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Hawaii vs Minnesota Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Minnesota has 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 12.4 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 7.9 times (693%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km).
- Minnesota's north-south length is 1.2 times (23%) longer than Hawaii's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 1.1 times (7%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Minnesota's is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m).
- Mauna Kea is 11,503 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Minnesota's is Lake Superior at 601 feet.
- Hawaii's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Hawaii vs Minnesota Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Minnesota has 5,793,151 (2024).
- Minnesota's population is 4.0 times (301%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Minnesota: 72.7.
- Hawaii's population density is 3.1 times (210%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Minnesota's is Minneapolis with 428,579.
- Minneapolis' population is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Minnesota's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 3.8 times (276%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 101 years.
Hawaii vs Minnesota Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Minnesota's $507.7 billion.
- Minnesota's economic output is 4.3 times (332%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Minnesota: $87,636.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Hawaii's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs Minnesota: $75,603 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota's average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Hawaii's.
Hawaii vs Minnesota Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while Minnesota has 87.
- Minnesota's county count is 17.4 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Minnesota's is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles.
- St. Louis County's land area is 1.6 times (55%) larger than Hawaii County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi).
- Ramsey County's land area is 12.7 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people).
- Hennepin County's population is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Honolulu County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people).
- Traverse County's population is 38.7 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352).
- Hennepin County's income is 1.3 times (34%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.2 times (19%) richer than Pine County's.
Hawaii vs Minnesota Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 1.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Minnesota: 1.02% of home value per year.
- Minnesota's rate is 0.75 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Minnesota: 8.14%.
- Minnesota's combined rate is 3.64 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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