Hawaii County Map with Cities — All 5 Counties

All 5 of Hawaii's counties, mapped from official U.S. Census boundaries with population, income, and unemployment for every one. Color the map by any measure, tap a county for its data, or download a print-ready copy.

Hawaii CountiesFIPS 15
Hawaii CountyHonolulu CountyKalawao CountyKauai CountyMaui CountyHonoluluHiloKahului Honolulu  Hilo  Kahului HonoluluHiloKahuluiKailua Honolulu  Hilo  Kahului  Kailua HonoluluHiloKahuluiKailua Honolulu  Hilo  Kahului  Kailua HonoluluHiloKahuluiKailua Kauai  Honolulu  Hilo  Kahului  Kailua 
Albers Equal Area ConicDatum WGS 84Census PEP V2025 · Census SAIPE 2024 · BLS LAUS September 2026, preliminary · Census TIGER 2026
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Hawaii’s 5 counties, projected equal-area. Hover over a county, or tap it, for its seat and key numbers; select it for all its data.
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Hawaii at a glance

Hawaii’s 5 counties, by the numbers

The table lists every county’s population, median household income, unemployment, density, and land area. Sort it by any column to find yours or rank them. A few patterns stand out:

Hawaii County210,043$74,6023.5%52/sq mi4,028 sq miHilo
Honolulu County988,703$104,3053.0%1,646/sq mi601 sq miHonolulu
Kalawao County82n/an/a7/sq mi12 sq miNone. The state Department of Health administers it.
Kauai County73,400$89,8155.1%118/sq mi620 sq miLīhuʻe
Maui County160,592$98,8203.1%138/sq mi1,162 sq miWailuku

Click a column heading to sort all 5 counties. A suppressed estimate (coefficient of variation ≥ 0.30) shows a marker, never a guess. County seats are from Wikidata (CC0), each validated to a Census place inside its county. Where Wikidata has none, the seat comes from the page cited for that county in the seat file, and where the table names no seat, it says why. See the methodology.

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Map of Hawaii's 5 counties on official U.S. Census boundaries, with major cities: Honolulu, Hilo, Kahului, Kailua

Hawaii maps, colored by the data

Census-designated places in Hawaii

Hawaii has no incorporated cities or towns in Census data: the Census Bureau counts its communities as 163 census-designated places. The largest is Honolulu in Honolulu County with 345,482 residents. Use the search on the map above to find any place and highlight the county it sits in.

HonoluluHonolulu County345,482
East HonoluluHonolulu County51,360
HiloHawaii County50,404
Pearl CityHonolulu County44,547
WaipahuHonolulu County40,482
KailuaHonolulu County39,640
KaneoheHonolulu County37,355
KahuluiMaui County28,288
Mililani TownHonolulu County27,668
Ewa GentryHonolulu County26,563
KapoleiHonolulu County22,232
KailuaHawaii County21,818
KiheiMaui County21,567
Mililani MaukaHonolulu County21,278
MakakiloHonolulu County20,735
WahiawaHonolulu County17,996
Ocean PointeHonolulu County17,085
WailukuMaui County16,926
Schofield BarracksHonolulu County16,270
HalawaHonolulu County14,385
Ewa BeachHonolulu County14,376
Royal KuniaHonolulu County13,555
Hawaiian Paradise ParkHawaii County13,203
WaimaluHonolulu County13,061
WaianaeHonolulu County12,918
NanakuliHonolulu County12,383
MailiHonolulu County11,570
KaiminaniHawaii County11,465
KapaaKauai County11,094
Waihee-WaiehuMaui County10,988
Kaneohe BaseHonolulu County10,919
WaipioHonolulu County10,870
LahainaMaui County10,162
MakahaHonolulu County10,066
Hickam HousingHonolulu County9,425
WaimeaHawaii County9,286
Haiku-PauwelaMaui County9,178
AieaHonolulu County9,087
PukalaniMaui County8,679
AhuimanuHonolulu County8,452
LihueKauai County7,901
East KapoleiHonolulu County7,551
Waikoloa VillageHawaii County7,543
WaikeleHonolulu County7,528
Ewa VillagesHonolulu County7,415
MakawaoMaui County7,353
Napili-HonokowaiMaui County7,308
KulaMaui County6,791
WaileaMaui County6,352
WaimanaloHonolulu County6,054

The table shows the 50 most populous. Search the map above for the other 113.

A place can reach into more than one county. The table names the one its center falls in; “+N more” counts the others, from the Census Bureau’s count of each place by county part Census ACS 2020–2024 place parts. A census-designated place is a community the Census Bureau draws for statistics; it has no city government of its own. Honolulu is the Census Bureau’s “Urban Honolulu”.

Which Hawaii county is the richest, largest, most crowded? The answers

  • Hawaii’s highest median household income is in Honolulu County ($104,305); the lowest is in Hawaii County ($74,602). Census SAIPE 2024
  • Hawaii’s most populous county is Honolulu County (988,703); the least populous is Kalawao County (82), a 12,057× spread. calculated from Census PEP V2025
  • Hawaii’s largest county by land area is Hawaii County (4,028 sq mi); the smallest is Kalawao County (12 sq mi). Census TIGER 2026
  • Hawaii’s highest population density is in Honolulu County (1,646/sq mi); the lowest is in Kalawao County (7/sq mi). calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census TIGER 2026
  • Hawaii’s highest poverty rate is in Hawaii County (15.7%); the lowest is in Honolulu County (8.8%). Census SAIPE 2024
  • In Hawaii, unemployment is highest in Kauai County (5.1%) and lowest in Honolulu County (3.0%), for September 2026 (preliminary). BLS LAUS September 2026, preliminary
  • Hawaii’s highest median age is in Hawaii County (44.3); the lowest is in Kalawao County (39.5). Census ACS 2020–2024
  • Hawaii’s highest share of adults 25 and over with a bachelor’s degree or higher is in Honolulu County (38.5%); the lowest is in Kauai County (30.1%). Census ACS 2020–2024

Every figure is a current official estimate from the source named, never a crowd-sourced or copied value. Suppressed estimates (coefficient of variation ≥ 0.30) are omitted, never guessed. See the full methodology.

Hawaii counties: common questions

How many counties are in Hawaii?

Hawaii has 5 counties covering 6,423 sq mi and about 1.4M residents. Every one is on the map and in the table above.

What is the largest county in Hawaii?

It depends on the measure. By land area it’s Hawaii County (4,028 sq mi); by population it’s Honolulu County (988,703 residents).

What county is Honolulu in?

Honolulu, population 345,482, is in Honolulu County. Use the search on the map to find any Hawaii place’s county.

What is the richest county in Hawaii?

By median household income, Honolulu County is the richest at $104,305; the poorest is Hawaii County at $74,602. Census SAIPE 2024

What is the most populous county in Hawaii?

Honolulu County, with 988,703 residents, about 69.0% of Hawaii’s people. That is 12,057× the least populous, Kalawao County (82).

Sources & vintages

Data current through .