Counties in the State of Hawaii Ranked By The Percentage of The Residents In Low Income Areas.

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Counties in the State of Hawaii Ranked By The Percentage of The Residents In Low Income Areas.

by Noah Smith

Saturday, August 15, 2015

The income of families and where they live usually have an impact of the quality of life they live. This is most especially true for families in low income areas. These families living in these areas are subjected to a number of disadvantages which as compared to the rest of the country in facets of life such as economic opportunities, education and health, as well as access to healthy and fresh food.

As part of our series on Access to Healthy Food in the United States and Low Income Areas in America, we have ranked the counties in the State of Hawaii based on the percentage of residents living in low income areas.

5 Kalawao County

90
Total Population

-
Urban Population

90
Rural Population

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

-
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

69
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

69
Rural Housing Units

-
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4 Kauai County

67,091
Total Population

38,444
Urban Population

28,647
Rural Population

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

-
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

23,240
Housing Units

13,360
Urban Housing Units

9,880
Rural Housing Units

-
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3 Maui County

154,834
Total Population

128,193
Urban Population

26,641
Rural Population

21.25%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

20%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

27.23%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

32,896
Population In Low Income Areas

25,641
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

7,255
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

53,886
Housing Units

43,646
Urban Housing Units

10,240
Rural Housing Units

11,722
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9,209
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,513
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2 Honolulu County

953,207
Total Population

898,631
Urban Population

54,576
Rural Population

28.22%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

28.06%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

30.77%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

268,959
Population In Low Income Areas

252,167
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

16,792
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

311,047
Housing Units

294,780
Urban Housing Units

16,267
Rural Housing Units

91,285
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

86,776
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,509
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1 Hawaii County

185,079
Total Population

73,512
Urban Population

111,567
Rural Population

40.73%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

44.04%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

38.55%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

75,381
Population In Low Income Areas

32,373
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

43,008
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

67,096
Housing Units

26,255
Urban Housing Units

40,841
Rural Housing Units

27,401
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

11,014
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

16,387
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Source: Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United States Department of Agriculture

Source: O*NET

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