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Hawaii vs New Jersey Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while New Jersey has 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²).
- New Jersey's land area is 1.1 times (15%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Hawaii's total area is 1.3 times (26%) larger than New Jersey's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km).
- Hawaii's north-south length is 2.0 times (97%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 3.0 times (199%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); New Jersey's is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m).
- Mauna Kea is 11,997 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; New Jersey's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Hawaii vs New Jersey Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while New Jersey has 9,500,851 (2024).
- New Jersey's population is 6.6 times (557%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs New Jersey: 1,291.8.
- New Jersey's population density is 5.7 times (474%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; New Jersey's is Newark with 317,303.
- Honolulu's population is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Newark's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs New Jersey's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 20.0 times larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state.
- In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 172 years.
Hawaii vs New Jersey Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs New Jersey's $846.0 billion.
- New Jersey's economic output is 7.2 times (619%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs New Jersey: $89,045.
- New Jersey's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Hawaii's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs New Jersey: $84,893 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Jersey's average income is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Hawaii's.
Hawaii vs New Jersey Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while New Jersey has 21.
- New Jersey's county count is 4.2 times (320%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; New Jersey's is Burlington County at 799 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 5.0 times (404%) larger than Burlington County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs New Jersey: Hudson County (46 sq mi).
- Hudson County's land area is 3.9 times (285%) larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs New Jersey: Bergen County (978,641 people).
- Honolulu County and Bergen County have about the same population.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs New Jersey: Salem County (65,874 people).
- Salem County's population is 813.3 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs New Jersey: Somerset County ($121,042).
- Somerset County's income is 1.6 times (62%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs New Jersey: Cumberland County ($50,843).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Cumberland County's.
Hawaii vs New Jersey Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while New Jersey has a top income tax rate of 10.75%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 0.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs New Jersey: 1.89% of home value per year.
- New Jersey's rate is 1.62 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs New Jersey: 6.6%.
- New Jersey's combined rate is 2.1 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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