population is 44.5 times larger than Kalawao County's.

Richest county

  • Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Iowa: Mitchell County ($98,211).
  • Mitchell County's income is 1.3 times (32%) richer than Honolulu County's.

Poorest county

  • Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Iowa: Decatur County ($46,134).
  • Hawaii County's income is 1.3 times (25%) richer than Decatur County's.

Hawaii vs Iowa Taxes

State income tax

  • Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Iowa has a top income tax rate of 3.8%.
  • Hawaii's top rate is 7.2 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Iowa: 1.29% of home value per year.
  • Iowa's rate is 1.02 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Iowa: 6.94%.
  • Iowa's combined rate is 2.44 percentage points higher.

Official Websites

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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.