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Hawaii vs Kentucky Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Kentucky has 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²).
- Kentucky's land area is 6.1 times (515%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kentucky's total area is 3.7 times (268%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km).
- Hawaii's north-south length is 1.3 times (30%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km).
- Kentucky's east-west width is 1.1 times (8%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Kentucky's is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m).
- Mauna Kea is 9,661 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Kentucky's is Mississippi River at 270 feet.
- Hawaii's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Hawaii vs Kentucky Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Kentucky has 4,588,372 (2024).
- Kentucky's population is 3.2 times (217%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Kentucky: 116.2.
- Hawaii's population density is 1.9 times (94%) higher than Kentucky's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Kentucky's is Louisville with 640,796.
- Louisville's population is 1.9 times (86%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Kentucky's Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 2.3 times (131%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 167 years.
Hawaii vs Kentucky Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Kentucky's $295.4 billion.
- Kentucky's economic output is 2.5 times (151%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Kentucky: $64,375.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Kentucky's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs Kentucky: $58,256 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii's average income is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Kentucky's.
Hawaii vs Kentucky Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while Kentucky has 120.
- Kentucky's county count is 24.0 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Kentucky's is Pike County at 786 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 5.1 times (412%) larger than Pike County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Kentucky: Gallatin County (98 sq mi).
- Gallatin County's land area is 8.2 times (719%) larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Kentucky: Jefferson County (793,881 people).
- Honolulu County's population is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Kentucky: Robertson County (2,382 people).
- Robertson County's population is 29.4 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Kentucky: Oldham County ($87,137).
- Oldham County's income is 1.2 times (17%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Kentucky: Elliott County ($31,817).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.8 times (81%) richer than Elliott County's.
Hawaii vs Kentucky Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Kentucky has a top income tax rate of 3.5%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 7.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Kentucky: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Kentucky's rate is 0.44 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Kentucky: 6%.
- Kentucky's combined rate is 1.5 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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