List of states in the United States by population
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 |
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1 | 1 | California | 39.250.017 | 37.253.956 | 33,871,648 | 53 | 55 | 702.905 | 639.088 | 615,848 | 11.91% |
2 | 2 | Texas | 27,862,596 | 25.145.561 | 20,851,820 | 36 | 38 | 785.799 | 651.619 | 613.289 | 8.04% |
3 | 4th | Florida | 20,612,439 | 18,801,310 | 15,982,378 | 27 | 29 | 752.052 | 639.295 | 591.940 | 6.01% |
4th | 3 | new York | 19,745,289 | 19.378.102 | 18,976,457 | 27 | 29 | 668.210 | 654.361 | 612.144 | 6.19% |
5 | 5 | Illinois | 12,801,539 | 12,830,632 | 12,419,293 | 18th | 20th | 675.296 | 653,647 | 591,395 | 4.10% |
6th | 6th | Pennsylvania | 12,784,227 | 12,702,379 | 12,281,054 | 18th | 20th | 668,546 | 646.371 | 584.812 | 4.06% |
7th | 7th | Ohio | 11,614,373 | 11,536,504 | 11,353,140 | 16 | 18th | 640.917 | 630.730 | 567,657 | 3.69% |
8th | 9 | Georgia | 10,310,653 | 9,687,371 | 8,186,453 | 14th | 16 | 745.204 | 629.727 | 545.764 | 3.10% |
9 | 10 | North Carolina | 10,146,788 | 9,535,483 | 8,049,313 | 13 | 15th | 733.499 | 619.178 | 536.621 | 3.05% |
10 | 8th | Michigan | 9,928,300 | 9,883,640 | 9,938,444 | 14th | 16 | 658.909 | 662,563 | 584.614 | 3.16% |
11 | 11 | New Jersey | 8,944,469 | 8,791,894 | 8,414,350 | 12 | 14th | 676,300 | 647.258 | 560,957 | 2.81% |
12 | 12 | Virginia | 8,411,808 | 8.001.024 | 7,078,515 | 11 | 13 | 727.366 | 643.501 | 544.501 | 2.56% |
13 | 13 | Washington | 7,288,000 | 6,724,540 | 5,894,121 | 10 | 12 | 747.171 | 654.902 | 535.829 | 2.15% |
14th | 16 | Arizona | 6,931,071 | 6,392,017 | 5,130,632 | 9 | 11 | 799.002 | 641,329 | 513.063 | 2.04% |
15th | 14th | Massachusetts | 6,811,779 | 6,547,629 | 6,349,097 | 9 | 11 | 654.763 | 634.910 | 529.091 | 2.04% |
16 | 15th | Indiana | 6,633,053 | 6,483,802 | 6,080,485 | 9 | 11 | 720.422 | 675,609 | 552.771 | 2.07% |
17th | 17th | Tennessee | 6,651,194 | 6.346.105 | 5,689,283 | 9 | 11 | 705.123 | 632.143 | 517.208 | 2.03% |
18th | 18th | Missouri | 6,093,000 | 5,988,927 | 5,595,211 | 8th | 10 | 665.436 | 621.690 | 508,656 | 1.91% |
19th | 19th | Maryland | 6,016,447 | 5,773,552 | 5,296,486 | 8th | 10 | 721.694 | 662.061 | 529,649 | 1.85% |
20th | 20th | Wisconsin | 5,778,708 | 5,686,986 | 5,363,675 | 8th | 10 | 710.873 | 670.459 | 536.368 | 1.82% |
21st | 22nd | Colorado | 5,540,545 | 5,029,196 | 4,301,261 | 7th | 9 | 720.704 | 614.466 | 477.918 | 1.61% |
22nd | 21st | Minnesota | 5,519,952 | 5,303,925 | 4,919,479 | 8th | 10 | 662.991 | 614.935 | 491,948 | 1.70% |
23 | 24 | South carolina | 4,961,119 | 4,625,364 | 4,012,012 | 7th | 9 | 770.894 | 668,669 | 501.502 | 1.48% |
24 | 23 | Alabama | 4,863,300 | 4,779,736 | 4,447,100 | 7th | 9 | 682.819 | 635,300 | 494.122 | 1.53% |
25th | 25th | Louisiana | 4,681,666 | 4,533,372 | 4,468,976 | 6th | 8th | 647.625 | 638.425 | 496,553 | 1.45% |
26th | 26th | Kentucky | 4,436,974 | 4,339,367 | 4,041,769 | 6th | 8th | 723.228 | 673,628 | 505.221 | 1.39% |
27 | 27 | Oregon | 4,093,465 | 3,831,074 | 3,421,399 | 5 | 7th | 766.215 | 684.280 | 488.771 | 1.22% |
28 | 28 | Oklahoma | 3,923,561 | 3,751,351 | 3,450,654 | 5 | 7th | 750.270 | 690.131 | 492,951 | 1.20% |
29 | 30th | Connecticut | 3,576,452 | 3,574,097 | 3,405,565 | 5 | 7th | 714.819 | 681.113 | 486.509 | 1.14% |
- | 29 | Puerto Rico | 3,411,307 | 3,725,789 | 3,808,610 | (1) | 0 | - | - | - | 1.19% |
