State Data

About 37.73% of the population in Hawaii is Asian American, the highest in the country.

Resident Population

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Detailed Origin data is complied using Table B01003 from the 2015 ACS 5-Year estimates. Nationally, about 3.94% of the population is Asian American, and 0.4% of the population is NHPI.

Map Asian Americans

Greyed out states indicate that the ACS sample is not large enough to provide reliable estimates.

Map Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islanders

Greyed out states indicate that the ACS sample is not large enough to provide reliable estimates.

Major Racial Groups

Asian Alone

NHPI Alone

Asian Combo

NHPI Combo

Citizen Voting Age Population

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CVAP data is complied using Table B05003 from the 2015 ACS 5-Year estimates. Nationally, about 72.51% of Americans are eligible to vote, while the national average number for AAPI is 2.97%

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% Asian & NHPI alone

Raw Asian & NHPI Alone

Education

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Educational Attainment data is complied using Table B15002 from the 2015 ACS 5-Year estimates. Nationally, about 11.75% of Americans have less than a High School diploma and about 29.51% have a Bachelor’s Degree or higher.

Map Asian Americans

Greyed out states indicate that the ACS sample is not large enough to provide reliable estimates.

Map Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islanders

Greyed out states indicate that the ACS sample is not large enough to provide reliable estimates.

% Asian & NHPI Alone

% Asian & NHPI Combo

Limited English Proficiency

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Limited English Proficiency (LEP) refers to the proportion of individuals who speak a language other than english at home & speak english less than “very well”. Limited English Proficiency data is complied using Table B16004 from the 2015 ACS 5-Year estimates. Nationally Among Americans who speak a language other than english at home, about 38.56% of them speak English less than “very well”.

Map Asian Americans

Greyed out states indicate that the ACS sample is not large enough to provide reliable estimates.

Map Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islanders

Greyed out states indicate that the ACS sample is not large enough to provide reliable estimates.

% Asian & NHPI Alone

% Asian & NHPI Combo

Raw Asian & NHPI Alone

Raw Asian & NHPI Combo

Nativity

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Nativity data is complied using Table B05012 from the 2015 ACS 5-Year estimates. Nationally, about 9.06% of Americans are foreign born.

Map Asian Americans

Greyed out states indicate that the ACS sample is not large enough to provide reliable estimates.

Map Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islanders

Greyed out states indicate that the ACS sample is not large enough to provide reliable estimates.

% Asian & NHPI Alone

% Asian & NHPI Combo

Raw Asian & NHPI Alone

Raw Asian & NHPI Combo

Poverty

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Poverty data is complied using Table B17001 from the 2015 ACS 5-Year estimates. Nationally, about 14.84% of Americans are living below poverty line.

Map Asian Americans

Greyed out states indicate that the ACS sample is not large enough to provide reliable estimates.

Map Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islanders

Greyed out states indicate that the ACS sample is not large enough to provide reliable estimates.

% Asian & NHPI Alone

% Asian & NHPI Combo

Raw Asian & NHPI Alone

Raw Asian & NHPI Combo