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Hawaii vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 15.1 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 8.9 times (792%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Hawaii and Wyoming have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 1.1 times (6%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Mauna Kea is 7 feet higher than Gannett Peak.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Hawaii's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
Hawaii vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Hawaii's population is 2.5 times (146%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Hawaii's population density is 36.9 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Honolulu's population is 5.3 times (425%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's population is 9.8 times (881%) larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Wyoming is the older of the two by 69 years.
Hawaii vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Hawaii's economic output is 2.3 times (128%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Hawaii's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Hawaii's.
Hawaii vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Wyoming's county count is 4.6 times (360%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 2.6 times (159%) larger than Hawaii County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 167.0 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Honolulu County's population is 9.8 times (881%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Niobrara County's population is 28.4 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 7.1 times (614%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.1 times (15%) richer than Uinta County's.
Hawaii vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- Hawaii's top rate is 11 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Wyoming's rate is 0.3 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Wyoming's combined rate is 0.89 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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