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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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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.