Distribution of Polynesian: Native Hawaiian People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Polynesian: Native Hawaiian

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2.65%
5.3%
7.95%
10.6%
15.9%
21.2%
26.5%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Kalawao County, Hawaii	32%
2	Hawaii County, Hawaii	30.2%
3	Maui County, Hawaii	22.91%
4	Kauai County, Hawaii	22.41%
5	Honolulu County, Hawaii	19.61%
6	Custer County, Idaho	1.84%
7	Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska	1.24%
8	Stanley County, South Dakota	1.17%
9	Smith County, Kansas	1.04%
10	Saline County, Missouri	1.02%
11	Juneau City and Borough, Alaska	0.94%
12	Petersburg Borough, Alaska	0.92%
13	Parke County, Indiana	0.87%
14	Lander County, Nevada	0.87%
15	North Slope Borough, Alaska	0.78%
16	Clark County, Nevada	0.76%
17	Calhoun County, Florida	0.76%
18	Carroll County, Tennessee	0.75%
19	Anchorage Municipality, Alaska	0.72%
20	Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska	0.7%

Top Counties by Population of Polynesian: Native Hawaiian

#	County	Population
1	Honolulu County, Hawaii	193,680
2	Hawaii County, Hawaii	59,683
3	Maui County, Hawaii	37,867
4	Clark County, Nevada	16,315
5	Kauai County, Hawaii	15,997
6	Los Angeles County, California	14,213
7	San Diego County, California	9,601
8	King County, Washington	7,528
9	Orange County, California	7,450
10	Alameda County, California	6,272
11	Maricopa County, Arizona	5,963
12	Pierce County, Washington	4,674
13	Riverside County, California	4,353
14	Washington County, Oregon	4,079
15	San Bernardino County, California	3,903
16	Santa Clara County, California	3,705
17	Sacramento County, California	3,415
18	Contra Costa County, California	3,258
19	Snohomish County, Washington	3,106
20	Salt Lake County, Utah	2,978

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Hawaii	21.61%	307,251
2	Nevada	0.67%	19,569
3	Alaska	0.51%	3,762
4	Washington	0.35%	25,390
5	Oregon	0.33%	13,402
6	Utah	0.27%	8,296
7	California	0.21%	82,941
8	Idaho	0.2%	3,328
9	Arizona	0.15%	10,689
10	Colorado	0.13%	7,303
11	Wyoming	0.09%	508
12	Montana	0.09%	903
13	New Mexico	0.08%	1,694
14	Oklahoma	0.08%	2,981
15	Missouri	0.07%	4,341
16	North Dakota	0.07%	512
17	District of Columbia	0.07%	453
18	Virginia	0.06%	5,219
19	Texas	0.06%	16,931
20	Iowa	0.06%	1,878
21	North Carolina	0.06%	5,885
22	Kansas	0.06%	1,606
23	Rhode Island	0.05%	559
24	Maryland	0.05%	3,112
25	Nebraska	0.05%	970
26	Tennessee	0.05%	3,234
27	Georgia	0.05%	4,772
28	Arkansas	0.04%	1,325
29	South Dakota	0.04%	372
30	New Hampshire	0.04%	571
31	Vermont	0.04%	263
32	Florida	0.04%	8,628
33	Delaware	0.04%	389
34	Indiana	0.04%	2,612
35	Minnesota	0.04%	2,123
36	South Carolina	0.04%	1,898
37	Massachusetts	0.04%	2,556
38	Michigan	0.03%	3,470
39	Illinois	0.03%	4,282
40	Maine	0.03%	434
41	Wisconsin	0.03%	1,846
42	New York	0.03%	6,066
43	Pennsylvania	0.03%	3,840
44	Kentucky	0.03%	1,314
45	Louisiana	0.03%	1,360
46	Ohio	0.03%	3,363
47	New Jersey	0.03%	2,435
48	Connecticut	0.03%	912
49	Alabama	0.02%	1,204
50	Mississippi	0.02%	589
51	West Virginia	0.02%	355
52	Puerto Rico	0%	47

Top States and Territories by Population of Polynesian: Native Hawaiian

#	State	Population
1	Hawaii	307,251
2	California	82,941
3	Washington	25,390
4	Nevada	19,569
5	Texas	16,931
6	Oregon	13,402
7	Arizona	10,689
8	Florida	8,628
9	Utah	8,296
10	Colorado	7,303
11	New York	6,066
12	North Carolina	5,885
13	Virginia	5,219
14	Georgia	4,772
15	Missouri	4,341
16	Illinois	4,282
17	Pennsylvania	3,840
18	Alaska	3,762
19	Michigan	3,470
20	Ohio	3,363
21	Idaho	3,328
22	Tennessee	3,234
23	Maryland	3,112
24	Oklahoma	2,981
25	Indiana	2,612
26	Massachusetts	2,556
27	New Jersey	2,435
28	Minnesota	2,123
29	South Carolina	1,898
30	Iowa	1,878
31	Wisconsin	1,846
32	New Mexico	1,694
33	Kansas	1,606
34	Louisiana	1,360
35	Arkansas	1,325
36	Kentucky	1,314
37	Alabama	1,204
38	Nebraska	970
39	Connecticut	912
40	Montana	903
41	Mississippi	589
42	New Hampshire	571
43	Rhode Island	559
44	North Dakota	512
45	Wyoming	508
46	District of Columbia	453
47	Maine	434
48	Delaware	389
49	South Dakota	372
50	West Virginia	355
51	Vermont	263
52	Puerto Rico	47

Source Data

This data was sourced from the 2013-2018 American Communities Survey. As this is freely available government data, feel free to use and share these numbers and metrics.