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Population per Square Mile in Hawaii, by County

Population per Square Mile for every county in Hawaii, ranked. The highest is Honolulu County at 1,666.4 and the lowest is Kalawao County at 5.6.

Hawaii: 225.0 · United States: n/a · median county in Hawaii: 119.0

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#County Population per Square Mile
1Honolulu County1,666.4
2Maui County141.6
3Kauai County119.0
4Hawaii County51.1
5Kalawao County5.6

People divided by land area. Water is excluded, so lake and coastal counties are not unfairly diluted.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Hawaii ranks 15th of 52 states for population per square mile.

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