2020 Census: Oahu’s Population Tops 1 Million For The First Time… Over the past decade an important indicator of the housing crisis worsened on Kauai but improved on Oahu and the Big Island.
Oahu eclipsed Maui in population growth over the past decade, topping 1 million for the first time, according to 2020 census data published Thursday in a reflection of how Hawaii’s demographics have changed.
The government data also confirmed that Hawaii is the most diverse state in the nation, with Asians accounting for nearly 36.5% of the population, followed by white people at 21.6%, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders at 10.2% and Hispanic or Latino at 9.5% percent.
With a growth rate of 6.6% between 2010 and 2020, Oahu’s population boom outpaced even that of Maui County with 6.4%, which pushed its population to nearly 165,000.
