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Hawaii vs North Carolina Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while North Carolina has 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²).
- North Carolina's land area is 7.6 times (657%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Carolina's total area is 4.9 times (391%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km).
- Hawaii's north-south length is 1.3 times (29%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 1.3 times (26%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); North Carolina's is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m).
- Mauna Kea is 7,121 feet higher than Mount Mitchell.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; North Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Hawaii vs North Carolina Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while North Carolina has 11,046,024 (2024).
- North Carolina's population is 7.6 times (664%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs North Carolina: 227.2.
- Hawaii and North Carolina have about the same population density.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; North Carolina's is Charlotte with 943,476.
- Charlotte's population is 2.7 times (173%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs North Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 2.9 times (189%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 170 years.
Hawaii vs North Carolina Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs North Carolina's $844.2 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 7.2 times (618%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs North Carolina: $76,427.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than North Carolina's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs North Carolina: $65,634 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than North Carolina's.
Hawaii vs North Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while North Carolina has 100.
- North Carolina's county count is 20.0 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; North Carolina's is Robeson County at 947 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 4.3 times (325%) larger than Robeson County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi).
- Chowan County's land area is 14.4 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people).
- Wake County's population is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Honolulu County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people).
- Tyrrell County's population is 43.4 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638).
- Chatham County's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.4 times (41%) richer than Warren County's.
Hawaii vs North Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 7.01 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs North Carolina: 0.61% of home value per year.
- North Carolina's rate is 0.34 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs North Carolina: 7.1%.
- North Carolina's combined rate is 2.6 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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