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Hawaii vs Massachusetts Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Massachusetts has 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²).
- Massachusetts' land area is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Hawaii and Massachusetts have about the same total area.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km).
- Hawaii's north-south length is 2.7 times (171%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 2.1 times (109%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Massachusetts's is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m).
- Mauna Kea is 10,306 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Massachusetts's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Hawaii vs Massachusetts Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Massachusetts has 7,136,171 (2024).
- Massachusetts' population is 4.9 times (393%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Massachusetts: 914.8.
- Massachusetts' population density is 4.1 times (306%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Massachusetts's is Boston with 673,458.
- Boston's population is 2.0 times (95%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Massachusetts's Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 5.0 times (403%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state.
- In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 171 years.
Hawaii vs Massachusetts Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Massachusetts's $778.5 billion.
- Massachusetts' economic output is 6.6 times (562%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Massachusetts: $109,095.
- Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Hawaii's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs Massachusetts: $93,607 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Massachusetts' average income is 1.3 times (32%) higher than Hawaii's.
Hawaii vs Massachusetts Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while Massachusetts has 14.
- Massachusetts' county count is 2.8 times (180%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Massachusetts's is Worcester County at 1,511 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 2.7 times (167%) larger than Worcester County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County (46 sq mi).
- Nantucket County's land area is 3.9 times (285%) larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Massachusetts: Middlesex County (1,668,956 people).
- Middlesex County's population is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Honolulu County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County (14,670 people).
- Nantucket County's population is 181.1 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County ($129,250).
- Nantucket County's income is 1.7 times (73%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Massachusetts: Hampshire County ($65,432).
- Hampshire County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Hawaii County's.
Hawaii vs Massachusetts Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Massachusetts has a top income tax rate of 9%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 2 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Massachusetts: 1% of home value per year.
- Massachusetts's rate is 0.73 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Massachusetts: 6.25%.
- Massachusetts's combined rate is 1.75 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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