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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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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.