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Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 209,800 people living in Hawaii County, HI. That makes Hawaii County the second-most populous county in Hawaii. It is home to 14.6% of people living in the state.

210K

population of Hawaii County, HI (2024)

14.6%

County share of the Hawaii population (2024)

About 209,800 people lived in Hawaii County, HI in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are Hawaii County, HI’s age demographics?

About 52,300 Hawaii County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 24.9% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 22.1% of Hawaii’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 42,400 Hawaii County residents, or 20.2% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 20.9% of Hawaii’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.

A higher share of Hawaii County, HI's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Hawaii County, HI’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Non-Hispanic two or more races residents make up 24.5% of the Hawaii County, HI population, higher than the national share of 2.5%. Hawaii County, HI also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Asian (19.6%) than the US overall (6.5%).
In contrast, Hawaii County’s non-Hispanic white population accounts for 30.8%, below the 57.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 0.85% of the county, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.

Hawaii County, HI has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Hawaii as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

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