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Largest Native Hawaiian population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Native Hawaiian, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Hawaii leads at 320,047. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 25,902, against an all-states median of 3,411. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Alabama, AL, up 10 places to #22.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNATIVE HAWAIIAN POPULATIONVS 2020

USUnited States0.2% of US population334,922,499689,045–

01Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235320,047+5%

02California, CACA39,287,37792,897+2%

03Washington, WAWA7,816,11631,839+15%

04▲1Texas, TXTX30,188,42427,106+53%

05▼1Nevada, NVNV3,184,61226,389+20%

06Oregon, OROR4,254,29315,705+9%

07Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83815,078+22%

08Florida, FLFL22,416,07712,373+25%

09Utah, UTUT3,392,33111,887+25%

10Colorado, COCO5,862,1899,706+10%

11▲1New York, NYNY19,852,3668,158+24%

12▲1Georgia, GAGA10,940,4077,827+28%

13▲2Virginia, VAVA8,705,1707,800+39%

14▼3North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4047,150+1%

15▼1Illinois, ILIL12,694,7986,136+7%

16Ohio, OHOH11,810,2935,961+25%

17▲1Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6395,533+39%

18▲3Missouri, MOMO6,191,8145,133+39%

19▲1Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6345,080+35%

20▲4Michigan, MIMI10,077,7615,024+65%

21▼4Alaska, AKAK735,7064,557+5%

22▲10Alabama, ALAL5,086,7684,513+126%

23▼1Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3834,468+25%

24▼1Idaho, IDID1,934,2623,697+20%

25▼6Maryland, MDMD6,206,0113,492−7%

26▲7New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2463,411+72%

27▲1New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8093,219+39%

28▲3Indiana, ININ6,851,0732,592+22%

29▲1Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722,550+19%

30▲4Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972,428+27%

31▼4Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452,427+1%

32▼7Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0562,398−16%

33▲4Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242,373+104%

34▼8South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2252,350−14%

35▲1Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3912,214+81%

36▼1Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,129+41%

37▲3Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081,606+80%

38▼9Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,546−31%

39Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,348+32%

40▲6New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8681,322+128%

41▲3Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791,168+90%

42▼4Montana, MTMT1,116,8751,044−1%

43▼2North Dakota, NDND784,841749−5%

44▲7Delaware, DEDE1,021,191741+309%

45▼3Wyoming, WYWY582,397661−7%

46▼3District of Columbia, DCDC681,294659−6%

47▼2Maine, MEME1,387,817654+13%

48▼1Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801615+19%

49West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373593+99%

50▼2South Dakota, SDSD907,428450+5%

51▼1Vermont, VTVT647,106242−9%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest native hawaiian population?

Hawaii ranks #1 with 320,047 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by native hawaiian population?

Hawaii, California, Washington, Texas, Nevada.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is native hawaiian population measured?

Number of residents who are Native Hawaiian (Pacific Islander origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).