Poverty Rate in Hawaii County, HI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.9%
Rank #1,936/3,222 · #4 in HI
40th
Hawaii 14.9%
HI 10.0% +48.8%
US 12.6% +18.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Hawaii County's poverty rate of 14.9% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Hawaii County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,933 | Fayette County, KY | 14.9% |
| #1,934 | Hudson County, NJ | 14.9% |
| #1,935 | Brunswick County, VA | 14.9% |
| #1,936 | Hawaii County, HI | 14.9% |
| #1,937 | Sioux County, NE | 14.9% |
| #1,938 | Lucas County, IA | 14.9% |
| #1,939 | Black Hawk County, IA | 14.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Hawaii County, Hawaii has a poverty rate of 14.9%, ranking #1,936 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 18.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Hawaii, it ranks #4 of 5. This places it in the 40th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.