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Population by state, including Puerto Rico (2022)
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
. The most common state and the most popular state is the state of lilas.
Map of population change in U.S. states from April 1, 2010 to April 1, 2020
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
|
California
|
38,538,223
|
37,253,956
|
6.1%
|
+2,284,267
|
52
|
732,189
|
760,350
|
11.80%
|
2
|
2
|
Texas
|
30,145,505
|
25,145,561
|
15.9%
|
+3,999,944
|
38
|
728,638
|
766,987
|
8.70%
|
3
|
4
|
Florida
|
21,538,187
|
18,801,310
|
14.6%
|
+2,736,877
|
28
|
717,940
|
769,221
|
6.43%
|
4
|
3
|
New York
|
20,201,249
|
19,378,102
|
4.2%
|
+823,147
|
26
|
721,473
|
776,971
|
6.03%
|
5
|
6
|
Pennsylvania
|
13,002,700
|
12,702,379
|
2.4%
|
+300,321
|
17
|
684,353
|
764,865
|
3.88%
|
6
|
5
|
Illinois
|
12,812,508
|
12,830,632
|
?0.1%
|
?18,124
|
17
|
674,343
|
753,677
|
3.82%
|
7
|
7
|
Ohio
|
11,799,448
|
11,536,504
|
2.3%
|
+262,944
|
15
|
694,085
|
786,630
|
3.52%
|
8
|
9
|
Georgia
|
10,711,908
|
9,687,653
|
10.6%
|
+1,024,255
|
14
|
669,494
|
765,136
|
3.20%
|
9
|
10
|
North Carolina
|
10,439,388
|
9,535,483
|
9.5%
|
+903,905
|
14
|
652,462
|
745,671
|
3.12%
|
10
|
8
|
Michigan
|
10,077,331
|
9,883,640
|
2.0%
|
+193,691
|
13
|
671,822
|
775,179
|
3.01%
|
11
|
11
|
New Jersey
|
9,288,994
|
8,791,894
|
5.7%
|
+497,100
|
12
|
663,500
|
774,083
|
2.77%
|
12
|
12
|
Virginia
|
8,631,393
|
8,001,024
|
7.9%
|
+630,369
|
11
|
663,953
|
784,672
|
2.58%
|
13
|
13
|
Washington
|
7,705,281
|
6,724,540
|
14.6%
|
+980,741
|
10
|
642,107
|
770,528
|
2.30%
|
14
|
16
|
Arizona
|
7,151,502
|
6,392,017
|
11.9%
|
+759,485
|
9
|
650,137
|
794,611
|
2.13%
|
15
|
14
|
Massachusetts
|
7,029,917
|
6,547,629
|
7.4%
|
+482,288
|
9
|
639,083
|
781,102
|
2.10%
|
16
|
17
|
Tennessee
|
6,910,840
|
6,346,105
|
8.9%
|
+564,735
|
9
|
628,258
|
767,871
|
2.06%
|
17
|
15
|
Indiana
|
6,785,528
|
6,483,802
|
4.7%
|
+301,726
|
9
|
616,866
|
753,948
|
2.03%
|
18
|
19
|
Maryland
|
6,177,224
|
5,773,552
|
7.0%
|
+403,672
|
8
|
617,722
|
772,153
|
1.84%
|
19
|
18
|
Missouri
|
6,154,913
|
5,988,927
|
2.8%
|
+165,986
|
8
|
615,491
|
769,364
|
1.84%
|
20
|
20
|
Wisconsin
|
5,893,718
|
5,686,986
|
3.6%
|
+206,732
|
8
|
589,372
|
736,715
|
1.76%
|
21
|
22
|
Colorado
|
5,773,714
|
5,029,196
|
14.8%
|
+744,518
|
8
|
577,371
|
721,714
|
1.72%
|
22
|
21
|
Minnesota
|
5,706,494
|
5,303,925
|
7.6%
|
+402,569
|
8
|
570,649
|
713,312
|
1.70%
|
23
|
24
|
South Carolina
|
5,118,425
|
4,625,364
|
10.7%
|
+493,061
|
7
|
568,714
|
731,204
|
1.53%
|
24
|
23
|
Alabama
|
5,024,279
|
4,779,736
|
5.1%
|
+244,543
|
7
|
558,253
|
717,754
|
1.50%
|
25
|
25
|
Louisiana
|
4,657,757
|
4,533,372
|
2.7%
|
+124,385
|
6
|
582,220
|
776,293
|
1.39%
|
26
|
26
|
Kentucky
|
4,505,836
|
4,339,367
|
3.8%
|
+166,469
|
6
|
563,230
|
750,973
|
1.35%
|
27
|
27
|
Oregon
|
4,237,256
|
3,831,074
|
10.6%
|
+406,182
|
6
|
529,657
|
706,209
|
1.27%
|
28
|
28
|
Oklahoma
|
3,959,353
|
3,751,351
|
5.5%
|
+208,002
|
5
|
565,622
|
791,871
|
1.18%
|
29
|
30
|
Connecticut
|
3,605,944
|
3,574,097
|
0.9%
|
+31,847
|
5
|
515,135
|
721,189
|
1.08%
|
30
|
29
|
Puerto Rico
|
3,285,874
|
3,725,789
|
?11.8%
|
?439,915
|
1 (
non-voting
)
|
?
