Hawaii Population 2024

Hawaii is the state of United States located in pacific ocean, outside of the North America, which is located 2,000 miles (3,200 km) southwest of the US. Hawaii population in 2024 is estimated to be 1.42 million and ranks 40th in the US. Hawaii area is 10,931 square miles (28,311 sq km), 42nd by area rank in the US. Hawaii is losing population and decreased by 16,007 people since from the last census of 2020. The Hawaii state consists of major eight main islands Niihau, Oahu (O'ahu), Kauai, Lanai, Maui, Molokai, Kahoolawe and the Big Island of Hawaii, In addition to eight main islands, The Hawaiian archipelago, 137 islands spread over 1,500 miles (2,400 km), Its ocean coastline is about 750 miles (1,210 km) long. The Hawaiian islands were formed by volcanic activity initiated at an undersea magma source called the Hawaii hotspot. The word 'Hawaii' comes from the Proto-Polynesian 'hawaiki', which means Place of the Gods or Homeland. Only people with Hawaiian ancestry are considered to be Hawaiians. Hawaii is the only state in the U.S. that grows coffee, cacao and vanilla beans commercially. The Hawaii capital and largest city is Honolulu on the island of Oahu.

Contents
Population by Race
Top Cities of Hawaii
Population Pyramid
Languages
Education
Disablity
Counties of Hawaii
History

According to U.S. 2020 Census Results, HI population in 2020 is 1,455,271. Hawaii population in 2023 is estimated to be 1.434 million, population in 2022 is estimated to be 1.44 million, and in 2021 is estimated to be 1.44 million.

Year	Population	% Change
2010	1,363,963
2011	1,379,252	1.12
2012	1,394,905	1.13
2013	1,408,453	0.97
2014	1,414,862	0.46
2015	1,422,484	0.54
2016	1,428,105	0.40
2017	1,424,203	-0.27
2018	1,420,491	-0.26
2019	1,417,224	-0.23
2020	1,455,271	census updated July 1, 2020
2021*	1,441,553	-0.94
2022*	1,433,336	-0.57
2023*	1,426,886	-0.45

Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018, last census by July 1, 2020

Hawaii Population by Race

According to 2017 demographics estimates population of Hawaii by race are: Native Hawaiian represents 10.03% of the population as on estimated 2017 census, White Americans are 25.13%, Black Americans are 1.82%, 38% are Asian population in Hawaii and 10.23% are Hispanic/Latino.

White Population

White population in Hawaii are 357,308, percentage wise 25.13 percent are whites. Whites, also called White Americans or European American, having origins in the original peoples of Europe (numbers include hispanic whites).

Black Population

Black population in Hawaii are 25,884, percentage wise 1.82 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Hawaii, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Hawaii are 540,556, percentage wise 38.02 percent are asians, out of these 2,750 are Asian Indians, 57,181 are Chinese, 211,189 are Filipinos, 178,444 are Japanese, 23,925 are Korean, 11,480 are Vietnamese and 55,587 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Hawaii are 145,381. Percentage wise 10.23 percent are hispanics, out of these 44,728 are Mexican people, 47,572 are Puerto Ricans, 2,239 are Cubans, and 50,842 are other Hispanic or Latinos. Hispanics may be of any race, included in applicable race categories.

88,969 are Native Hawaiians, 14,864 are Samoans, 2699 are Guamanian/Chamorro's. 2,756 are AIAN, 221 are Navajo tribal grouping, 69 are Sioux, 32 are Chippewa tribals and 603 are Cherokee tribal grouping.

Total Population	1,421,658	Percent
White	357,308	25.13%
Black or African American	25,884	1.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,756	0.194%
Cherokee tribal grouping	603	0.042%
Chippewa tribal grouping	32	0.002%
Navajo tribal grouping	221	0.016%
Sioux tribal grouping	69	0.005%
Asian Population	540,556	38.02%
Asian Indian	2,750	0.19%
Chinese	57,181	4.02%
Filipino	211,189	14.86%
Japanese	178,444	12.55%
Korean	23,925	1.68%
Vietnamese	11,480	0.81%
Other Asian Population	55,587
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	142,600	10.03%
Native Hawaiian	88,969	6.258%
Guamanian or Chamorro	2,699	0.190%
Samoan	14,864	1.046%
Other Pacific Islander	36,068
Some other race	14,056
Hispanic or Latino	145,381	10.23%
Mexican	44,728	3.15%
Puerto Rican	47,572	3.35%
Cuban	2,239	0.16%
Other Hispanic or Latino	50,842

Source: US Census 2017(Table B03002)

Top Cities of Hawaii

Rank	Cities	Population(2018)
1	Honolulu	347,397

Population Pyramid

The Hawaii population pyramid as per 2021 US census estimates.

