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Hawaii vs Missouri Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Missouri has 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²).
- Missouri's land area is 10.7 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Missouri's total area is 6.4 times (535%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Missouri is 328 miles (529 km).
- Hawaii and Missouri have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km).
- Missouri's east-west width is 1.1 times (13%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Missouri's is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m).
- Mauna Kea is 12,024 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Missouri's is St. Francis River at 230 feet.
- Hawaii's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Hawaii vs Missouri Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Missouri has 6,245,466 (2024).
- Missouri's population is 4.3 times (332%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Missouri: 90.8.
- Hawaii's population density is 2.5 times (148%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Missouri's is Kansas City with 516,032.
- Kansas City's population is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Missouri's St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927).
- St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's population is 2.8 times (182%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state.
- In its current form, Missouri is the older of the two by 138 years.
Hawaii vs Missouri Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Missouri's $448.7 billion.
- Missouri's economic output is 3.8 times (282%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Missouri: $71,846.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Missouri's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs Missouri: $64,920 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Missouri's.
Hawaii vs Missouri Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while Missouri has 115.
- Missouri's county count is 23.0 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Missouri's is Texas County at 1,177 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 3.4 times (242%) larger than Texas County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi).
- St. Louis city's land area is 5.1 times (414%) larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people).
- Honolulu County and St. Louis County have about the same population.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people).
- Worth County's population is 23.1 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775).
- St. Louis County's income is 1.4 times (40%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.4 times (42%) richer than Douglas County's.
Hawaii vs Missouri Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 6.3 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Missouri: 0.79% of home value per year.
- Missouri's rate is 0.52 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Missouri: 8.44%.
- Missouri's combined rate is 3.94 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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