List of U.S. states by population
550k–2.8M 2.8M–5.28M 5.28M–8.26M 8.26M–11.6M 11.6M–19.6M 19.6M–26.5M 26.5M–38.4M 38.4M+
This is a list of United States of America states by population as of 2020. The list was made using the 2020 United States Census. The total population of the United States was 331,449,281 at the 2020 Census, not including U.S. territories, or 335,073,176, including U.S. territories.[1][2]
These numbers include all people other than people just visiting: These include citizens, non-citizen permanent residents and non-citizen long-term visitors. People in the military who are working in other countries and their families are counted in their home state.[3] The United States of America is the third most populous country in the world, behind China and India.
| Rank in states & territories, 2020 | Rank in states & territories, 2010 | State | Census population, April 1, 2020 [1][2] |
Census population, April 1, 2010 [1][2] |
Percent change, 2010–2020 [note 1] |
Absolute change, 2010-2020 | Total seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, 2023–2033 | Census population per electoral vote [note 2] |
Census population per House seat | Percent of the total U.S. population, 2020 [note 3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 39,538,223 | 37,253,956 | 6.1% | +2,284,267 | 52 | 732,189 | 760,350 | 11.80% | |
| 2 | 2 | 22x20px Texas | 30,145,505 | 25,145,561 | 15.9% | +3,999,944 | 38 | 728,638 | 766,987 | 8.70% |
| 3 | 4 | 22x20px Florida | 21,538,187 | 18,801,310 | 14.6% | +2,736,877 | 28 | 717,940 | 769,221 | 6.43% |
| 4 | 3 | 22x20px New York | 20,201,249 | 19,378,102 | 4.2% | +823,147 | 26 | 721,473 | 776,971 | 6.03% |
| 5 | 6 | 22x20px Pennsylvania | 13,002,700 | 12,702,379 | 2.4% | +300,321 | 17 | 684,353 | 764,865 | 3.88% |
| 6 | 5 | 22x20px Illinois | 12,812,508 | 12,830,632 | −0.1% | −18,124 | 17 | 674,343 | 753,677 | 3.82% |
| 7 | 7 | 22x20px Ohio | 11,799,448 | 11,536,504 | 2.3% | +262,944 | 15 | 694,085 | 786,630 | 3.52% |
| 8 | 9 | File:Flag of the State of Georgia.svg Georgia | 10,711,908 | 9,687,653 | 10.6% | +1,024,255 | 14 | 669,494 | 765,136 | 3.20% |
| 9 | 10 | 22x20px North Carolina | 10,439,388 | 9,535,483 | 9.5% | +903,905 | 14 | 652,462 | 745,671 | 3.12% |
| 10 | 8 | 22x20px Michigan | 10,077,331 | 9,883,640 | 2.0% | +193,691 | 13 | 671,822 | 775,179 | 3.01% |
| 11 | 11 | File:Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey | 9,288,994 | 8,791,894 | 5.7% | +497,100 | 12 | 663,500 | 774,083 | 2.77% |
| 12 | 12 | 22x20px Virginia | 8,631,393 | 8,001,024 | 7.9% | +630,369 | 11 | 663,953 | 784,672 | 2.58% |
| 13 | 13 | 22x20px Washington | 7,705,281 | 6,724,540 | 14.6% | +980,741 | 10 | 642,107 | 770,528 | 2.30% |
| 14 | 16 | 7,151,502 | 6,392,017 | 11.9% | +759,485 | 9 | 650,137 | 794,611 | 2.13% | |
| 15 | 14 | 22x20px Massachusetts | 7,029,917 | 6,547,629 | 7.4% | +482,288 | 9 | 639,083 | 781,102 | 2.10% |
