Population Statistics

Why can a Hawaii county population share differ from an individual island’s share?

• All counties are single neighborhoods
• Some county boundaries cover multiple islands
• Counties never contain island communities
• Every county exactly matches one island

Which two jurisdictions are distinct despite sharing the word Hawaii?

• Honolulu County and California
• Maui County and Alaska
• Hawaii County and the State of Hawaii
• Kauaʻi County and Guam

What is the arithmetic difference between Hawaii’s 2020 census population and July 2025 estimate?

• 22,451 more in the 2025 estimate
• 2,245 fewer
• The figures are equal
• 22,451 fewer in the 2025 estimate

Why can official population estimates for past years change in later releases?

• Every past census becomes illegal
• Statistical revisions and new migration information
• State names change yearly
• Only rainfall data are revised

How is net migration calculated?

• People moving in minus people moving out
• Births minus deaths
• GDP divided by population
• Total visitors minus hotel rooms

What is natural population change?

• Births minus deaths
• Immigration minus emigration
• Visitor arrivals minus departures
• GDP growth minus inflation

Why must researchers label a reported county population growth percentage carefully?

• All growth percentages have the same reference period
• Percentages never require dates
• Every county changes by exactly one percent
• It may describe an annual rate or a cumulative multiyear change

What share of Hawaii’s population lived in Honolulu County in July 2025 according to the state data center?

• 39.0%
• 69.0%
• 90.0%
• 9.0%