List of states in the United States by population

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This list of the states of the United States by population contains the population figures according to the United States Census Bureau dated April 1, 2010 . By comparison, the population of the entire United States was just under 323 million.

Additional United States territories are also given for comparison.

Rank in the states
in 2016
Rank in all US territories in
2010
State / territory Estimated Population on
July 1, 2016
Population according to
2010 census
Population according to the
2000 census
Member of the House of Representatives
2013-2023
Electoral
2012-
2020
Population per seat in the House of Representatives according to the 2010 census Population per seat in the House of Representatives according to the 2000 census Population per voter according to the 2000 census Percentage of total US population in 2010
1 1 USA CaliforniaCalifornia California 39.250.017 37.253.956 33,871,648 53 55 702.905 639.088 615,848 11.91%
2 2 USA TexasTexas Texas 27,862,596 25.145.561 20,851,820 36 38 785.799 651.619 613.289 8.04%
3 4th USA FloridaFlorida Florida 20,612,439 18,801,310 15,982,378 27 29 752.052 639.295 591.940 6.01%
4th 3 USA New Yorknew York new York 19,745,289 19.378.102 18,976,457 27 29 668.210 654.361 612.144 6.19%
5 5 USA IllinoisIllinois Illinois 12,801,539 12,830,632 12,419,293 18th 20th 675.296 653,647 591,395 4.10%
6th 6th USA PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Pennsylvania 12,784,227 12,702,379 12,281,054 18th 20th 668,546 646.371 584.812 4.06%
7th 7th USA OhioOhio Ohio 11,614,373 11,536,504 11,353,140 16 18th 640.917 630.730 567,657 3.69%
8th 9 USA GeorgiaGeorgia Georgia 10,310,653 9,687,371 8,186,453 14th 16 745.204 629.727 545.764 3.10%
9 10 USA North CarolinaNorth Carolina North Carolina 10,146,788 9,535,483 8,049,313 13 15th 733.499 619.178 536.621 3.05%
10 8th USA MichiganMichigan Michigan 9,928,300 9,883,640 9,938,444 14th 16 658.909 662,563 584.614 3.16%
11 11 USA New JerseyNew Jersey New Jersey 8,944,469 8,791,894 8,414,350 12 14th 676,300 647.258 560,957 2.81%
12 12 USA VirginiaVirginia Virginia 8,411,808 8.001.024 7,078,515 11 13 727.366 643.501 544.501 2.56%
13 13 USA WashingtonWashington Washington 7,288,000 6,724,540 5,894,121 10 12 747.171 654.902 535.829 2.15%
14th 16 USA ArizonaArizona Arizona 6,931,071 6,392,017 5,130,632 9 11 799.002 641,329 513.063 2.04%
15th 14th USA-MassachusettsMassachusetts Massachusetts 6,811,779 6,547,629 6,349,097 9 11 654.763 634.910 529.091 2.04%
16 15th USA IndianaIndiana Indiana 6,633,053 6,483,802 6,080,485 9 11 720.422 675,609 552.771 2.07%
17th 17th USA TennesseeTennessee Tennessee 6,651,194 6.346.105 5,689,283 9 11 705.123 632.143 517.208 2.03%
18th 18th USA MissouriMissouri Missouri 6,093,000 5,988,927 5,595,211 8th 10 665.436 621.690 508,656 1.91%
19th 19th USA MarylandMaryland Maryland 6,016,447 5,773,552 5,296,486 8th 10 721.694 662.061 529,649 1.85%
20th 20th USA WisconsinWisconsin Wisconsin 5,778,708 5,686,986 5,363,675 8th 10 710.873 670.459 536.368 1.82%
21st 22nd USA ColoradoColorado Colorado 5,540,545 5,029,196 4,301,261 7th 9 720.704 614.466 477.918 1.61%
22nd 21st USA MinnesotaMinnesota Minnesota 5,519,952 5,303,925 4,919,479 8th 10 662.991 614.935 491,948 1.70%
23 24 USA South CarolinaSouth carolina South carolina 4,961,119 4,625,364 4,012,012 7th 9 770.894 668,669 501.502 1.48%
24 23 USA AlabamaAlabama Alabama 4,863,300 4,779,736 4,447,100 7th 9 682.819 635,300 494.122 1.53%
25th 25th USA LouisianaLouisiana Louisiana 4,681,666 4,533,372 4,468,976 6th 8th 647.625 638.425 496,553 1.45%
26th 26th USA KentuckyKentucky Kentucky 4,436,974 4,339,367 4,041,769 6th 8th 723.228 673,628 505.221 1.39%
27 27 USA OregonOregon Oregon 4,093,465 3,831,074 3,421,399 5 7th 766.215 684.280 488.771 1.22%
28 28 USA OklahomaOklahoma Oklahoma 3,923,561 3,751,351 3,450,654 5 7th 750.270 690.131 492,951 1.20%
