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Hawaii vs Montana Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Montana has 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²).
- Montana's land area is 22.7 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Montana's total area is 13.4 times larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Montana is 319 miles (514 km).
- Hawaii and Montana have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Montana spans 607 miles (976 km).
- Montana's east-west width is 1.6 times (57%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Montana's is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m).
- Mauna Kea is 1,028 feet higher than Granite Peak.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Montana's is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet.
- Hawaii's lowest point is 1,805 feet lower.
Hawaii vs Montana Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Montana has 1,137,233 (2024).
- Hawaii's population is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Montana's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Montana: 7.8.
- Hawaii's population density is 28.9 times higher than Montana's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Montana's is Billings with 121,483.
- Honolulu's population is 2.8 times (184%) larger than Billings'.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Montana's Billings, MT metro area (192,531).
- Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's population is 5.2 times (419%) larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state.
- In its current form, Montana is the older of the two by 70 years.
Hawaii vs Montana Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Montana's $78.4 billion.
- Hawaii's economic output is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Montana: $68,975.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Montana's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs Montana: $69,240 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii and Montana have about the same average income.
Hawaii vs Montana Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while Montana has 56.
- Montana's county count is 11.2 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Montana's is Beaverhead County at 5,543 square miles.
- Beaverhead County's land area is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Hawaii County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Montana: Silver Bow County (718 sq mi).
- Silver Bow County's land area is 59.8 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Montana: Yellowstone County (171,583 people).
- Honolulu County's population is 5.8 times (482%) larger than Yellowstone County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Montana: Petroleum County (525 people).
- Petroleum County's population is 6.5 times (548%) larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Montana: Gallatin County ($94,573).
- Gallatin County's income is 1.3 times (27%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Montana: Blaine County ($37,554).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.5 times (54%) richer than Blaine County's.
Hawaii vs Montana Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Montana has a top income tax rate of 5.65%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 5.35 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Montana: 0.69% of home value per year.
- Montana's rate is 0.42 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Montana: 0%.
- Hawaii's combined rate is 4.5 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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