RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Native Hawaiian population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Native Hawaiian, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Hawaii leads at 305,938. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 23,498, against an all-states median of 2,731.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNATIVE HAWAIIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235305,938–

02California, CACA39,287,37791,226–

03Washington, WAWA7,816,11627,642–

04Nevada, NVNV3,184,61221,942–

05Texas, TXTX30,188,42417,728–

06Oregon, OROR4,254,29314,398–

07Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83812,350–

08Florida, FLFL22,416,0779,863–

09Utah, UTUT3,392,3319,520–

10Colorado, COCO5,862,1898,849–

11North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4047,106–

12New York, NYNY19,852,3666,554–

13Georgia, GAGA10,940,4076,098–

14Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985,742–

15Virginia, VAVA8,705,1705,619–

16Ohio, OHOH11,810,2934,777–

17Alaska, AKAK735,7064,327–

18Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393,978–

19Maryland, MDMD6,206,0113,768–

20Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6343,750–

21Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143,700–

22Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3833,573–

23Idaho, IDID1,934,2623,085–

24Michigan, MIMI10,077,7613,053–

25Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0562,870–

26South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2252,731–

27Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452,405–

28New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8092,323–

29Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072,251–

30Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722,146–

31Indiana, ININ6,851,0732,119–

32Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,996–

33New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461,987–

34Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971,910–

35Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,510–

36Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911,220–

37Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,162–

38Montana, MTMT1,116,8751,058–

39Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,018–

40Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508894–

41North Dakota, NDND784,841789–

42Wyoming, WYWY582,397714–

43District of Columbia, DCDC681,294700–

44Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779616–

45Maine, MEME1,387,817579–

46New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868579–

47Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801518–

48South Dakota, SDSD907,428429–

49West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373298–

50Vermont, VTVT647,106266–

51Delaware, DEDE1,021,191181–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest native hawaiian population?

Hawaii ranks #1 with 305,938 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by native hawaiian population?

Hawaii, California, Washington, Nevada, Texas.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).