Hawaii Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

82.1%

Foreign Born

17.9%

Naturalized

10.9%

US Citizens

93.0%

Hawaii Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

Nativity Treemap for
Figure 1: Proportional distribution of population by place of birth in .


Hawaii Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
20241,445,23517.9%82.1%
20231,445,63518.1%81.9%
20221,450,58918.0%82.0%
20211,453,49818.2%81.8%
20201,420,07418.3%81.7%
20191,422,09418.5%81.5%
20181,422,02918.3%81.7%
20171,421,65818.1%81.9%
20161,413,67317.9%82.1%
20151,406,29917.7%82.3%
20141,392,70417.9%82.1%
20131,376,29817.9%82.1%
20121,362,73018.1%81.9%
20111,346,55417.8%82.2%
20101,333,59117.7%82.3%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Hawaii

Approximately 17.9% of residents in Hawaii were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 93.0%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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