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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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