Hawaii’s Senior Population Growing 4 Times Faster Than State as a Whole
New U.S. Census Bureau information breaks down the gender聽and racial profiles聽of Hawaii’s population by counties.
U.S. Census Bureau released the 2014 state and county population information Thursday, including estimates broken down by age, sex, the five major race groups and Hispanic origin between April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014.
The data found that in Hawaii, 鈥渕inority鈥 populations continue to constitute the majority of the state鈥檚 population. According to the U.S. Census, a 鈥渕inority鈥 is someone who identifies their race and ethnicity as something other than non-Hispanic white.
The data also showed that Hawaii鈥檚 senior population is growing four times faster than the total population. People 65 or older accounted for approximately 16 percent of the total population in 2014, with a total of 228,154 residents.
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Minorities made up 77 percent of the state鈥檚 total population. By county, Honolulu had the greatest percentage of minorities, which comprised 80.4 percent of the population. Next, minorities made up nearly 70 percent of Kauai County, followed by Hawaii and Maui counties.
Asians accounted for approximately 56 percent (alone or in combination with other races) of the total state population. Honolulu County had the largest percentage of Asians, followed by Kauai, Maui and聽Hawaii counties.聽Honolulu and Kauai聽were the nation鈥檚 only majority-Asian counties.
Native Hawaiians made up 26 percent (alone or in combination with other races) of Hawaii鈥檚 total population. Among the counties, Honolulu聽had the smallest percentage of Native Hawaiians, while Hawaii County had the largest, followed by Maui and Kauai.
White people made up almost 44 percent (alone or in combination with other races) of the total state population. The largest percentage of white populations was in Hawaii County, with Maui County in second and Kauai in third. The lowest percentage was in Honolulu County.
People of mixed race made up 23 percent of Hawaii鈥檚 total population, while Black or African Americans made up 3.8 percent of the state鈥檚 total population. American Indian and Alaska Natives made up 2.6 percent.
