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Native Hawaiian & Other
Pacific Islander Ethnic Origin
Los Angeles County

Hawaiian Dancers

Hawaiian dancers performing. Photo by Skeeze via Pixabay.com.


Los Angeles County has the largest Samoan population outside of American Samoa and Hawaii, approximately one-fifth the size of American Samoa's total population. The county is also home to the largest population of Native Hawaiians outside of Hawaii and in Clark County, Nevada (location of Las Vegas).


2022, 2020 Census Estimates & 2010 Census

Also see:
-- Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Ethnic Origin by City and Community
-- Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Ethnic Origin - 2000 Census



Ethnic Origin 2022 Census Estimates* 2020 Census Estimates* 2010 Census
Population Percent Population Percent Population Percent
Total Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander 23,400 100.00% 25,068 100.00% 55,631 100.00%
Polynesian 14,236 60.84% 16,467 65.69% 33,776 60.71%
Native Hawaiian 3,446 14.73% 4,509 17.99% 13,257 23.83%
Samoan 8,294 35.44% 8,605 34.33% 16,535 29.72%
Tongan 2,289 9.78% 3,005 11.99% 3,253 5.85%
Other Polynesian 207 0.88% 348 1.39% 731 1.31%
Ethnic Origin 2022 Census Estimates* 2020 Census Estimates* 2010 Census
Population Percent Population Percent Population Percent
Micronesian 4,264 18.22% 3,801 15.16% 6,424 11.55%
Chamorro (Guamanian or Chamorro, prior to 2022) 3,590 15.34% 3,289 13.12% 6,084 10.94%
Guamanian (Included with Chamorro prior to 2022) 256 1.09% --- --- --- ---
Marshallese 11 0.05% 57 0.23% 27 0.05%
Other Micronesian 407 1.74% 455 1.82% 313 0.56%
Ethnic Origin 2022 Census Estimates* 2020 Census Estimates* 2010 Census
Population Percent Population Percent Population Percent
Melanesian 2,090 8.93% 1,976 7.88% 1,340 2.41%
Fijian 2,090 8.93% 1,976 7.88% 1,306 2.35%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 34 0.06%
Other Pacific Islander, not specified 2,340 10.00% 2,346 9.36% 14,091 25.33%
Two or More Pacific Islander Groups 470 2.01% 478 1.91% --- ---

* Census American Community Survey estimate based upon data and surveys collected over the previous 5-year period.
† Percentage of total Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander population in Los Angeles County.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau