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).
Also see:
-- Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Ethnic Origin by City and Community
-- Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Ethnic Origin - 2000 Census
| Ethnic Origin | 2023 Census Estimates* | 2020 Census Estimates* | 2010 Census | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Percent† | Population | Percent† | Population | Percent† | |
| Total Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 21,691 | 100.00% | 25,068 | 100.00% | 55,631 | 100.00% |
| Polynesian | 12,765 | 58.85% | 16,467 | 65.69% | 33,776 | 60.71% |
| Native Hawaiian | 3,235 | 14.91% | 4,509 | 17.99% | 13,257 | 23.83% |
| Samoan | 7,041 | 32.46% | 8,605 | 34.33% | 16,535 | 29.72% |
| Tongan | 2,317 | 10.68% | 3,005 | 11.99% | 3,253 | 5.85% |
| Other Polynesian | 172 | 0.79% | 348 | 1.39% | 731 | 1.31% |
| Ethnic Origin | 2023 Census Estimates* | 2020 Census Estimates* | 2010 Census | |||
| Population | Percent† | Population | Percent† | Population | Percent† | |
| Micronesian | 3,580 | 16.50% | 3,801 | 15.16% | 6,424 | 11.55% |
| Chamorro (Guamanian or Chamorro, prior to 2022) | 2,875 | 13.25% | 3,289 | 13.12% | 6,084 | 10.94% |
| Chuukese | 14 | 0.06% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Guamanian | 279 | 1.29% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marshallese | 5 | 0.02% | 57 | 0.23% | 27 | 0.05% |
| Other Micronesian | 407 | 1.88% | 455 | 1.82% | 313 | 0.56% |
| Ethnic Origin | 2023 Census Estimates* | 2020 Census Estimates* | 2010 Census | |||
| Population | Percent† | Population | Percent† | Population | Percent† | |
| Melanesian | 2,278 | 10.50% | 1,976 | 7.88% | 1,340 | 2.41% |
| Fijian | 2,278 | 10.50% | 1,976 | 7.88% | 1,306 | 2.35% |
| Other Melanesian | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 34 | 0.06% |
| Other Pacific Islander, not specified | 2,272 | 10.47% | 2,346 | 9.36% | 14,091 | 25.33% |
| Two or More Pacific Islander Groups | 796 | 3.67% | 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
