Languages in Hawaii (State)

Language Spoken At Home#1

Percentage of the total population living in households in which a given language is spoken at home.
Scope: population of the United States and Hawaii
Hawaii
United States
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%CountAustronesian1Tagalog2JapaneseChinese3SpanishKoreanVietnameseGermanTai-Kadai4OtherFrench5Portuguese9.222498%0.148193%9.222498%9.2%121,924122k4.553761%0.563118%4.553761%4.6%60,20260.2k3.419292%0.151584%3.419292%3.4%45,20445.2k2.413035%1.060159%2.413035%2.4%31,90131.9k1.955632%13.105530%1.955632%2.0%25,85425.9k1.370319%0.369818%1.370319%1.4%18,11618.1k0.764583%0.486855%0.764583%0.8%10,10810.1k0.276091%0.322889%0.276091%0.3%3,6500.273065%0.102331%0.273065%0.3%3,6100.271704%0.081567%0.271704%0.3%3,5920.255441%0.410100%0.255441%0.3%3,3770.148408%0.234186%0.148408%0.1%1,962
Count number of people speaking given language at home
1including Ilocano, Samoan, Hawaiian 2including Filipino 3including Mandarin, Cantonese 4including Thai, Lao 5including Cajun

Speaking English 'Very Well'#2

Percentage of people living in households in which a given language is spoken at home.
Scope: population of the United States and Hawaii
Less Than 'Very Well' 'Very Well'
United States
Hawaii
50%0%50%Don'tDoOtherFrench1PortugueseGermanSpanishJapaneseAustronesian2Tagalog3Tai-Kadai4Chinese5KoreanVietnamese-11.720490%-27.391610%-11.720490%11.7%88.279510%72.608390%88.279510%88.3%4213,171-14.628368%-20.435910%-14.628368%14.6%85.371632%79.564090%85.371632%85.4%4942,883-15.596330%-36.093908%-15.596330%15.6%84.403670%63.906092%84.403670%84.4%3061,656-17.424658%-15.531691%-17.424658%17.4%82.575342%84.468309%82.575342%82.6%6363,014-30.080452%-41.560410%-30.080452%30.1%69.919548%58.439590%69.919548%69.9%7,77718,07718.1k-46.633041%-42.702223%-46.633041%46.6%53.366959%57.297777%53.366959%53.4%21,08021.1k24,12424.1k-49.704734%-38.172642%-49.704734%49.7%50.295266%61.827358%50.295266%50.3%60,60260.6k61,32261.3k-51.423541%-31.875946%-51.423541%51.4%48.576459%68.124054%48.576459%48.6%30,95831.0k29,24429.2k-59.722992%-49.973990%-59.722992%59.7%40.277008%50.026010%40.277008%40.3%2,1561,454-63.515250%-55.476722%-63.515250%63.5%36.484750%44.523278%36.484750%36.5%20,26220.3k11,63911.6k-67.145065%-54.055576%-67.145065%67.1%32.854935%45.944424%32.854935%32.9%12,16412.2k5,952-70.092996%-58.713636%-70.092996%70.1%29.907004%41.286364%29.907004%29.9%7,0853,023
Don't number of people that don't speak English 'very well'
Do number of people that do speak English 'very well'
1including Cajun 2including Ilocano, Samoan, Hawaiian 3including Filipino 4including Thai, Lao 5including Mandarin, Cantonese

Language by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Hawaii to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hawaii.

Austronesian1 Spoken at Home by State#3

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Austronesian1 is spoken.
Scope: population of Hawaii, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Hawaii
0%2%4%6%8%Count#HawaiiAlaskaWashingtonUtahNevadaCaliforniaOregonArkansasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesArizonaWyomingOklahomaColoradoNew HampshireMarylandIdahoTexasVirginiaNew JerseyMissouriNorth CarolinaN CarolinaNew YorkNebraskaKansasGeorgiaIllinoisIowaMinnesotaFloridaPennsylvaniaDelawareMassachusettsKentuckyTennesseeIndianaMontanaSouth DakotaOhioSouth CarolinaS CarolinaConnecticutLouisianaMaineAlabamaNorth DakotaMichiganNew MexicoRhode IslandWisconsinMississippiVermontWest Virginia9.222498%9.222498%9.2%121,924122k10.920690%0.920690%0.9%6,28320.449200%0.449200%0.4%29,76429.8k30.446434%0.446434%0.4%12,02912.0k40.358291%0.358291%0.4%9,52650.339705%0.339705%0.3%122,819123k60.242276%0.242276%0.2%9,08670.206834%0.206834%0.2%5,74580.148193%0.148193%0.1%442,639443k0.117786%0.117786%0.1%7,41390.103108%0.103108%0.1%562100.096211%0.096211%0.1%3,473110.091047%0.091047%0.1%4,574120.088532%0.088532%0.1%1,118130.087566%0.087566%0.1%4,897140.075784%0.075784%0.1%1,153150.074707%0.074707%0.1%18,66618.7k160.072371%0.072371%0.1%5,645170.068177%0.068177%0.1%5,718180.067011%0.067011%0.1%3,810190.062272%0.062272%0.1%5,813200.059298%0.059298%0.1%10,98611.0k210.055121%0.055121%0.1%965220.054790%0.054790%0.1%1,479230.052975%0.052975%0.1%5,000240.052290%0.052290%0.1%6,307250.048149%0.048149%0.0%1,401260.043571%0.043571%0.0%2,223270.042096%0.042096%0.0%7,931280.041908%0.041908%0.0%5,058290.038222%0.038222%0.0%336300.036011%0.036011%0.0%2,297310.034828%0.034828%0.0%1,441320.031078%0.031078%0.0%1,910330.029840%0.029840%0.0%1,841340.029717%0.029717%0.0%286350.029205%0.029205%0.0%231360.027251%0.027251%0.0%2,968370.026392%0.026392%0.0%1,199380.025943%0.025943%0.0%882390.025274%0.025274%0.0%1,096400.024668%0.024668%0.0%312410.024074%0.024074%0.0%1,095420.023951%0.023951%0.0%164430.023501%0.023501%0.0%2,194440.023244%0.023244%0.0%453450.022806%0.022806%0.0%228460.021221%0.021221%0.0%1,149470.017055%0.017055%0.0%477480.016614%0.016614%0.0%99490.010664%0.010664%0.0%18650
Count number of people speaking Austronesian1 at home
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage speaking Austronesian1 at home
1including Ilocano, Samoan, Hawaiian

