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Hawaii vs Nebraska Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Nebraska has 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²).
- Nebraska's land area is 12.0 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nebraska's total area is 7.1 times (605%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 1.5 times (49%) longer than Hawaii's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km).
- Nebraska's east-west width is 1.2 times (20%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Nebraska's is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m).
- Mauna Kea is 8,367 feet higher than Panorama Point.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Nebraska's is Missouri River at 840 feet.
- Hawaii's lowest point is 840 feet lower.
Hawaii vs Nebraska Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Nebraska has 2,005,465 (2024).
- Nebraska's population is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Nebraska: 26.1.
- Hawaii's population density is 8.6 times (763%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Nebraska's is Omaha with 489,265.
- Omaha's population is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Nebraska's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010).
- Urban Honolulu, HI metro area and Omaha, NE-IA metro area have about the same population.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- In its current form, Nebraska is the older of the two by 92 years.
Hawaii vs Nebraska Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Nebraska's $189.2 billion.
- Nebraska's economic output is 1.6 times (61%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Nebraska: $94,363.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Hawaii's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs Nebraska: $72,701 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii and Nebraska have about the same average income.
Hawaii vs Nebraska Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while Nebraska has 93.
- Nebraska's county count is 18.6 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Nebraska's is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Hawaii County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi).
- Sarpy County's land area is 19.8 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people).
- Honolulu County's population is 1.7 times (66%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people).
- McPherson County's population is 4.6 times (364%) larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729).
- Pierce County's income is 1.5 times (51%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.3 times (26%) richer than Johnson County's.
Hawaii vs Nebraska Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 6.45 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Nebraska: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 1.15 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Nebraska: 6.98%.
- Nebraska's combined rate is 2.48 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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