30th | 31 | Iowa | 3,134,693 | 3,046,355 | 2,926,324 | 4th | 6th | 609.271 | 585.265 | 418.046 | 0.97% |
31 | 35 | Utah | 3,051,218 | 2,763,885 | 2,233,169 | 4th | 6th | 921.295 | 744,390 | 446,634 | 0.88% |
32 | 32 | Mississippi | 2,988,726 | 2,967,297 | 2,844,658 | 4th | 6th | 741.824 | 711.165 | 474.110 | 0.95% |
33 | 36 | Nevada | 2,940,058 | 2,700,551 | 1,998,257 | 4th | 6th | 900.184 | 666.086 | 399,651 | 0.86% |
34 | 33 | Arkansas | 2,937,979 | 2,988,248 | 2,673,400 | 4th | 6th | 728.980 | 668,350 | 445,567 | 0.93% |
35 | 34 | Kansas | 2,907,289 | 2,853,118 | 2,688,418 | 4th | 6th | 713.280 | 672.105 | 448.070 | 0.91% |
36 | 37 | New Mexico | 2,081,015 | 2,059,179 | 1,819,046 | 3 | 5 | 686.393 | 606.349 | 363,809 | 0.66% |
37 | 39 | Nebraska | 1,907,116 | 1,826,341 | 1,711,263 | 3 | 5 | 608.780 | 570.421 | 342.253 | 0.58% |
38 | 38 | West Virginia | 1,831,102 | 1,852,994 | 1,808,344 | 3 | 5 | 617.665 | 602.781 | 361,669 | 0.59% |
39 | 40 | Idaho | 1,683,140 | 1,567,582 | 1,293,953 | 2 | 4th | 783.791 | 646.977 | 323,488 | 0.51% |
40 | 41 | Hawaii | 1,428,557 | 1.360.301 | 1,211,537 | 2 | 4th | 680.151 | 605.769 | 302.884 | 0.43% |
41 | 43 | New Hampshire | 1,334,795 | 1,316,470 | 1,235,786 | 2 | 4th | 658.235 | 617,893 | 308,947 | 0.42% |
42 | 42 | Maine | 1,331,479 | 1,328,361 | 1,274,923 | 2 | 4th | 664.181 | 637.462 | 318.731 | 0.42% |
43 | 44 | Rhode Island | 1,052,426 | 1,052,567 | 1,048,319 | 2 | 4th | 526.284 | 524.160 | 262.080 | 0.34% |
44 | 45 | Montana | 1,042,520 | 989.415 | 902.195 | 1 | 3 | 999.243 | 902.195 | 300,732 | 0.32% |
45 | 46 | Delaware | 952.065 | 897.934 | 783,600 | 1 | 3 | 900,877 | 783,600 | 261.200 | 0.29% |
46 | 47 | South Dakota | 865.454 | 814.180 | 754.844 | 1 | 3 | 814.180 | 754.844 | 251,615 | 0.26% |
47 | 48 | Alaska | 741,894 | 710.231 | 626.932 | 1 | 3 | 710.231 | 626.932 | 208,977 | 0.23% |
48 | 49 | North Dakota | 757,952 | 672.591 | 642.200 | 1 | 3 | 672.591 | 642.200 | 214.067 | 0.21% |
- | 51 | District of Columbia | 681.170 | 601.723 | 572.059 | (1) | 3 | - | - | 190.686 | 0.19% |
49 | 50 | Vermont | 624,594 | 625.741 | 608,827 | 1 | 3 | 625.741 | 608,827 | 202,942 | 0.20% |
50 | 52 | Wyoming | 585.501 | 563,626 | 493,782 | 1 | 3 | 563,626 | 493,782 | 164,594 | 0.18% |
- | 53 | Guam | 161,785 | 159,358 [1] | 154,805 | (1) | 0 | - | - | - | 0.06% |
- | 54 | American Virgin Islands | 103,574 | 106,405 [2] | 108,612 | (1) | 0 | - | - | - | 0.04% |
- | 55 | American Samoa | 54,343 | 55,519 [3] | 57.291 | (1) | 0 | - | - | - | 0.02% |
- | 56 | 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% |
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- Estimates of population numbers (English)
References and footnotes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Due to rounding errors, the sum of the information in this column can deviate from 100%.
- ↑ Puerto Rico elects a commissioner to the House of Representatives, but he has no voting rights.
- ↑ 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
- List of states in the United States
- List of states in the United States by gross domestic product
- List of states in the United States by Human Development Index
- List of states in the United States by area
- List of states in the United States by fertility rate
- List of states in the United States by life expectancy