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COMINGS… U.S. CENSUS REPORT

ALOHA
Foreign migration and natural
population growth (births versus
deaths) offset a net loss of Honolulu
residents from domestic migration
(those leaving for the mainland),
according to U.S. Census numbers

OAHU
from April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018.
Here are the county numbers for net
international migration and natural
growth in that time span:
COUNTY INTERNATIONAL NATURAL

Honolulu 42,604 46,553

Hawaii 3,961 5,993
Kauai 2,493 2,379
Maui 5,992 6,606 Underlying a gain in the state’s
population is the departure of tens
of thousands of Honolulu residents
for the mainland

…AND
GOINGS
Honolulu experienced
a net loss of residents
A NET GAIN FOR ISLE POPULATION from domestic
migration (those
Despite negative population growth in 2017 and 2018, new U.S. Census Bureau leaving for the
population estimates show Hawaii’s population increasing over an eight-year mainland). Here are
period. The neighbor islands led the state in growth, with Hawaii County adding the county numbers
nearly 16,000 residents and pushing its total population over the 200,000 mark for for net domestic
the first time, according to new county population estimates from the Census. migration:
Here are the county numbers:
COUNTY NUMBER
POPULATION ESTIMATES
Honolulu -61,702
COUNTY APRIL 1, 2010 JULY 1, 2018 NUMBER PCT. CHANGE
Hawaii 6,031
Honolulu 953,206 980,080 26,874 2.8% Kauai 22
Hawaii 185,076 200,983 15,907 8.6% Maui -152
Kauai 67,095 72,133 5,038 7.5%
Maui 154,840 167,207 12,367 8.0%
STATEWIDE 1,360,307 1,420,491 60,184 4.4%

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