Hawaii Statistics

...The poorest-performing states on this year’s individual income tax component are New Jersey, California, New York, Hawaii, and Minnesota....

...Of the nation’s biggest 252 cities 93% have registered Y-o-Y rent increases, 6% flatlined, and only 1% of cities have seen their rents decrease compared to  September, 2017....

...US metro areas with the best and worst job markets....

...The string of islands in the Pacific Ocean obviously have an economy that functions much differently than the other 49 states....

...2018’s Best & Worst Cities for People with Disabilities....

...WalletHub compared 515 cities of varying population sizes based on 15 key measures of both growth and decline over a period of seven years....

...Since its inception 21 years ago, this biennial e-survey has helped benchmark state government use of digital technologies to improve service delivery, increase capacity, and reach policy goals....

...24 key metrics that represent financial savvy — or lack thereof....

...Retail Sales Workers topped the list at 42,445 workers in 2016, which accounted for 5.9 percent of Hawaii’s civilian workforce; followed by Food and Beverage Serving Workers at 40,775, 5.7 percent ... Construction Trade Workers ranked third place 34,137, 4.8 percent....

...It is the smallest overall decrease in the six years following the great recession....

...Hawaii 4th-worst 'Individual Income Tax'....

...The term “hate crime” comes up six times in the report but the phrase “child molestation” never appears....

...the state continues to hide $4.2 billion of its retiree health care debt....

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...according to a report released today by The Institute for College Access & Success....

...​How High Are State and Local Tax Collections in Your State?....

...UH West Oʻahu climbed two spots to number 5 in Top Public Colleges West....

...the average debt in Hawaii is a whopping $869,250....

...In Hawaii 124 of the state’s 133 dams are deemed ‘at High Hazard Potential’ by the National Inventory of Dams....

...Hawaii has the nation’s worst property rights record followed closely by California....

...For FY 2019, cumulative collections of the GET are up by 0.4% from last fiscal year....

...Hawaii’s sales tax base is broader than economists recommend, applying not just to final consumer products and services, but also to many business-to-business transactions. This results in multiple layers of taxation on the same product or service....

...Hawaii ranks as happiest state despite least sleep, study finds....

...Hawaii ranks 41st collecting $76 per capita....

... Hawaii ranks 27th ....

...Estimated prevalence rates of food insecurity during this 3-year period ranged from 7.4 percent in Hawaii to 17.9 percent in New Mexico; estimated prevalence rates of very low food security ranged from 2.9 percent in Hawaii to 7.1 percent in Alabama and Louisiana....

...Pearl City also has the 2nd lowest divorce rate and the 3rd-lowest percentage of families in poverty....  

...according to The Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2018 Almanac diversity rankings....

...Hawaii ranks #19 overall, #27 for wage policies, #16 for worker protection policies; and #1 for right to organize....

...This year, Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) schools enrolled 168,152 students (up 57 from last year) and charter schools enrolled 11,546 students (up 386 from last year)....

...Hawaii has the most expensive real estate in the country. However, it also has one of the most affluent populations in the country....

...2018’s Hardest-Working States....

...In 4th place Honolulu $100 is worth only $80.40, in Maui County, $93.90, but in the rest of Hawaii—Big Island + Kauai--$100 is worth $98.33....

...Hawaii’s economic growth during the first quarter of 2018 was at 1 percent and the Honolulu consumer inflation was at 1.6 percent for the first half of 2018. Both numbers came out much lower than projected....

...It has among the strictest restrictions on residential building in the country....

...Hawaii Ranks 5th....

...Kauai Community College ranks highest in Hawaii....

...The real value of $100 in Hawaii is $84.46. That’s less than it was in 2016, when the real value was $85.62....

...#2 is Pittsburgh....

...Hawaii has the highest cost of living of any state....

... The book is in electronic form and is available on the DBEDT website ....

...Hawaii Dams at high hazard risk: 93.2% (the highest)....

...Annual skin cancer diagnoses: 20.3 per 100,000 residents....

...Since 2012, the Thumbtack Small Business Friendliness Survey has surveyed thousands of entrepreneurs on the state and local public policies that affect their ability to start, operate, and grow a business....

...2018’s Best & Worst States to Have a Baby....

...only 35 percent of daughters and 19 percent of sons had received all three shots of the vaccine series....

... Hawaii gas taxes average $0.4788 per gallon ....

...Hawaii ranks 10th-worst for education....

...2018’s Most Pet-Friendly Cities....

... and Hawaii dead last in Physician Medicare Acceptance Rate ....