Population By Race and Ethnicity in Honolulu County, HI in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 978,295 population of Honolulu County, Hawaii comprised of 86,933 people who identified as Hispanic (8.89%), and 891,362 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.11%).

Race: The Asian Alone population was the largest racial group in Honolulu County, Hawaii with a population of 425,684 (43.51%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 215,396 (22.02%); and White Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 214,216 (21.9%).

Ethnicity: The Asian Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Honolulu County, Hawaii in 2012, with a population of 414,048 (42.32%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 185,294 (18.94%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 178,890 (18.29%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Honolulu County, HI in 2012
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Population By Race in Honolulu , HI in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 23,752 2.43%
White Alone 214,216 21.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,060 0.31%
Asian Alone 425,684 43.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 96,187 9.83%
Two Or More Races 215,396 22.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Honolulu , HI in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,457 0.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 28,922 2.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,243 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11,636 1.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 6,169 0.63%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 36,506 3.73%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 21,295 2.18%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 185,294 18.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,817 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 414,048 42.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 90,018 9.2%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 178,890 18.29%