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.
Tap any county for its population, income, and more.
Hawaii at a glance
- Scale. Hawaii is divided into 5 counties across 6,423 sq mi of land, an average of 1,285 sq mi each. calculated from Census TIGER 2026
- People. Its counties are home to 1,432,820 residents. That averages 286,564 each, or 223 per square mile statewide. calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census TIGER 2026
- Water. Another 4,547 sq mi is water, or 41.5% of the state’s area. Honolulu County has the most. calculated from Census TIGER 2026
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:
- Concentrated. Half of Hawaii’s 1,432,820 residents live in just 1 of 5 counties. calculated from Census PEP V2025
- The median county. Half of Hawaii’s counties have fewer than 160,592 residents, and half report a median household income below $94,318. calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census SAIPE 2024
- Lopsided density. Only 1 of 5 counties is denser than Hawaii’s statewide average of 223 people per square mile. calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census TIGER 2026
| Hawaii County | 210,043 | $74,602 | 3.5% | 52/sq mi | 4,028 sq mi | Hilo |
| Honolulu County | 988,703 | $104,305 | 3.0% | 1,646/sq mi | 601 sq mi | Honolulu |
| Kalawao County | 82 | n/a | n/a | 7/sq mi | 12 sq mi | None. The state Department of Health administers it. |
| Kauai County | 73,400 | $89,815 | 5.1% | 118/sq mi | 620 sq mi | Līhuʻe |
| Maui County | 160,592 | $98,820 | 3.1% | 138/sq mi | 1,162 sq mi | Wailuku |
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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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.
| Honolulu | Honolulu County | 345,482 |
| East Honolulu | Honolulu County | 51,360 |
| Hilo | Hawaii County | 50,404 |
| Pearl City | Honolulu County | 44,547 |
| Waipahu | Honolulu County | 40,482 |
| Kailua | Honolulu County | 39,640 |
| Kaneohe | Honolulu County | 37,355 |
| Kahului | Maui County | 28,288 |
| Mililani Town | Honolulu County | 27,668 |
| Ewa Gentry | Honolulu County | 26,563 |
| Kapolei | Honolulu County | 22,232 |
| Kailua | Hawaii County | 21,818 |
| Kihei | Maui County | 21,567 |
| Mililani Mauka | Honolulu County | 21,278 |
| Makakilo | Honolulu County | 20,735 |
| Wahiawa | Honolulu County | 17,996 |
| Ocean Pointe | Honolulu County | 17,085 |
| Wailuku | Maui County | 16,926 |
| Schofield Barracks | Honolulu County | 16,270 |
| Halawa | Honolulu County | 14,385 |
| Ewa Beach | Honolulu County | 14,376 |
| Royal Kunia | Honolulu County | 13,555 |
| Hawaiian Paradise Park | Hawaii County | 13,203 |
| Waimalu | Honolulu County | 13,061 |
| Waianae | Honolulu County | 12,918 |
| Nanakuli | Honolulu County | 12,383 |
| Maili | Honolulu County | 11,570 |
| Kaiminani | Hawaii County | 11,465 |
| Kapaa | Kauai County | 11,094 |
| Waihee-Waiehu | Maui County | 10,988 |
| Kaneohe Base | Honolulu County | 10,919 |
| Waipio | Honolulu County | 10,870 |
| Lahaina | Maui County | 10,162 |
| Makaha | Honolulu County | 10,066 |
| Hickam Housing | Honolulu County | 9,425 |
| Waimea | Hawaii County | 9,286 |
| Haiku-Pauwela | Maui County | 9,178 |
| Aiea | Honolulu County | 9,087 |
| Pukalani | Maui County | 8,679 |
| Ahuimanu | Honolulu County | 8,452 |
| Lihue | Kauai County | 7,901 |
| East Kapolei | Honolulu County | 7,551 |
| Waikoloa Village | Hawaii County | 7,543 |
| Waikele | Honolulu County | 7,528 |
| Ewa Villages | Honolulu County | 7,415 |
| Makawao | Maui County | 7,353 |
| Napili-Honokowai | Maui County | 7,308 |
| Kula | Maui County | 6,791 |
| Wailea | Maui County | 6,352 |
| Waimanalo | Honolulu County | 6,054 |
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
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025) — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), 2024 — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024, B01002 median age — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024, S1501 educational attainment — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), September 2026, preliminary — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb county boundaries, January 1, 2026 vintage — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb census-designated places, January 1, 2026 vintage — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024, B01003 total population by place — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: Wikidata, county seats (P36), query of 2026-11-11 — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: County, state and Census sources, seats and no-seat reasons for 92 county-equivalents (3 rows cite the Virginia Association of Counties) — retrieved Nov 2026
- Calculated: population density = population ÷ land area (people per sq mi) (method)
- Calculated: state totals = sum over the state’s counties (population, land area, water area) (method)
- Calculated: averages per county = state total ÷ number of counties (method)
- Calculated: population shares = county (or top-5) population ÷ state total × 100; “half the residents” = fewest largest counties whose populations sum to ≥ 50% of the total (method)
- Calculated: medians across counties = middle value of the county values (mean of the two middle values for an even count) (method)
- Calculated: spreads = highest county value ÷ lowest county value (method)
- Calculated: income tiers vs poverty = mean poverty rate of the N highest- and N lowest-income counties, N = min(10, ⌊counties ÷ 2⌋), only for states with ≥ 6 counties (method)
- Calculated: rankings and superlatives = highest / lowest county value; suppressed values excluded (method)
- Calculated: water share = water area ÷ (land area + water area) × 100 (method)
- Calculated: square miles = TIGER AREALAND or AREAWATER (m²) ÷ 2,589,988.11, rounded to 2 dp (method)
Data current through .


