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Hawaii vs South Carolina Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while South Carolina has 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²).
- South Carolina's land area is 4.7 times (368%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- South Carolina's total area is 2.9 times (192%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km).
- Hawaii's north-south length is 1.4 times (41%) longer than South Carolina's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 1.4 times (38%) wider than South Carolina's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); South Carolina's is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m).
- Mauna Kea is 10,298 feet higher than Sassafras Mountain.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; South Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Hawaii vs South Carolina Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while South Carolina has 5,478,831 (2024).
- South Carolina's population is 3.8 times (279%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs South Carolina: 182.2.
- Hawaii's population density is 1.2 times (24%) higher than South Carolina's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; South Carolina's is Charleston with 157,665.
- Honolulu's population is 2.2 times (119%) larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs South 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.
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
- In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 171 years.
Hawaii vs South Carolina Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs South Carolina's $357.1 billion.
- South Carolina's economic output is 3.0 times (204%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs South Carolina: $65,173.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (25%) higher than South Carolina's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs South Carolina: $60,776 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than South Carolina's.
Hawaii vs South Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while South Carolina has 46.
- South Carolina's county count is 9.2 times (820%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; South Carolina's is Horry County at 1,133 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 3.6 times (255%) larger than Horry County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs South Carolina: McCormick County (359 sq mi).
- McCormick County's land area is 29.9 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs South Carolina: Greenville County (570,745 people).
- Honolulu County's population is 1.7 times (75%) larger than Greenville County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs South Carolina: Allendale County (7,551 people).
- Allendale County's population is 93.2 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Charleston County ($90,550).
- Charleston County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Marlboro County ($41,332).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.4 times (40%) richer than Marlboro County's.
Hawaii vs South Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while South Carolina has a top income tax rate of 6%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs South Carolina: 0.45% of home value per year.
- South Carolina's rate is 0.18 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs South Carolina: 7.49%.
- South Carolina's combined rate is 2.99 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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