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Hawaii vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 10.7 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 6.4 times (544%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- Hawaii and North Dakota have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- North Dakota's east-west width is 1.1 times (6%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- Mauna Kea is 10,295 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- Hawaii's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
Hawaii vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- Hawaii's population is 1.8 times (82%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- Hawaii's population density is 19.6 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- Honolulu's population is 2.5 times (153%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793).
- Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's population is 3.7 times (273%) larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- In its current form, North Dakota is the older of the two by 70 years.
Hawaii vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- Hawaii's economic output is 1.5 times (47%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Hawaii's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii and North Dakota have about the same average income.
Hawaii vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- North Dakota's county count is 10.6 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 1.5 times (46%) larger than McKenzie County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 52.5 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- Honolulu County's population is 5.0 times (397%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- Slope County's population is 8.1 times (715%) larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- Dunn County's income is 1.3 times (34%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.7 times (71%) richer than Sioux County's.
Hawaii vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 8.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- North Dakota's rate is 0.69 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%.
- North Dakota's combined rate is 2.59 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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