Population
1,432,820
2025
−1.3% since 2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025), 2025. Resident population, July 1 estimate.
What are the fastest-growing counties in Hawaii?
Hawaii County (+4.6%), Kauai County (+0.3%) and Honolulu County (−2.3%) grew fastest in Hawaii between 2020 and 2025.
Hawaii as a whole shrank 1.3% between 2020 and 2025, to 1,432,820 residents.
Data as of 2025 · updated
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All 5 Hawaii counties ranked
| Rank | County | Residents 2025 | Change 2020–25 | Net migration per 1,000, 2025 | New homes per 1,000, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii County | 210,043 | +4.6% | 1.4 | 5.9 |
| 2 | Kauai County | 73,400 | +0.3% | −3.5 | 1.8 |
| 3 | Honolulu County | 988,703 | −2.3% | −6.8 | 1.5 |
| 4 | Maui County | 160,592 | −2.5% | −13.9 | 5.6 |
| – | Kalawao County | 82 | – | – | – |
Ranked by the change in Census Bureau population estimates, 2020–2025. 1 county is listed last and not ranked: fewer than 1,000 residents, or no estimate for the same years.
Statewide totals
Net domestic migration
−8,876
2025
−6.2 per 1,000 residents
−54,537 in total, 2021–2025
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025), 2025. People moving in from other U.S. counties minus people moving out.
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Questions
Is Hawaii growing?
Hawaii as a whole shrank 1.3% between 2020 and 2025, to 1,432,820 residents. Statewide figures add up its counties.
What is the fastest-growing county in Hawaii?
Hawaii County, which grew 4.6% between 2020 and 2025 to 210,043 residents (Census Bureau population estimates). Kauai County (+0.3%) and Honolulu County (−2.3%) came next.
Which Hawaii counties are losing population?
2 of the 4 ranked counties had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2020. The steepest declines: Maui County (−2.5%), Honolulu County (−2.3%).
Where are people moving in Hawaii?
For their size, Hawaii County (1.4 per 1,000 residents), Kauai County (−3.5 per 1,000 residents) and Honolulu County (−6.8 per 1,000 residents) drew the most net domestic migration (people moving in from other U.S. counties minus people moving out) in 2025.
Fastest-growing counties in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
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Sources and method
Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.