County profile
Hawaii County, HI
United States · GDP 2024
#380 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 63% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$12.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
54,716
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,400
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$55.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
210,043
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$78.6k±$2.6k
Bachelor's degree+
31.4%±1.1%
Poverty rate
14.9%±1.2%
Business applications
3,007 · 2025
Retail establishments
641
30.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Adia Nutrition, Inc.Healthcare$700.5k29DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Food & accommodation31%
Retail trade26%
Health care20%
Admin & support10%
Construction7%
Transportation6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
210,043
residents · 2025 · +4.6% since 2020
Income per capita $57.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+6,077
International migration+3,278
Natural change+39
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$9.1B2019
$8.1B2020
$9.4B2021
$10.5B2022
$11.4B2023
$12.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$519.3k±$16.5k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$66/mo
Vacancy rate
18.4%±0.9%
Affordability
9.4× wages
Residential permits
$520.8M
1,230 units · 5.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
98.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Volcanic 100Earthquake 99Wildfire 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4742016
5002017
5262018
5432019
5612020
6192021
7632022
8062023
8382024
8892025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 27% since 20219712021
9332022
1,1812023
9822024
1,2302025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
301.6 km
I-1
Nearest freight rail
187.2 km
LKPR
Nearest port
49.5 km
Hilo, Hawai'i, HI
Nearest commercial airport
47.1 km
WAIMEA-KOHALA
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):4,388,332 short tons/yr · Hilo, Hawai'i, HI, Kawaihae, Hawai'i, HI
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$55.3k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hawaii?
Hawaii's economy produced $12.2B in 2024, growing 6.7% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.