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Hawaii vs New Hampshire Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while New Hampshire has 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²).
- New Hampshire's land area is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Hawaii's total area is 1.2 times (17%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km).
- Hawaii's north-south length is 1.9 times (85%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 4.1 times (306%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); New Hampshire's is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m).
- Mauna Kea is 7,518 feet higher than Mount Washington.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; New Hampshire's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Hawaii vs New Hampshire Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while New Hampshire has 1,409,032 (2024).
- Hawaii and New Hampshire have about the same population.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs New Hampshire: 157.4.
- Hawaii's population density is 1.4 times (43%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; New Hampshire's is Manchester with 116,386.
- Honolulu's population is 3.0 times (196%) larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs New Hampshire's Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 5.0 times (403%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 171 years.
Hawaii vs New Hampshire Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs New Hampshire's $119.3 billion.
- Hawaii and New Hampshire have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs New Hampshire: $84,694.
- Hawaii and New Hampshire have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs New Hampshire: $83,192 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Hawaii's.
Hawaii vs New Hampshire Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while New Hampshire has 10.
- New Hampshire's county count is 2.0 times (100%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; New Hampshire's is Coos County at 1,795 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 2.2 times (124%) larger than Coos County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi).
- Strafford County's land area is 30.6 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people).
- Honolulu County's population is 2.3 times (132%) larger than Hillsborough County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people).
- Coos County's population is 383.9 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216).
- Rockingham County's income is 1.3 times (34%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657).
- Coos County's income is 1.1 times (5%) richer than Hawaii County's.
Hawaii vs New Hampshire Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while New Hampshire has no state income tax.
- Hawaii's top rate is 11 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs New Hampshire: 1.46% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 1.19 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs New Hampshire: 0%.
- Hawaii's combined rate is 4.5 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
Hawaii official website · New Hampshire official website
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