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Hawaii vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- Virginia's land area is 6.1 times (515%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Virginia's total area is 3.9 times (290%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- Hawaii's north-south length is 1.5 times (49%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Virginia's east-west width is 1.2 times (21%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Mauna Kea is 8,066 feet higher than Mount Rogers.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Hawaii vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 6.1 times (509%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Hawaii and Virginia have about the same population density.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Virginia Beach's population is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 6.4 times (544%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 171 years.
Hawaii vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 6.5 times (548%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Hawaii's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Hawaii's.
Hawaii vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 26.6 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 4.2 times (316%) larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- Kalawao County's land area is 6.0 times (500%) larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Fairfax County's population is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Honolulu County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Highland County's population is 29.0 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Arlington County's income is 1.8 times (76%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.4 times (41%) richer than Sussex County's.
Hawaii vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 5.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Virginia's rate is 0.44 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- Virginia's combined rate is 1.27 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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