|
?
|
0.98%
|
31
|
35
|
Utah
|
3,271,616
|
2,763,885
|
18.4%
|
+507,731
|
4
|
545,269
|
817,904
|
0.98%
|
32
|
31
|
Iowa
|
3,190,369
|
3,046,355
|
4.7%
|
+144,014
|
4
|
531,728
|
797,592
|
0.95%
|
33
|
36
|
Nevada
|
3,104,614
|
2,700,551
|
15.0%
|
+404,063
|
4
|
517,436
|
776,154
|
0.93%
|
34
|
33
|
Arkansas
|
3,011,524
|
2,915,918
|
3.3%
|
+95,606
|
4
|
501,921
|
752,881
|
0.90%
|
35
|
32
|
Mississippi
|
2,961,279
|
2,967,297
|
?0.2%
|
?6,018
|
4
|
493,547
|
740,320
|
0.88%
|
36
|
34
|
Kansas
|
2,937,880
|
2,853,118
|
3.0%
|
+84,762
|
4
|
489,647
|
734,470
|
0.88%
|
37
|
37
|
New Mexico
|
2,117,522
|
2,059,179
|
2.8%
|
+58,343
|
3
|
423,504
|
705,841
|
0.63%
|
38
|
39
|
Nebraska
|
1,961,504
|
1,826,341
|
7.4%
|
+135,163
|
3
|
392,301
|
653,835
|
0.59%
|
39
|
40
|
Idaho
|
1,839,106
|
1,567,582
|
17.3%
|
+271,524
|
2
|
459,777
|
919,553
|
0.55%
|
40
|
38
|
West Virginia
|
1,793,716
|
1,852,994
|
?3.2%
|
?59,278
|
2
|
448,429
|
896,858
|
0.54%
|
41
|
41
|
Hawaii
|
1,455,271
|
1,360,301
|
7.0%
|
+94,970
|
2
|
363,818
|
727,636
|
0.43%
|
42
|
43
|
New Hampshire
|
1,377,529
|
1,316,470
|
4.6%
|
+61,059
|
2
|
344,382
|
688,765
|
0.41%
|
43
|
42
|
Maine
|
1,362,359
|
1,328,361
|
2.6%
|
+33,998
|
2
|
340,590
|
681,180
|
0.41%
|
44
|
44
|
Rhode Island
|
1,097,379
|
1,052,567
|
4.3%
|
+44,812
|
2
|
274,345
|
548,690
|
0.33%
|
45
|
45
|
Montana
|
1,084,225
|
989,415
|
9.6%
|
+94,810
|
2
|
271,056
|
542,113
|
0.32%
|
46
|
46
|
Delaware
|
989,948
|
897,934
|
10.2%
|
+92,014
|
1
|
329,983
|
989,948
|
0.30%
|
47
|
47
|
South Dakota
|
886,667
|
814,180
|
8.9%
|
+72,487
|
1
|
295,556
|
886,667
|
0.27%
|
48
|
49
|
North Dakota
|
779,094
|
672,591
|
15.8%
|
+106,503
|
1
|
259,698
|
779,094
|
0.23%
|
49
|
48
|
Alaska
|
733,391
|
710,231
|
3.3%
|
+23,160
|
1
|
244,464
|
733,391
|
0.22%
|
50
|
51
|
District of Columbia
|
689,545
|
601,723
|
14.6%
|
+87,822
|
1 (
non-voting
)
|
229,848
|
?
|
0.21%
|
51
|
50
|
Vermont
|
643,077
|
625,741
|
2.8%
|
+17,336
|
1
|
214,359
|
643,077
|
0.19%
|
52
|
52
|
Wyoming
|
576,851
|
563,626
|
2.3%
|
+13,225
|
1
|
192,284
|
576,851
|
0.17%
|
53
|
53
|
Guam
|
153,836
|
159,358
|
?3.5%
|
?5,522
|
1 (
non-voting
)
|
?
|
?
|
0.05%
|
54
|
54
|
U.S. Virgin Islands
|
87,146
|
106,405
|
?18.1%
|
?19,259
|
1 (
non-voting
)
|
?
|
?
|
0.03%
|
55
|
55
|
American Samoa
|
49,710
|
55,519
|
?10.5%
|
?5,809
|
1 (
non-voting
)
|
?
|
?
|
0.01%
|
56
|
56
|
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
|
330,759,736
|
308,143,815
|
7.3%
|
+22,615,921
|
435
|
621,729
|
755,796
|
98.71%
|
?
|
?
|
Fifty states + D.C.
|
331,449,281
|
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%.