Financial Stress · Hawaii
Hawaii — financial stress by county
The Financial Stress Index (FSI) combines renter cost burden, eviction rate, and debt in collections into a 0–100 score. 3 of 5 Hawaii counties have all three inputs and receive a score. The state average FSI across reporting counties is 46.7. Maui, HI has the highest score at 52.
Data note: The eviction rate component draws from the Princeton Eviction Lab's last national county release (2018). Post-pandemic eviction trends are not reflected in these scores — counties with high pre-2020 eviction activity may score differently if updated data were available. Rent burden and debt figures use 2024 ACS and Urban Institute data.
National comparison · Hawaii
How does Hawaii compare nationally?
Among states with reliable FSI coverage (≥60% of counties scored), Hawaii ranks #23 of 36 states. The state average FSI of 46.7 is 11% below the national average FSI of 52.6.
Hawaii ranks #4 of 8 in the West by average FSI score.
Top 10 — Most Stressed Counties
Counties in Hawaii ranked by FSI score
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Financial stress — compare with other states
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