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People of Filipino descent make up a large and growing part of the State of Hawaii's population. In 2000 they were the third largest ethnic group and represented 22.8% of the population, [3] but more recently, according to the 2010 United States Census data indicates they have become the second largest ethnicity in Hawaii (25.1% in 2010), after Whites.
Filipinos, like most other Southeast Asian immigrants to Hawaii, worked on the sugar plantations. In 2010, Filipinos surpassed Japanese as the largest ethnic group. At the time of the 2000 census, they were the third largest ethnic group in the islands. 85% of Filipinos in Hawaii trace their ancestry to the Ilocos Region of northern Luzon.
Despite Filipino Americans in Hawaii having a slightly higher median family income, the Filipino Per Capita Income ($27,738) in Hawaii is significantly lower than the total population ($36,989). In addition to this Filipino Americans in Hawaii were significantly less likely to attain a bachelor's degree.
Filipinos in Lahaina, the second-largest racial group in Hawaii, say they faced unique hardships in fire’s aftermath
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Filipino Americans had a significantly higher rate of food insecurity (11%) than all Asians and White Americans (6%). [188] Filipino Americans had a lower poverty rate (7%) than the total population, this correlates with the Filipino-American unemployment rate being only 3% and a high labor force participation rate of 67%. [189] [190]
Jan. 4—Hawaii will see more deaths than births over the next four to five years and any population growth across the islands will be driven by new arrivals from the U.S. mainland and from other ...
Total population; 8,746,169 (2020) [1] ... As a result, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 85% of the Filipinos in Hawaii are Ilocano and the largest Asian ...