On August 20, 2020, Hawaii will celebrate 61 years as the 50th state admitted to the union. To celebrate, we used Data-Z to find fun facts about Hawaii and to learn more about the Aloha State.
Hawaii is ranked 46th in our 2019 Financial State of the States report. (Stay tuned: we’re updating this report on September 22, 2020). The state is $15.4 billion in debt and the state earned 84/100 points on our Financial Transparency Report.
Hawaii has a Taxpayer Burden of $31,200 which means each taxpayer would have to pay an extra $31,200 to fully fund Hawaii’s bills.
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Before COVID-19, Hawaii had an unemployment rate of 2.8 percent, which is lower than the 50-state average of 3.58 percent.
In 2018, Hawaii spent $74.5 million on parks and recreation. This is divided between the 50 state parks.
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The Aloha state also spent $154.9 million on natural resources.
In Hawaii, the median value for a home is $631,700, which is almost $400,000 above the 50-state average. Making Hawaii the most expensive state to own a home.
Hawaii spent $44.9 million on police protection expenditures in 2018. That is the 4th lowest budget police protection budget.
At 9.2 percent, Hawaii’s poverty rate is below the 50-state average of 11.3 percent. The Aloha State has the 4th lowest children in poverty rate at 11.9 percent.
Hawaii is the 40th most populated with 1.4 million Hawaiians living in the state.
You can learn more about Hawaii and make your own charts using Data-Z. And we at Truth in Accounting wish Hawaii a very happy 59th birthday!
Kate Brennan is a marketing and social media intern at Truth in Accounting, a nonprofit organization based in Chicago that researches government financial data.