Population By Race and Ethnicity in Honolulu County, HI in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 993,044 population of Honolulu County, Hawaii comprised of 97,796 people who identified as Hispanic (9.85%), and 895,248 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.15%).

Race: The Asian Alone population was the largest racial group in Honolulu County, Hawaii with a population of 422,941 (42.59%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 222,185 (22.37%); and White Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 219,780 (22.13%).

Ethnicity: The Asian Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Honolulu County, Hawaii in 2016, with a population of 410,860 (41.37%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 184,344 (18.56%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 182,508 (18.38%).

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 2016
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Population By Race in Honolulu , HI in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 27,306 2.75%
White Alone 219,780 22.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,141 0.32%
Asian Alone 422,941 42.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 97,691 9.84%
Two Or More Races 222,185 22.37%
Population By Ethnicity in Honolulu , HI in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,686 0.27%
White Alone - Hispanic 35,436 3.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,387 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 12,081 1.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 6,529 0.66%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 39,677 4%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 24,620 2.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 184,344 18.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,754 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 410,860 41.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 91,162 9.18%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 182,508 18.38%