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Hawaii vs Maine Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Maine has 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²).
- Maine's land area is 4.8 times (380%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Maine's total area is 3.2 times (223%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Maine is 311 miles (501 km).
- Hawaii's north-south length is 1.1 times (7%) longer than Maine's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Maine spans 203 miles (327 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 1.9 times (90%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Maine's is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m).
- Mauna Kea is 8,542 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Maine's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Hawaii vs Maine Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Maine has 1,405,012 (2024).
- Hawaii and Maine have about the same population.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Maine: 45.6.
- Hawaii's population density is 4.9 times (394%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Maine's is Portland with 69,568.
- Honolulu's population is 5.0 times (396%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Maine's Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534).
- Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's population is 1.7 times (75%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 139 years.
Hawaii vs Maine Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Maine's $99.2 billion.
- Hawaii's economic output is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Maine: $70,586.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (15%) higher than Maine's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs Maine: $68,932 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii and Maine have about the same average income.
Hawaii vs Maine Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while Maine has 16.
- Maine's county count is 3.2 times (220%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Maine's is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles.
- Aroostook County's land area is 1.7 times (66%) larger than Hawaii County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi).
- Sagadahoc County's land area is 21.2 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people).
- Honolulu County's population is 3.2 times (218%) larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people).
- Piscataquis County's population is 215.2 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142).
- Cumberland County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Maine: Franklin County ($52,725).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Franklin County's.
Hawaii vs Maine Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 3.85 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Maine: 0.91% of home value per year.
- Maine's rate is 0.64 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Maine: 5.5%.
- Maine's combined rate is 1 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
Hawaii official website · Maine official website
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