| 16 | 17 | File:Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee | 6,910,840 | 6,346,105 | 8.9% | +564,735 | 9 | 628,258 | 767,871 | 2.06% |
| 17 | 15 | 6,785,528 | 6,483,802 | 4.7% | +301,726 | 9 | 616,866 | 753,948 | 2.03% | |
| 18 | 19 | 6,177,224 | 5,773,552 | 7.0% | +403,672 | 8 | 617,722 | 772,153 | 1.84% | |
| 19 | 18 | 22x20px Missouri | 6,154,913 | 5,988,927 | 2.8% | +165,986 | 8 | 615,491 | 769,364 | 1.84% |
| 20 | 20 | 22x20px Wisconsin | 5,893,718 | 5,686,986 | 3.6% | +206,732 | 8 | 589,372 | 736,715 | 1.76% |
| 21 | 22 | File:Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado | 5,773,714 | 5,029,196 | 14.8% | +744,518 | 8 | 577,371 | 721,714 | 1.72% |
| 22 | 21 | 22x20px Minnesota | 5,706,494 | 5,303,925 | 7.6% | +402,569 | 8 | 570,649 | 713,312 | 1.70% |
| 23 | 24 | 22x20px South Carolina | 5,118,425 | 4,625,364 | 10.7% | +493,061 | 7 | 568,714 | 731,204 | 1.53% |
| 24 | 23 | 22x20px Alabama | 5,024,279 | 4,779,736 | 5.1% | +244,543 | 7 | 558,253 | 717,754 | 1.50% |
| 25 | 25 | 4,657,757 | 4,533,372 | 2.7% | +124,385 | 6 | 582,220 | 776,293 | 1.39% | |
| 26 | 26 | 22x20px Kentucky | 4,505,836 | 4,339,367 | 3.8% | +166,469 | 6 | 563,230 | 750,973 | 1.35% |
| 27 | 27 | 4,237,256 | 3,831,074 | 10.6% | +406,182 | 6 | 529,657 | 706,209 | 1.27% | |
| 28 | 28 | 22x20px Oklahoma | 3,959,353 | 3,751,351 | 5.5% | +208,002 | 5 | 565,622 | 791,871 | 1.18% |
| 29 | 30 | 3,605,944 | 3,574,097 | 0.9% | +31,847 | 5 | 515,135 | 721,189 | 1.08% | |
| 30 | 29 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 3,285,874 | 3,725,789 | −11.8% | −439,915 | 1 (non-voting) | — | — | 0.98% |
| 31 | 35 | 22x20px Utah | 3,271,616 | 2,763,885 | 18.4% | +507,731 | 4 | 545,269 | 817,904 | 0.98% |
| 32 | 31 | 22x20px Iowa | 3,190,369 | 3,046,355 | 4.7% | +144,014 | 4 | 531,728 | 797,592 | 0.95% |
| 33 | 36 | 22x20px Nevada | 3,104,614 | 2,700,551 | 15.0% | +404,063 | 4 | 517,436 | 776,154 | 0.93% |
| 34 | 33 | 22x20px Arkansas | 3,011,524 | 2,915,918 | 3.3% | +95,606 | 4 | 501,921 | 752,881 | 0.90% |
| 35 | 32 | 2,961,279 | 2,967,297 | −0.2% | −6,018 | 4 | 493,547 | 740,320 | 0.88% | |
| 36 | 34 | 2,937,880 | 2,853,118 | 3.0% | +84,762 | 4 | 489,647 | 734,470 | 0.88% | |
| 37 | 37 | 22x20px New Mexico | 2,117,522 | 2,059,179 | 2.8% | +58,343 | 3 | 423,504 | 705,841 | 0.63% |
| 38 | 39 | 22x20px Nebraska | 1,961,504 | 1,826,341 | 7.4% | +135,163 | 3 | 392,301 | 653,835 | 0.59% |
| 39 | 40 | 1,839,106 | 1,567,582 | 17.3% | +271,524 | 2 | 459,777 | 919,553 | 0.55% | |
| 40 | 38 | 22x20px West Virginia | 1,793,716 | 1,852,994 | −3.2% | −59,278 | 2 | 448,429 | 896,858 | 0.54% |
| 41 | 41 | 22x20px Hawaii | 1,455,271 | 1,360,301 | 7.0% | +94,970 | 2 | 363,818 | 727,636 | 0.43% |
| 42 | 43 | 22x20px New Hampshire | 1,377,529 | 1,316,470 | 4.6% | +61,059 | 2 | 344,382 | 688,765 | 0.41% |
| 43 | 42 | 22x20px Maine | 1,362,359 | 1,328,361 | 2.6% | +33,998 | 2 | 340,590 | 681,180 | 0.41% |
