Hawaii Statistics

... total employment in Hawaii declined by 10% between 2016 and 2021 ....

... Hawaii is tied for #1 for most Homeless Veterans ....

... UH represents about 3% of the state’s economy ....

... 2021’s Cities with the Most & Least Student Debt ....

... While 12 states are at 100 percent, Hawaii as the worst state is at 38.5 percent and California as the next is at 53.5 percent ....

... ADR was more than double last year’s level ($300, +138.6%), and occupancy was 50.8 percent (+42.0 percentage points), which would have been disappointing performance pre-pandemic ....

... and in Hawaii, many EVs pollute more than gasoline vehicles ....

... Hawaii collects $1,258 per capita ....

... losing the state’s best and brightest to opportunities elsewhere ....

... In fiscal year (FY) 2018, the highest state sales tax collections per capita were found in Hawaii ($2,694) ....

... Officers are more likely to be attracted to police departments that steer clear of scandal and corruption and that are transparent with their communities ....

... explore statistics on inpatient stays and drug prescriptions, and review homelessness numbers and mental health emergency calls ....

... according to the 2021 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) USA University Rankings, released on May 5 ....

... Manufacturing faces exceedingly high rates of taxation in Hawaii, but some other firms benefit from generous incentives, reducing tax costs or even yielding negative rates of tax ....

... States that are Recovering the Quickest from COVID-19 ....

... Hawaii ranks 48th for nursing salary when cost of living is factored in ....

... This was the first time in a year where visitor arrivals were up, but the year-to-date arrivals were still significantly down (-60.1%) ....

... Hawaii led the nation with the highest percentage of its civilian labor force unemployed for 15 weeks or longer 5.3% ....

... Hawaii 9th-Highest State and Local Individual Income Tax Collections Per Capita ....

... Earnings, which mostly reflect wages and other employee compensation, fell in Hawaii by 7.7% ....

... The population of Hawaii has increased by 7% to 1,455,271 over the last 10 years, with no change to its two U.S. House of Representatives seats .... 

... During the Great Recession, local economies that diversified, tapping into new ideas and innovations, proved to be more resilient than the cities that stuck to their old tricks ....

... Under FEMA's Risk Rating 2.0 system, the cost of flood insurance will increase ....

... In March 2021, Hawai‘i hotels statewide reported similar revenue per available room (RevPAR), average daily rate (ADR), and occupancy compared to March 2020 ....

... the average monthly energy bill comes to $321 ....

... and Hawaii is #2 for gambling addiction treatment ....

... Hawaii 84.1% of State & Local Road Spending Covered by State & Local Tolls, User Fees, & User Taxes (8th highest percentage) ....

... The cost of bills in Hawaii totals an average of $2,731 per month, 44.6% higher than the national average ....

... Hilo is the best, Waipahu is the worst ....

“...When the government inserts itself into markets, taxpayers often foot the bill....”

... As business activity contracted, the state quickly shed more than 150,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate jumped from 2% to 22% ....

... compared to 9.2 percent in February ....

... 2021’s Best & Worst States for Children’s Health Care ....

... Hawaii taxes 5th highest in USA ....

... The state where people are most likely to face an expected loss of employment income is Hawaii, at 26.5% ....

... States With the Most Pandemic-Proof Small Businesses -- Hawaii 50th ....

... After the Great Recession, it became clear that more people needed to learn financial literacy ....

... Hawaii lags the nation’s economic momentum by an astonishing 5.14% ....

... Hawaii is now the 11th-most restrictive state ....

... the lower COVID-19 transmission and deaths are in a state, the more that state is able to eliminate restrictions on businesses ....

... Coronavirus isn’t just a danger to Americans’ health. It’s also a menace to our wallets .... 

... the 11,260 Hawaii RNs annual mean salary is $104,830 ....

... tax burden measures the proportion of total personal income that residents pay toward state and local taxes ....

... 11 of 16 Hawaii towns are in the top 10% of most overextended mortgage borrowers ....

... BEA -- Gross Domestic Product by State, 4th Quarter 2020 and Annual 2020 ....

... A Grassroot Institute of Hawaii analysis finds Hawaii residents paid more than double the national average in state taxes during 2020 ....

... the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February was 9.2 percent compared to the revised rate of 10.3 percent in January ....

... the average daily census showed that there were 90,776 visitors in Hawaii on any given day in February 2021, compared to 250,052 visitors per day in February 2020 ....

... 50% for the class of 2020 enrolling in college immediately after graduation, as compared to 55% for the class of 2019 ....

... 26,122 personal/private firearm permit applications were processed statewide during 2020, marking a 62.3% increase from 16,098 applications processed in 2019 ....