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Hawaii vs Nevada Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 17.1 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 10.1 times larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 1.5 times (45%) longer than Hawaii's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 1.2 times (22%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m).
- Mauna Kea is 680 feet higher than Boundary Peak.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet.
- Hawaii's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Hawaii vs Nevada Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024).
- Nevada's population is 2.3 times (126%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7.
- Hawaii's population density is 7.6 times (658%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922.
- Las Vegas' population is 2.0 times (97%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Nevada's Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871).
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's population is 2.4 times (140%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- In its current form, Nevada is the older of the two by 95 years.
Hawaii vs Nevada Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion.
- Nevada's economic output is 2.3 times (129%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Nevada: $82,330.
- Hawaii and Nevada have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii and Nevada have about the same average income.
Hawaii vs Nevada Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while Nevada has 17.
- Nevada's county count is 3.4 times (240%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 4.5 times (351%) larger than Hawaii County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi).
- Carson City's land area is 12.0 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people).
- Clark County's population is 2.4 times (140%) larger than Honolulu County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people).
- Esmeralda County's population is 8.9 times (789%) larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486).
- Douglas County's income is 1.5 times (47%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.3 times (26%) richer than Pershing County's.
Hawaii vs Nevada Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Nevada has no state income tax.
- Hawaii's top rate is 11 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year.
- Nevada's rate is 0.2 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 3.74 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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