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
and 2000 Census Figures
| Ethnic Origin | 2010 Census | 2017 Census Estimates* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Percent | Population | Percent | |
| Total Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander categories tallied | 55,631 | 100.00% | 27,691 | 100.00% |
| Polynesian | 33,776 | 60.71% | 20,794 | 75.09% |
| Native Hawaiian | 13,257 | 23.83% | 5,396 | 19.49% |
| Samoan | 16,535 | 29.72% | 11,322 | 40.89% |
| Tongan | 3,253 | 5.85% | 3,783 | 13.66% |
| Other Polynesian | 731 | 1.31% | 293 | 1.06% |
| Ethnic Origin | 2010 Census | 2017 Census Estimates* | ||
| Population | Percent | Population | Percent | |
| Micronesian | 6,424 | 11.55% | 3,789 | 13.68% |
| Guamanian or Chamorro | 6,084 | 10.94% | 3,385 | 12.22% |
| Marshallese | 27 | 0.05% | 42 | 0.15% |
| Other Micronesian | 313 | 0.56% | 362 | 1.31% |
| Melanesian | 1,340 | 2.41% | 1,351 | 4.88% |
| Fijian | 1,306 | 2.35% | 1,351 | 4.88% |
| Other Melanesian | 34 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Pacific Islander, not specified | 14,091 | 25.33% | 1,288 | 4.65% |
* 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
