Hawaii county map

Hawaii population and land area

Hawaii had 1,446,146 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates, the sum of its counties. That ranks 40th of the 50 states and DC. Its 6,423 square miles of land rank 47th. Hawaii averages 225.2 people per square mile of land, 2.3 times the national figure of 96.3. By density it ranks 15th.

Hawaii counties by population, density and income

Each shape is shaded by quintile, darker for higher values. Switch the measure above the map. Select a shape to open that county's page. The pin marks the capital, Honolulu.

Largest county in Hawaii by land area

Hawaii County ranks first at 4,028 square miles and Kalawao County last at 12 square miles. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

Most populous county in Hawaii

Honolulu County ranks first at 998,747 residents and Kalawao County last at 81 residents. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

Least populous county in Hawaii

The smallest populations, fewest first. Estimates for small counties carry more uncertainty than those for large ones.

Most densely populated county in Hawaii

Honolulu County ranks first at 1,662.4 people per square mile and Kalawao County last at 6.8 people per square mile. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

Highest median household income in Hawaii

Honolulu County ranks first at $102,382 and Hawaii County last at $73,092. The two are within a factor of 1.40.

Towns and cities in Hawaii

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 1 incorporated places in Hawaii with 1,000 or more residents, holding 344,967 people together, or 24% of the state total. 1 of them have 5,000 or more. Among places of 5,000+, Urban Honolulu grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, by -1.0%.

Hawaii shows a single place because its communities outside Urban Honolulu are census-designated places, which the subcounty estimates do not cover.

Honolulu, the capital

100.0% of Hawaii's place population, 344,967 of 344,967 people, lives in places within 100 miles of Honolulu. That ranks 4th of 51 for how central the capital is.

See all states in the capital radius ranking and the most remote towns ranking. Sunrise and sunset times for Honolulu, month by month, are on the Honolulu daylight page.

UTM zones in Hawaii

The internal points of Hawaii's counties fall in UTM zones 4, 5. Zones are 6 degrees of longitude wide, numbered from 180° W: zone = floor((longitude + 180) / 6) + 1. Because Hawaii spans 2 zones, no single UTM zone covers the whole state.

All 5 counties in Hawaii

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