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Hawaii vs Texas Geography
Land area: Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 40.7 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area: Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 24.5 times larger than Hawaii's.
Length: Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 2.4 times (143%) longer than Hawaii's.
Width: Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 2.0 times (101%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point: Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Mauna Kea is 5,065 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.
Lowest point: Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Hawaii vs Texas Population and History
Population: Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 21.6 times larger than Hawaii's.
Population density: Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. Hawaii's population density is 1.9 times (88%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city: Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 6.9 times (593%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area: Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 8.4 times (735%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History: Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state. Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 114 years.
Hawaii vs Texas Economy
GDP: Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 23.6 times larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita: Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Texas: $88,517. Texas' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Hawaii's.
Average income: Hawaii: $71,019 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Hawaii and Texas have about the same average income.
Hawaii vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: Hawaii has 5 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 50.8 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area: Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 1.5 times (54%) larger than Hawaii County's.
Smallest county by area: Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Rockwall County's land area is 10.6 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county: Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 5.0 times (402%) larger than Honolulu County's.
Least populous county: Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Kalawao County's population is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 3.0 times (195%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county: Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Hawaii County's income is 1.7 times (69%) richer than Starr County's.
Hawaii vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Texas has no state income tax. Hawaii's top rate is 11 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 1.04 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Texas's combined rate is 3.7 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.