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Hawaii vs Mississippi Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Mississippi has 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²).
- Mississippi's land area is 7.3 times (631%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mississippi's total area is 4.4 times (342%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km).
- Hawaii and Mississippi have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 1.1 times (14%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Mississippi's is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m).
- Mauna Kea is 12,990 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Mississippi's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Hawaii vs Mississippi Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Mississippi has 2,943,045 (2024).
- Mississippi's population is 2.0 times (104%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Mississippi: 62.7.
- Hawaii's population density is 3.6 times (259%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Mississippi's is Jackson with 141,449.
- Honolulu's population is 2.4 times (144%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Mississippi's Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 142 years.
Hawaii vs Mississippi Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Mississippi's $158.2 billion.
- Mississippi's economic output is 1.3 times (35%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Mississippi: $53,751.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (51%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs Mississippi: $52,074 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii's average income is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Mississippi's.
Hawaii vs Mississippi Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while Mississippi has 82.
- Mississippi's county count is 16.4 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Mississippi's is Yazoo County at 922 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 4.4 times (337%) larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 33.3 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people).
- Honolulu County's population is 4.7 times (367%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people).
- Issaquena County's population is 16.0 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668).
- Madison County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264).
- Hawaii County's income is 2.1 times (112%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Hawaii vs Mississippi Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 7 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Mississippi: 0.65% of home value per year.
- Mississippi's rate is 0.38 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Mississippi: 7.06%.
- Mississippi's combined rate is 2.56 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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