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Hawaii vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- Wisconsin's land area is 8.4 times (743%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wisconsin's total area is 6.0 times (497%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 1.1 times (11%) longer than Hawaii's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 1.2 times (20%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- Mauna Kea is 11,849 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- Hawaii's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
Hawaii vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Wisconsin's population is 4.1 times (312%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- Hawaii's population density is 2.0 times (105%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Milwaukee's population is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 3.8 times (276%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, Wisconsin is the older of the two by 111 years.
Hawaii vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 3.9 times (285%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii's average income is 1.0 times (5%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Hawaii vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Wisconsin's county count is 14.4 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 2.6 times (161%) larger than Marathon County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- Pepin County's land area is 19.3 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- Honolulu County's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Milwaukee County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- Menominee County's population is 52.9 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- Ozaukee County's income is 1.5 times (47%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.3 times (32%) richer than Menominee County's.
Hawaii vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 3.35 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Wisconsin's rate is 0.98 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- Wisconsin's combined rate is 1.22 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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