State Profile

Hawaii

Population (2023): 1,435 million

Hawaii’s public health outcomes and emergency preparedness generally lead those of other states. The state placed in the low performance tier for public health emergency preparedness in TFAH’s 2024 Ready or Not: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report. Deaths within the state due to drug misuse, alcohol, or suicide trail the country as a whole. Its rates of obesity and related conditions indicate a mixed picture, with the percentage of adults with obesity and hypertension lower than the U.S. median, even as rates of diabetes rank similarly to the U.S. median.