Hawaii’s Population Continues A Slide That Began In 2017, New Data Shows … The pandemic interrupted survey collection efforts but researchers say the new data can be helpful to chart Hawaii’s demographic shifts.
Hawaii’s population continues to decrease and get older on average, according to federal data released over the past two weeks.
The state’s population fell by more than 10,000 in the year ending July 1, continuing a trend since 2017, said state economist Eugene Tian, citing population estimates released Thursday.
At the same time, Hawaii’s elderly community is growing, and slightly more are living in poverty, even as poverty fell for Hawaii residents overall, according to American Community Survey data collected between 2016 and 2020 and published this month.