29 30th USA ConnecticutConnecticut Connecticut 3,576,452 3,574,097 3,405,565 5 7th 714.819 681.113 486.509 1.14%
- 29 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Puerto Rico 3,411,307 3,725,789 3,808,610 (1) 0 - - - 1.19%
30th 31 USA IowaIowa Iowa 3,134,693 3,046,355 2,926,324 4th 6th 609.271 585.265 418.046 0.97%
31 35 USA UtahUtah Utah 3,051,218 2,763,885 2,233,169 4th 6th 921.295 744,390 446,634 0.88%
32 32 USA Mississippi Mississippi 2,988,726 2,967,297 2,844,658 4th 6th 741.824 711.165 474.110 0.95%
33 36 USA NevadaNevada Nevada 2,940,058 2,700,551 1,998,257 4th 6th 900.184 666.086 399,651 0.86%
34 33 USA ArkansasArkansas Arkansas 2,937,979 2,988,248 2,673,400 4th 6th 728.980 668,350 445,567 0.93%
35 34 USA KansasKansas Kansas 2,907,289 2,853,118 2,688,418 4th 6th 713.280 672.105 448.070 0.91%
36 37 USA New MexicoNew Mexico New Mexico 2,081,015 2,059,179 1,819,046 3 5 686.393 606.349 363,809 0.66%
37 39 USA NebraskaNebraska Nebraska 1,907,116 1,826,341 1,711,263 3 5 608.780 570.421 342.253 0.58%
38 38 USA West VirginiaWest Virginia West Virginia 1,831,102 1,852,994 1,808,344 3 5 617.665 602.781 361,669 0.59%
39 40 USA IdahoIdaho Idaho 1,683,140 1,567,582 1,293,953 2 4th 783.791 646.977 323,488 0.51%
40 41 USA HawaiiHawaii Hawaii 1,428,557 1.360.301 1,211,537 2 4th 680.151 605.769 302.884 0.43%
41 43 USA New HampshireNew Hampshire New Hampshire 1,334,795 1,316,470 1,235,786 2 4th 658.235 617,893 308,947 0.42%
42 42 USA MaineMaine Maine 1,331,479 1,328,361 1,274,923 2 4th 664.181 637.462 318.731 0.42%
43 44 USA Rhode IslandRhode Island Rhode Island 1,052,426 1,052,567 1,048,319 2 4th 526.284 524.160 262.080 0.34%
44 45 USA MontanaMontana Montana 1,042,520 989.415 902.195 1 3 999.243 902.195 300,732 0.32%
45 46 USA-DelawareDelaware Delaware 952.065 897.934 783,600 1 3 900,877 783,600 261.200 0.29%
46 47 USA South DakotaSouth Dakota South Dakota 865.454 814.180 754.844 1 3 814.180 754.844 251,615 0.26%
47 48 USA AlaskaAlaska Alaska 741,894 710.231 626.932 1 3 710.231 626.932 208,977 0.23%
48 49 USA North DakotaNorth Dakota North Dakota 757,952 672.591 642.200 1 3 672.591 642.200 214.067 0.21%
- 51 USA-District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia District of Columbia 681.170 601.723 572.059 (1) 3 - - 190.686 0.19%
49 50 USA VermontVermont Vermont 624,594 625.741 608,827 1 3 625.741 608,827 202,942 0.20%
50 52 USA WyomingWyoming Wyoming 585.501 563,626 493,782 1 3 563,626 493,782 164,594 0.18%
- 53 GuamGuam Guam 161,785 159,358 [1] 154,805 (1) 0 - - - 0.06%
- 54 American Virgin IslandsAmerican Virgin Islands American Virgin Islands 103,574 106,405 [2] 108,612 (1) 0 - - - 0.04%
- 55 Samoa AmericanAmerican Samoa American Samoa 54,343 55,519 [3] 57.291 (1) 0 - - - 0.02%
- 56 Mariana Islands NorthernNorthern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands 52,344 53,883 [4] 69,221 (1) 0 - - - 0.03%
- - All states 322.446.343 310.973.921 280.849.847 435 535 709.760 645.632 524,953 98.48%
- - States + DC 323,513,513 311.591.917 281.421.906 435 538 - - 523.089 98.67%
- - Entire territory of the United States 326.929.143 312,913,872 285.620.445 435 538 - - - 100.00%
Population of the US states in 2013 (in millions)

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References and footnotes

  1. ↑ For the sake of simplicity, these are the 2010 results per seat in the period 2003–2013. The seats for the years 2013–2023 are calculated according to the slightly different "apportionment population", which can be found here on the official census site in English.
  2. Due to rounding errors, the sum of the information in this column can deviate from 100%.
  3. Puerto Rico elects a commissioner to the House of Representatives, but he has no voting rights.
  4. a b c d e American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the US Virgin Islands each send one delegate to the House of Representatives, but have no voting rights there.

See also

Commons : Maps of the states  - album with pictures, videos and audio files