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Hawaii vs Utah Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
- Utah's land area is 12.9 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Utah's total area is 7.7 times (674%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
- Utah's north-south length is 1.3 times (31%) longer than Hawaii's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 1.4 times (44%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
- Mauna Kea is 283 feet higher than Kings Peak.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
- Hawaii's lowest point is 2,180 feet lower.
Hawaii vs Utah Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
- Utah's population is 2.4 times (142%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
- Hawaii's population density is 5.3 times (431%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
- Honolulu's population is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
- Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- In its current form, Utah is the older of the two by 63 years.
Hawaii vs Utah Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
- Utah's economic output is 2.5 times (155%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (5%) higher than Hawaii's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii's average income is 1.1 times (5%) higher than Utah's.
Hawaii vs Utah Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while Utah has 29.
- Utah's county count is 5.8 times (480%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 1.9 times (94%) larger than Hawaii County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
- Davis County's land area is 27.1 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
- Salt Lake County's population is 1.2 times (22%) larger than Honolulu County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
- Daggett County's population is 11.8 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
- Summit County's income is 3.8 times (276%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.5 times (47%) richer than Beaver County's.
Hawaii vs Utah Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 6.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
- Utah's rate is 0.22 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
- Utah's combined rate is 2.92 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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