Language by State in the West

There are 13 states in the West. This section compares Hawaii to all of the states in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hawaii.

Austronesian1 Spoken at Home by State#15

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Austronesian1 is spoken.
Scope: population of Hawaii, selected other states in the West, and entities that contain Hawaii
0%2%4%6%8%Count#HawaiiAlaskaWashingtonUtahNevadaCaliforniaOregonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesArizonaWyomingColoradoIdahoMontanaNew Mexico9.222498%9.222498%9.2%121,924122k10.920690%0.920690%0.9%6,28320.449200%0.449200%0.4%29,76429.8k30.446434%0.446434%0.4%12,02912.0k40.358291%0.358291%0.4%9,52650.339705%0.339705%0.3%122,819123k60.242276%0.242276%0.2%9,08670.148193%0.148193%0.1%442,639443k0.117786%0.117786%0.1%7,41380.103108%0.103108%0.1%56290.091047%0.091047%0.1%4,574100.075784%0.075784%0.1%1,153110.029717%0.029717%0.0%286120.023244%0.023244%0.0%45313
Count number of people speaking Austronesian1 at home
# rank of state out of 13 by percentage speaking Austronesian1 at home
1including Ilocano, Samoan, Hawaiian

Definitions

This page discusses the languages spoken at home by the residents of Hawaii, and the extent to which the report speaking English. All data are based on survey responses and were not verified in any other way. A full list of the languages recognized in the survey is as follows:

  • Armenian, Austronesian (including Ilocano, Samoan, Hawaiian), Arabic, Afro-Asiatic (including Amharic, Somali), Bengali, Chinese (including Mandarin, Cantonese), Dutch et al. (including Dutch, Afrikaans, Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch), Dravidian languages (including Malayalam, Kannada), French (including Cajun), German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian, Hindi, Hmong, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Khmer, Nepali, Marathi, or other Indic languages, Navajo, Other Slavic (including Ukrainian), Other Indo-European languages, Other Asian, Other Native American, Other, Portuguese, Polish, Persian (including Farsi, Dari), Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Serbo-Croatian, Swahili et al. (or other languages of Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa), Telugu, Tamil, Tai-Kadai (including Thai, Lao), Tagalog (including Filipino), Urdu, Vietnamese, and Western African

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Major Counties:
Hawaii, Honolulu, Kauai, Maui
Counties:
Hawaii, Honolulu, Kalawao, Kauai, Maui
Metro Areas:
Hilo Area, Kahului Area, Kapaa Area, Urban Honolulu Area
Major Unincorporated Places:
Ahuimanu, Aiea, East Honolulu, Ewa Beach, Ewa Gentry, Ewa Villages, Haiku-Pauwela, Halawa, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hickam Housing, Hilo, Holualoa, Kahului, Kailua, Kailua, Kalaoa, Kaneohe, Kaneohe Station, Kapaa, Kapolei, Kihei, Kula, Lahaina, Lihue, Maili, Makaha, Makakilo, Makawao, Mililani Mauka, Mililani Town, Nanakuli, Napili-Honokowai, Ocean Pointe, Pearl City, Pukalani, Royal Kunia, Schofield Barracks, Urban Honolulu, Wahiawa, Waianae, Waihee-Waiehu, Waikele, Waikoloa Village, Wailua Homesteads, Wailuku, Waimalu, Waimanalo, Waimea, Waipahu, Waipio
Congressional Districts:
HI-1, HI-2
State House Districts:
HI-1, HI-2, HI-3, HI-4, HI-5, HI-6, HI-7, HI-8, HI-9, HI-10, HI-11, HI-12, HI-13, HI-14, HI-15, HI-16, HI-17, HI-18, HI-19, HI-20, HI-21, HI-22, HI-23, HI-24, HI-25, HI-26, HI-27, HI-28, HI-29, HI-30, HI-31, HI-32, HI-33, HI-34, HI-35, HI-36, HI-37, HI-38, HI-39, HI-40, HI-41, HI-42, HI-43, HI-44, HI-45, HI-46, HI-47, HI-48, HI-49, HI-50, HI-51
State Senate Districts:
HI-1, HI-2, HI-3, HI-4, HI-5, HI-6, HI-7, HI-8, HI-9, HI-10, HI-11, HI-12, HI-13, HI-14, HI-15, HI-16, HI-17, HI-18, HI-19, HI-20, HI-21, HI-22, HI-23, HI-24, HI-25