Source: 2021 US Census Estimates: Population In Five Year Age-Group

Hawaii Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, population of Hawaii by age is 1,421,658, out of these 713,981 are male, 707,677 are female, The sex ratio of Hawaii is 1,009. The Hawaii population by age are, under 15 years is 260,055, 15 years and over is 1,161,603, 30 years and over is 879,606, 65 years and over is 238,126 and 85 years and over is 37,853. 50.22 percent are male, 49.78 percent are female, 18.29 percent are under 15 years old, 81.71 percent are 15 years and over, 61.87 percent are 30 years and over, 16.75 percent are 65 years and over, 2.66 percent are 85 years and over.

Languages spoken in HI

English is the official language of Hawaii state.

Languages	Population	Percentage
Speak only English	986,478	74.16
Spanish Language	27,328	2.05
European Language	15,226	1.14
Asian Languages	294,804	22.16
Other Languages	6,405	0.48

Source: US Census 2017(Table S1601)

Hawaii Education

Hawaii state education stats as per the table below.

Population 18 to 24 years		129,755	71,343	58,412
		Total	Male	Female
	Less than high school graduate	9,592	5,580	4,012
	High school graduate (includes equivalency)	50,245	30,890	19,355
	Some college or associates degree	58,859	30,326	28,533
	Bachelors degree or higher	11,059	4,547	6,512
Population 25 years and over		984,320	484,601	499,719
	Less than 9th grade	37,347	15,177	22,170
	9th to 12th grade, no diploma	45,113	23,515	21,598
	High school graduate (includes equivalency)	273,162	140,135	133,027
	Some college, no degree	210,452	107,478	102,974
	Associates degree	102,896	48,761	54,135
	Bachelors degree	209,097	98,347	110,750
	Graduate or professional degree	106,253	51,188	55,065

White		245,087	131,662	113,425
	High school graduate or higher	237,120	127,425	109,695
	Bachelors degree or higher	111,087	58,423	52,664
Black or African		16,439	10,506	5,933
	High school graduate or higher	15,670	10,126	5,544
	Bachelors degree or higher	4,485	2,608	1,877
American Indian or Alaska Native alone		2,229	1,222	1,007
	High school graduate or higher	1,914	1,004	910
	Bachelors degree or higher	476	184	292
Asian		426,195	192,169	234,026
	High school graduate or higher	376,950	171,306	205,644
	Bachelors degree or higher	140,709	61,097	79,612
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander		87,285	44,317	42,968
	High school graduate or higher	77,267	39,351	37,916
	Bachelors degree or higher	11,999	5,713	6,286
Hispanic or Latino Origin		72,306	36,490	35,816
	High school graduate or higher	64,988	32,292	32,696
	Bachelors degree or higher	14,677	6,683	7,994

Source: US Census 2017(Table S1501)

Disability

Disable population of Hawaii as per hearing/vision/cognitive/ambulatory difficulty.

Total civilian non-institutionalized population	153,544
Male	74,881
Female	78,663
	-
White	38,994
Black or African American	1,771
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	453
Asian	66,097
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	15,588
Some other race	1,035
DISABILITY TYPE
With a hearing difficulty	50,861
With a vision difficulty	24,621
With a cognitive difficulty	57,850
With an ambulatory difficulty	80,036
With a self-care difficulty	31,219
With an independent living difficulty	59,600

Counties of Hawaii

Hawaii state is divided into 5 counties, Honolulu county is the most populous with 980,080, followed by Hawaii county with 200,983, Maui county with 167,207, Kauai county with 72,133 and the least populous is Kalawao county with 88 inhabitants.

County	Population 2017	Population 2018	% Change	Rank 2017	Rank 2018
Hawaii County	199,503	200,983	0.7	2	2
Honolulu County	986,429	980,080	-0.6	1	1
Kalawao County	88	88	0	5	5
Kauai County	71,780	72,133	0.5	4	4
Maui County	166,403	167,207	0.5	3	3

Hawaii History

The Hawaiian population is 154,000 in the year 1900. By 1930 the Hawaiian population is doubled with 368,300 inhabitants. It crossed half a million mark by 1950, 632,772 in 1960, 964,691 in 1980 and in 1990 the Hawaiian population crossed 1 million mark.