Population By Race and Ethnicity in Honolulu, HI in 2017

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 986,973 population of Honolulu County, Hawaii comprised of 98,424 people who identified as Hispanic (9.97%), and 888,549 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.03%).

Race: The Asian Alone population was the largest racial group in Honolulu County, Hawaii with a population of 420,379 (42.59%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 222,740 (22.57%); and White Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 215,549 (21.84%).

Ethnicity: The Asian Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Honolulu County, Hawaii in 2017, with a population of 408,321 (41.37%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 182,754 (18.52%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 179,935 (18.23%).

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, HI in 2017
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Ethnicity in Honolulu, HI in 2017
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Population By Race in Honolulu , HI in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 27,573 2.79%
White Alone 215,549 21.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,100 0.31%
Asian Alone 420,379 42.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 97,632 9.89%
Two Or More Races 222,740 22.57%
Population By Ethnicity in Honolulu , HI in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,791 0.28%
White Alone - Hispanic 35,614 3.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,400 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 12,058 1.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 6,575 0.67%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 39,986 4.05%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 24,782 2.51%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 179,935 18.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,700 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 408,321 41.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 91,057 9.23%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 182,754 18.52%