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Hawaii vs New York Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²).
- New York's land area is 7.3 times (634%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New York's total area is 5.0 times (397%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km).
- Hawaii's north-south length is 1.1 times (7%) longer than New York's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km).
- New York's east-west width is 1.1 times (8%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m).
- Mauna Kea is 8,460 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Hawaii vs New York Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024).
- New York's population is 13.7 times larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6.
- New York's population density is 1.9 times (87%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072.
- New York's population is 24.6 times larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs New York'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 York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 171 years.
Hawaii vs New York Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion.
- New York's economic output is 19.7 times larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs New York: $116,883.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (44%) higher than Hawaii's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Hawaii's.
Hawaii vs New York Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while New York has 62.
- New York's county count is 12.4 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 1.5 times (50%) larger than St. Lawrence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi).
- New York County's land area is 1.9 times (89%) larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people).
- Kings County's population is 2.6 times (162%) larger than Honolulu County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people).
- Hamilton County's population is 62.7 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075).
- New York County's income is 2.9 times (191%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Allegany County's.
Hawaii vs New York Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 0.1 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 1.18 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%.
- New York's combined rate is 4.04 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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