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Hawaii vs Vermont Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²).
- Vermont's land area is 1.4 times (44%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Hawaii's total area is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Vermont's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km).
- Hawaii's north-south length is 2.0 times (102%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 3.4 times (242%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m).
- Mauna Kea is 9,411 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet.
- Hawaii's lowest point is 95 feet lower.
Hawaii vs Vermont Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024).
- Hawaii's population is 2.2 times (123%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4.
- Hawaii's population density is 3.2 times (220%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432.
- Honolulu's population is 7.8 times (676%) larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445).
- Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's population is 4.4 times (335%) larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state.
- In its current form, Vermont is the older of the two by 168 years.
Hawaii vs Vermont Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion.
- Hawaii's economic output is 2.5 times (154%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Vermont: $71,359.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Vermont's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii and Vermont have about the same average income.
Hawaii vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while Vermont has 14.
- Vermont's county count is 2.8 times (180%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 4.2 times (316%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi).
- Grand Isle County's land area is 6.8 times (582%) larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people).
- Honolulu County's population is 5.8 times (485%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people).
- Essex County's population is 74.5 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533).
- Chittenden County's income is 1.1 times (8%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.1 times (14%) richer than Essex County's.
Hawaii vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 2.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Vermont's rate is 1.15 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%.
- Vermont's combined rate is 1.93 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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