Hawaii Statistics

Rich States, Poor States also indicates there is cumulative domestic migration loss of 26,409 people from 2003 to 2012, with a net domestic migration loss of 2.4%....

Hawaii is ranked the worst state in three categories....

...Hawaii is number 1 at $55,560, Alaska is #2 at $53,822....

...six states received D+ or D grades: Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island....

...Hawaii Ranks 11th overall: 4th on Income, 20th on GDP, and 44th on Federal Taxes....

A study of labor force participation in all 50 states ranks Hawaii at 42 in the nation....

The federal government adds 18.40 cents per gallon in each state....

The answer to the problem is multi-faceted and extremely complex....

"Instead of addressing the soaring cost of living facing Hawaii's middle-class families, Senator Ige and Governor Abercrombie piled on even more taxes...."

State suffered the fourth worst economic drop from 1992-2001 of any US State going back to the Great Depression....

...Hawaii disposable income = $34,683 rank 47th of 51....

Public-sector unions can impose agency fees in 23 states....

Only Vermont is worse....

Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index is an annual economic competitiveness study....

This is the second consecutive year, and third time overall, that Hawaii has been recognized for its program improvements....

Honolulu ranks 107th overall, 124th for "Health Care Accessibility & Quality"....

A 1.3 percent decline in total arrivals and a shorter average length of stay led to a 3 percent decrease in visitor days....

WalletHub analyzed the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 18 key metrics....

...the study ranked Hawaii’s tax system 49th out of 50, in the order of fairness....

The Hawaii GE Tax base is far wider than the national median, where the sales tax base applies to 34.46 percent of personal income....

...an in-depth analysis of 2014’s Most & Least Happy States in America....

"The Abercrombie-Ige policy agenda has piled taxes and a higher cost of living on Hawaii families...."

Hawaii's AP test-taking rate and passing rate has significantly increased in recent years. The number of students receiving AP honors has steadily risen since 2012, when 385 students were named scholars.....

...Connecticut had the next highest administrative costs at $77,000 per mile. Meanwhile in Texas administration costs were less than $4,000 per mile....

...Hawaii.gov was named “Best Government Website” today as part of the Web Marketing Association’s 2014 WebAwards....

...statewide reading and science proficiency rates improve slightly over previously reported figures, after adjustments were made to 12 schools' data....

Hawaii, Idaho and Kentucky each imprisoned 5 percent fewer sentenced prisoners at yearend 2013 than at yearend 2012....

The middle class is most overtaxed in Arkansas, New York and Hawaii....

...To keep the utilities running in a small apartment in Honolulu, you're facing a cost of around $285 per month....

Even over the last 40 years, the Hilo, Kahului, and Lihue regions all show non-significant trends with negative – cooling – correlations....

...in 1991, no state was above 20 percent....

...your dollars go the furthest in Mississippi, where the relative value of $100 is $161.03. Your dollars get you the least in Hawaii, with a relative value of $62.89....

The median adjusted salaries in the 60 metro areas range from $32,312 in Honolulu, Hawaii to $73,078 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin....

A report by a fiscal watchdog deems Hawaii one of the worst “sinkhole” states for its growing debt burden to taxpayers....

The six top-scoring states are Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Oklahoma, and Utah....

...Total expenditures by visitors who came to the Hawaiian Islands in July 2014 rose 2.6 percent from the same month last year to $1.4 billion....

The largest occupational groups in Hawaii are retail sales followed by general office clerks and cashiers....

Statistics show that without income from a paying job an ex-offender often will return to criminal activity....

The percentage of students absent 15 days or more in the 2013-14 school year dropped to 11 percent from 18 percent a year ago....

...To gauge the scope of gender-based disparities in the United States, WalletHub ranked each of the 50 states based on 10 key metrics....

Hawaii is making progress when it comes to passing policies to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer, according to a new report by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network....

Hawaii ranked lowest, with an average composite score of 18.2....

Hawaii remains among the worst 5 states for taxpayer burden of debt and continues to use overly optimistic accounting....

The states where $100 is worth the least are the District of Columbia ($84.60), Hawaii ($85.32), New York ($86.66), New Jersey ($87.64), and California ($88.57)....

...Rail boss Grabauskas blames "red hot" construction market for rail cost overruns, but....

...WalletHub assessed the affordability of homes as well as the conditions of the real estate market and community environment in the 300 largest U.S. cities....

...four members of the Western collaborative -- Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon and Washington -- agreed to share educational and workforce data....

The state’s Data Book is the most comprehensive statistical book about Hawaii in a single compilation....