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Hawaii vs Ohio Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Ohio has 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²).
- Ohio's land area is 6.4 times (536%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ohio's total area is 4.1 times (309%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Ohio is 291 miles (468 km).
- Hawaii's north-south length is 1.1 times (14%) longer than Ohio's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 1.2 times (22%) wider than Ohio's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Ohio's is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m).
- Mauna Kea is 12,248 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Ohio's is Ohio River at 455 feet.
- Hawaii's lowest point is 455 feet lower.
Hawaii vs Ohio Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Ohio has 11,883,304 (2024).
- Ohio's population is 8.2 times (722%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Ohio: 290.8.
- Ohio's population density is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Ohio's is Columbus with 933,263.
- Columbus' population is 2.7 times (171%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Ohio's Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 2.3 times (131%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
- In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 156 years.
Hawaii vs Ohio Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Ohio's $923.1 billion.
- Ohio's economic output is 7.8 times (685%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Ohio: $77,684.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.0 times (5%) higher than Ohio's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs Ohio: $64,464 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii's average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Ohio's.
Hawaii vs Ohio Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while Ohio has 88.
- Ohio's county count is 17.6 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Ohio's is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 5.7 times (474%) larger than Ashtabula County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi).
- Lake County's land area is 19.1 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people).
- Franklin County's population is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Honolulu County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people).
- Vinton County's population is 154.9 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573).
- Delaware County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Ohio: Noble County ($34,940).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.7 times (65%) richer than Noble County's.
Hawaii vs Ohio Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 8.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Ohio: 1.22% of home value per year.
- Ohio's rate is 0.95 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Ohio: 7.29%.
- Ohio's combined rate is 2.79 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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