Hawaii Statistics

... unemployment rate for November was 6.0 percent compared to the revised rate of 6.4 percent in October ....

... Honolulu gives three times less than first place Tulsa, Memphis, Atlanta, Wichita ....

... As Crisis Intensifies, Union Dons Push For Even More Spending ....

... There were an estimated 268 fatal overdoses in Hawaii over the 12 months ending in April 2021, compared to 252 over the same period the year prior ....

... In Hawaii, the median amount of debt in collections fell from $1,999 to $1,926 between February and October, 2020 ....

... There were a total of 41 murders in Hawaii in 2020, or 2.9 for every 100,000 people -- the seventh lowest murder rate among states ....

... Hawaii has experienced a net outflow of residents to the rest of the United States since at least the beginning of the past decade ....

... Hawaii colleges and universities saw a 3.3% increase in students transferring to their institutions amid the pandemic ....

... DBEDT revised its economic growth projection for 2021 to 3.9 percent, up from the 2.7 percent projected in August  ....

... The minimum income to be in the top 5% in Hawaii is $150,863; that is second only to California among West Coast states ....

...“Riding a motorcycle in Hawaii is a mixture of absorbing breathtaking views and then nearly dying by driving into a pothole big enough to be a bomb crater”....

... 2021’s States with the Best Elder-Abuse Protections ....

... A total of 550,781 visitors arrived by air service to the Hawaiian Islands in October 2021, mainly from the U.S. West and U.S. East. ...

... How Does Your Legislator Rank? ....

... Hawaii is the 4th most Vegan state ....

... but Hawaii has the highest transmission rate in USA ....

... NOTE: Hospitals ranking best for outcomes and efficiency rank lowest for equity ....

... the millennial homeownership rate in Hawaii is 32.7% ....

... The state’s pavement quality is very poor, among the worst in the country and the primary driver for the state’s low ranking ....

... DBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October was 6.3 percent compared to 6.6 percent in September ....

... more than seven in 10 U.S. adults aged 20 and older are either overweight or obese ....

... Twenty-two states earned distinction this year for providing the public with candid and transparent information about their government’s fiscal health ....

... Solid majorities agree there are too many regulations and they hurt small businesses ....

... U.S. donors in 2020 still gave more than $471 billion to charity, with 69% of the funds coming directly from individuals ....

... The poll of nearly 1,000 Hawaii residents also found significant agreement that private firms should be more involved in delivering public services ....

... The cost of moving up in Hawaii is 84.9% higher than the national average ....

...A Tax Break for the Rich Could End up Being the Largest Part of the 'Build Back Better' Plan....

... Many Hawaii policymakers support the protectionist federal shipping law, but a new survey indicates they might be out of step with Hawaii's public ....

... the Index is designed to show how well states structure their tax systems and provides a road map for improvement ....

... total spending by visitors who came to the islands in September 2021 was $1.05 billion ....

... Kaneohe is #1...Waipahu not so much ....

... 77 months until Hawaii returns to pre-COVID unemployment rates .... 

... Hawaii Increase in Unemployment (September 2021 vs September 2019) 175.50% ....

... The coronavirus crisis understandably is front and center for most Hawaii residents, but other big issues still are mentioned in a new survey ....

... the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September was 6.6 percent compared to 7.0 percent in August ....

... When compared to September 2019, statewide ADR was higher in September 2021 but RevPAR was lower due to less occupancy ....

... The fall 2021 systemwide headcount credit enrollment of 49,773 students is a 0.4% increase compared to fall 2020 ....

... High School Students --  16.4% Obesity Rate 15 of 51 Hawaii state rank ....

... an additional 8% of employees were estimated to have been vaccinated as a result of the mandates. We also observed that 5.9% of employees elected regular COVID-19 testing, while 1.7% were either dismissed or resigned ....

... Hawaii 46th, Nevada 14th ....

“When combined with their share of the state debt, Honolulu taxpayers each owe $61,300.”

... refrigerators have the highest share of the total household energy (21.4%), followed by electric devices (18.6%) and water heating (17.9%) ....

... the real unemployment rate in August might be around 6% higher than reported ....

... Hawaii is the nation’s leading petroleum-guzzler ... No state has solar as its main source of electricity ....

... In August 2021, the total monthly supply of statewide vacation rentals was 616,900 unit nights (+73.0% vs. 2020, -32.7% vs. 2019) ....

... 2021's Best & Worst Cities for People with Disabilities ....

... Financial State of the States 2021 ....

... compare the 50 states across six key diversity categories ....

... Earlier in 2021, teachers in many schools across the U.S. had to provide online-only instruction to students...a massive number of students experienced significant learning loss ....

... Total statewide percentage of fully vaccinated inmates on September 14 = 66% ....