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Hawaii vs Louisiana Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Louisiana has 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²).
- Louisiana's land area is 6.7 times (573%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Louisiana's total area is 4.8 times (377%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km).
- Hawaii's north-south length is 1.1 times (11%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 1.1 times (8%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Louisiana's is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m).
- Mauna Kea is 13,262 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Louisiana's is New Orleans at -8 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Hawaii vs Louisiana Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Louisiana has 4,597,740 (2024).
- Louisiana's population is 3.2 times (218%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Louisiana: 106.4.
- Hawaii's population density is 2.1 times (112%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Louisiana's is New Orleans with 362,701.
- New Orleans' population is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Louisiana's New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230).
- Urban Honolulu, HI metro area and New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area have about the same population.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 147 years.
Hawaii vs Louisiana Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Louisiana's $329.2 billion.
- Louisiana's economic output is 2.8 times (180%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Louisiana: $71,594.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs Louisiana: $61,897 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii's average income is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Louisiana's.
Hawaii vs Louisiana Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while Louisiana has 64.
- Louisiana's county count is 12.8 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Louisiana's is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 3.0 times (204%) larger than Vernon Parish's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi).
- Orleans Parish's land area is 14.1 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people).
- Honolulu County's population is 2.2 times (120%) larger than East Baton Rouge Parish's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people).
- Tensas Parish's population is 47.5 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398).
- St. Tammany Parish's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.6 times (57%) richer than East Carroll Parish's.
Hawaii vs Louisiana Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 8 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Louisiana: 0.53% of home value per year.
- Louisiana's rate is 0.26 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Louisiana: 10.13%.
- Louisiana's combined rate is 5.63 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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