| 44 | 44 | 1,097,379 | 1,052,567 | 4.3% | +44,812 | 2 | 274,345 | 548,690 | 0.33% | |
| 45 | 45 | 22x20px Montana | 1,084,225 | 989,415 | 9.6% | +94,810 | 2 | 271,056 | 542,113 | 0.32% |
| 46 | 46 | 989,948 | 897,934 | 10.2% | +92,014 | 1 | 329,983 | 989,948 | 0.30% | |
| 47 | 47 | 22x20px South Dakota | 886,667 | 814,180 | 8.9% | +72,487 | 1 | 295,556 | 886,667 | 0.27% |
| 48 | 49 | 22x20px North Dakota | 779,094 | 672,591 | 15.8% | +106,503 | 1 | 259,698 | 779,094 | 0.23% |
| 49 | 48 | 22x20px Alaska | 733,391 | 710,231 | 3.3% | +23,160 | 1 | 244,464 | 733,391 | 0.22% |
| 50 | 51 | 689,545 | 601,723 | 14.6% | +87,822 | 1 (non-voting) | 229,848 | — | 0.21% | |
| 51 | 50 | 22x20px Vermont | 643,077 | 625,741 | 2.8% | +17,336 | 1 | 214,359 | 643,077 | 0.19% |
| 52 | 52 | 576,851 | 563,626 | 2.3% | +13,225 | 1 | 192,284 | 576,851 | 0.17% | |
| 53 | 53 | 22x20px Guam | 153,836 | 159,358 | −3.5% | −5,522 | 1 (non-voting) | — | — | 0.05% |
| 54 | 54 | 22x20px U.S. Virgin Islands | 87,146 | 106,405 | −18.1% | −19,259 | 1 (non-voting) | — | — | 0.03% |
| 55 | 55 | 22x20px American Samoa | 49,710 | 55,519 | −10.5% | −5,809 | 1 (non-voting) | — | — | 0.01% |
| 56 | 56 | 22x20px Northern Mariana Islands | 47,329 | 53,883 | −12.2% | −6,554 | 1 (non-voting) | — | — | 0.01% |
| — | — | Contiguous United States | 329,260,619 | 306,675,006 | 7.4% | +22,585,613 | 432 (+ 1 non-voting) | 627,163 | 757,745 | 98.27% |
| — | — | The fifty states | 331,759,736 | 308,143,815 | 7.3% | +22,615,921 | 435 | 621,729 | 755,796 | 98.71% |
| — | — | Fifty states + D.C. | 332,449,281 | 308,745,538 | 7.4% | +22,703,743 | 435 (+ 1 non-voting) | 619,531 | — | 98.92% |
| — | — | Total U.S. (including D.C. and territories) | 335,073,176 | 312,846,492 | 7.1% | +22,226,684 | 435 (+ 6 non-voting) | — | — | 100.00% |
- ↑ This figure for each state compares to a national increase of 5.97%.
- ↑ Each state has a number of votes in the Electoral College equal to two more than its number of representatives in the U.S. House, while DC is granted 3 electoral votes. The Electoral College is used to elect the President and Vice President of the United States.
- ↑ Because of rounding of the individual percentages, the entries in this column may not sum to 100%.
List Of U.S. States By Population Media
Average annual population growth rate in each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico between 2020 and 2022 according to the U.S. Census Bureau[needs update]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Change in Resident Population of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: 1910 to 2020" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "2020 Population of U.S. Island Areas Just Under 339,000". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Will 2010 Census apportionment population counts also include any Americans overseas?". Census Help. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 April 2019.