The Native Hawaiian
and
Other Pacific Islander Population: 2000
The term “Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander” refers to people having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
The data collected by Census 2000 on race can be divided into two broad categories: the race alone population and the race in combination population.
The Pacific Islander population increased between 1990 and 2000.
9.3% increase
140% increase
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population : 1990-2000
Nearly three-fourths of the Pacific Islander population lived in the West.
Over half (58 percent) of the Pacific Islander population lived in just two states, Hawaii and California.
Ten States With the Largest
Pacific Islander Populations: 2000
TX
29,094
NY
28,612
WA
42,761
OR
16,019
NV
16,234
UT
21,367
AZ
13,415
CA
221,458
FL
23,998
The Pacific Islander population was concentrated in counties in the West.
Map
Largest Pacific Islander populations
Largest Places in Total Population and in Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population: 2000
The highest proportion of Pacific Islanders was in Honolulu.
Native Hawaiian was the largest Pacific Islander group in the United States.
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population by Detailed Group: 2000
Native Hawaiians were the most likely to report one or more other races or Pacific Islander groups.
Less than 2 percent of Hawaii’s total population of 1.2 million, lived on Hawaiian home lands.
Percent Distribution of Native Hawaiians and Non-Native Hawaiians Living on Hawaiian Home Lands
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