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Hawaii vs Pennsylvania Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Pennsylvania has 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²).
- Pennsylvania's land area is 7.0 times (597%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Pennsylvania's total area is 4.2 times (320%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km).
- Hawaii's north-south length is 1.2 times (17%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 1.3 times (26%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Pennsylvania's is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m).
- Mauna Kea is 10,585 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Pennsylvania's is Delaware River at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Hawaii vs Pennsylvania Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Pennsylvania has 13,078,751 (2024).
- Pennsylvania's population is 9.0 times (804%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Pennsylvania: 292.3.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Pennsylvania's is Philadelphia with 1,573,916.
- Philadelphia's population is 4.6 times (356%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Pennsylvania's Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 6.3 times (534%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 172 years.
Hawaii vs Pennsylvania Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Pennsylvania's $1,007.9 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 8.6 times (757%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Pennsylvania: $77,062.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs Pennsylvania: $70,678 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii and Pennsylvania have about the same average income.
Hawaii vs Pennsylvania Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while Pennsylvania has 67.
- Pennsylvania's county count is 13.4 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Pennsylvania's is Lycoming County at 1,229 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 3.3 times (228%) larger than Lycoming County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Pennsylvania: Montour County (130 sq mi).
- Montour County's land area is 10.9 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Pennsylvania: Philadelphia County (1,573,916 people).
- Philadelphia County's population is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Honolulu County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Pennsylvania: Cameron County (4,348 people).
- Cameron County's population is 53.7 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Chester County ($110,883).
- Chester County's income is 1.5 times (48%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Forest County ($30,234).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.9 times (91%) richer than Forest County's.
Hawaii vs Pennsylvania Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Pennsylvania has a top income tax rate of 3.07%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 7.93 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Pennsylvania: 1.16% of home value per year.
- Pennsylvania's rate is 0.89 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Pennsylvania: 6.34%.
- Pennsylvania's combined rate is 1.84 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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