Hawaii Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 2, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Foreign-Born population of Hawaii was 264,741, which was 18.21% of the population of Hawaii.

The highest percentage of the Hawaii foreign-born population where born in Philippines (44.45%), followed by China (9.90%), and Japan (8.52%).

The chart below shows the top 10 place of birth countries for the Hawaii Foreign-born population, as a percentage of the total Hawaii foreign-born population. The table below shows the population and percentage of the Hawaii foreign-born population for many different place of birth countries.

You can see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Hawaii Percentage of Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021
Philippines
China
Japan
Korea
Micronesia
Vietnam
Mexico
Canada
Hong Kong
Thailand
Hawaii Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Country of Birth Number of People Percentage of Foreign-Born (%)
Philippines 117665 44.45
China 26203 9.90
Japan 22550 8.52
Korea 17657 6.67
Micronesia 10558 3.99
Vietnam 9683 3.66
Mexico 5050 1.91
Canada 4931 1.86
Hong Kong 4310 1.63
Thailand 3031 1.15
Germany 2871 1.08
Taiwan 2688 1.01
India 1442 0.55
Brazil 1310 0.50
Laos 1189 0.45
Australia 1132 0.43
Malaysia 1105 0.42
France 945 0.36
Guatemala 923 0.35
Russia 763 0.29
Indonesia 716 0.27
England 687 0.26
Colombia 579 0.22
Venezuela 559 0.21
Italy 527 0.20
Bulgaria 493 0.19
Spain 464 0.18
Singapore 461 0.17
Iran 458 0.17
Dominican Republic 411 0.16
Jamaica 408 0.15
Fiji 401 0.15
Haiti 389 0.15
Switzerland 372 0.14
Poland 369 0.14
Chile 358 0.14
Ukraine 349 0.13
Cambodia 349 0.13
Trinidad and Tobago 346 0.13
Netherlands 317 0.12
Israel 291 0.11
Sri Lanka 281 0.11
Argentina 274 0.10
Peru 274 0.10
Sweden 269 0.10
El Salvador 255 0.10
Ireland 254 0.10
Czechoslovakia 247 0.09
Honduras 239 0.09
Romania 238 0.09
Turkey 238 0.09
Nepal 228 0.09
Ecuador 223 0.08
Portugal 186 0.07
Burma 186 0.07
Belgium 184 0.07
Egypt 183 0.07
Panama 170 0.06
Nicaragua 161 0.06
Cuba 149 0.06
Denmark 148 0.06
Ghana 146 0.06
Grenada 134 0.05
Austria 132 0.05
Croatia 120 0.05
Pakistan 116 0.04
Kenya 111 0.04
Lithuania 108 0.04
Zimbabwe 108 0.04
Cameroon 107 0.04
Serbia 106 0.04
Congo 106 0.04
Bosnia and Herzegovina 103 0.04
Latvia 102 0.04
Bangladesh 95 0.04
Nigeria 95 0.04
Norway 88 0.03
Hungary 85 0.03
Uruguay 83 0.03
Belarus 82 0.03
Guyana 77 0.03
Greece 70 0.03
Sudan 64 0.02
Belize 57 0.02
Kazakhstan 53 0.02
Morocco 46 0.02
Liberia 45 0.02
Lebanon 43 0.02
Moldova 40 0.02
Bahamas 39 0.02
Sierra Leone 35 0.01
Iraq 33 0.01
Saudi Arabia 32 0.01
Eritrea 32 0.01
Uzbekistan 31 0.01
Costa Rica 30 0.01
Scotland 27 0.01
North Macedonia 20 0.01
Armenia 17 0.01
Ethiopia 17 0.01
Jordan 16 0.01
Democratic Republic of Congo 16 0.01
Barbados 15 0.01
Afghanistan 12 0.01
Azores Islands 3 0.00
Albania 3 0.00
Yemen 3 0.00
Dominica 1 0.00