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 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 | 2010 Census | 2019 Census Estimates* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Percent | Population | Percent | |
| Total Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 55,631 | 100.00% | 27,720 | 100.00% |
| Polynesian | 33,776 | 60.71% | 19,432 | 70.10% |
| Native Hawaiian | 13,257 | 23.83% | 4,968 | 17.92% |
| Samoan | 16,535 | 29.72% | 10,050 | 36.26% |
| Tongan | 3,253 | 5.85% | 4,048 | 14.60% |
| Other Polynesian | 731 | 1.31% | 366 | 1.32% |
| Ethnic Origin | 2010 Census | 2019 Census Estimates* | ||
| Population | Percent | Population | Percent | |
| Micronesian | 6,424 | 11.55% | 4,035 | 14.56% |
| Guamanian or Chamorro | 6,084 | 10.94% | 3,594 | 12.97% |
| Marshallese | 27 | 0.05% | 51 | 0.18% |
| Other Micronesian | 313 | 0.56% | 390 | 1.41% |
| Ethnic Origin | 2010 Census | 2019 Census Estimates* | ||
| Population | Percent | Population | Percent | |
| Melanesian | 1,340 | 2.41% | 1,943 | 7.01% |
| Fijian | 1,306 | 2.35% | 1,943 | 7.01% |
| Other Melanesian | 34 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Pacific Islander, not specified | 14,091 | 25.33% | 1,764 | 6.36% |
| Two or More Pacific Islander Groups | --- | --- | 546 | 1.97% |
* American Community Survey estimate for 2019 calculated the five-year period of 2015-2019.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
