List of U.S. states and territories by population facts for kids

Resident population of each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico in 2022 according to the U.S. Census Bureau

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

The states and territories included in the United States Census Bureau's statistics for the United States population, ethnicity, and most other categories include the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Separate statistics are maintained for the five permanently inhabited territories of the United States: Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

As of April 1, 2010, the date of the 2010 United States Census, the nine most populous U.S. states contain slightly more than half of the total population. The 25 least populous states contain less than one-sixth of the total population. California, the most populous state, contains more people than the 21 least populous states combined, and Wyoming, the least populous state, has a population less than any of the 31 most populous U.S. cities.

Method
Electoral apportionment
- House of Representatives
- Electoral College
State and territory rankings
Summary of population by region
See also

Method

The United States Census counts the persons residing in the United States including citizens, non-citizen permanent residents and non-citizen long-term visitors. Civilian and military federal employees serving abroad and their dependents are counted in their home state.

Electoral apportionment

Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau is charged with making an actual count of all residents by state and territory. The accuracy of this count is then tested after the fact, and sometimes statistically significant undercounts or overcounts occur. For example, for the 2020 decennial census, 14 states had significant miscounts ranging from 1.5% to 6.6%. While these adjustments may be reflected in government programs over the following decade, the 10-year representative apportionments discussed below are not changed to reflect the miscount.

House of Representatives

Based on this decennial census, each state is allocated a portion of the 435 fixed seats in the United States House of Representatives (until the early 20th century, the apportionment process generally increased the size of the House based on the results of the census until the size of the House was capped by the Reapportionment Act of 1929), with each state guaranteed at least one Representative. The allocation is based on each state's proportion of the combined population of the fifty states (not including the District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, or the United States Virgin Islands).

Electoral College

The Electoral College, every four years, elects the President and Vice President of the United States based on the popular vote in each state and the District of Columbia. Each state's number of votes in the Electoral College is equal to its number of members in the Senate plus members in the House of Representatives.

The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution additionally grants the District of Columbia (D.C.), which is not part of any state, as many Electoral College votes as it would have if it were a state, while having no more votes than the least populous state (currently, Wyoming). Since the U.S. Constitution guarantees every state at least one member of the U.S. House of Representatives and two members of the U.S. Senate, every state has at least three Electoral College votes. Thus, the Electoral College has 538 members (100 senators, plus 435 representatives due to the limit imposed by the Reapportionment Act of 1929, plus 3 members for the District of Columbia). Territories of the United States such as Puerto Rico are not included in the Electoral College: people in those territories cannot vote directly for the President of the United States, although they may participate in the partisan nominating primaries and caucuses.

State and territory rankings

State or territory	Census population		Change, 2010–2020		House seats		Pop. per elec. vote (2020)	Pop. per seat (2020)	% US (2020)	% EC (2020)
State or territory	July 1, 2023 (est.)	April 1, 2020	%	Abs.	Seats	%	Pop. per elec. vote (2020)	Pop. per seat (2020)	% US (2020)	% EC (2020)
California	38,965,193	39,538,223	6.13%	2,284,267	&&&&&&&&&&&&&052.&&&&&052	11.95%	732,189	760,350	11.800%	10.04%
Texas	30,503,301	29,145,505	15.91%	3,999,944	&&&&&&&&&&&&&038.&&&&&038	8.74%	728,638	766,987	8.698%	7.43%
Florida	22,610,726	21,538,187	14.56%	2,736,877	&&&&&&&&&&&&&028.&&&&&028	6.44%	717,940	769,221	6.428%	5.58%
New York	19,571,216	20,201,249	4.25%	823,147	&&&&&&&&&&&&&026.&&&&&026	5.98%	721,473	776,971	6.029%	5.20%
Pennsylvania	12,961,683	13,002,700	2.36%	300,321	&&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017	3.91%	684,353	764,865	3.881%	3.53%
Illinois	12,549,689	12,812,508	−0.14%	−18,124	&&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017	3.91%	674,343	753,677	3.824%	3.53%
Ohio	11,785,935	11,799,448	2.28%	262,944	&&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015	3.45%	694,085	786,630	3.521%	3.16%
Georgia	11,029,227	10,711,908	10.57%	1,024,255	&&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014	3.22%	669,494	765,136	3.197%	2.97%
North Carolina	10,835,491	10,439,388	9.48%	903,905	&&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014	3.22%	652,462	745,671	3.116%	2.97%
Michigan	10,037,261	10,077,331	1.96%	193,691	&&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013	2.99%	671,822	775,179	3.008%	2.79%
New Jersey	9,290,841	9,288,994	5.65%	497,100	&&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012	2.76%	663,500	774,083	2.772%	2.60%
Virginia	8,715,698	8,631,393	7.88%	630,369	&&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011	2.53%	663,953	784,672	2.576%	2.42%
Washington	7,812,880	7,705,281	14.58%	980,741	&&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010	2.30%	642,107	770,528	2.300%	2.23%
Arizona	7,431,344	7,151,502	11.88%	759,485	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09	2.07%	650,137	794,611	2.134%	2.04%
Tennessee	7,126,489	6,910,840	8.90%	564,735	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09	2.07%	628,258	767,871	2.062%	2.04%
Massachusetts	7,001,399	7,029,917	7.37%	482,288	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09	2.07%	639,083	781,102	2.098%	2.04%
Indiana	6,862,199	6,785,528	4.65%	301,726	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09	2.07%	616,866	753,948	2.025%	2.04%
Missouri	6,196,156	6,154,913	2.77%	165,986	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08	1.84%	615,491	769,364	1.837%	1.86%
Maryland	6,180,253	6,177,224	6.99%	403,672	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08	1.84%	617,722	772,153	1.844%	1.86%
Wisconsin	5,910,955	5,893,718	3.64%	206,732	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08	1.84%	589,372	736,715	1.759%	1.86%
Colorado	5,877,610	5,773,714	14.8%	744,518	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08	1.84%	577,371	721,714	1.723%	1.86%
Minnesota	5,737,915	5,706,494	7.59%	402,569	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08	1.84%	570,649	713,312	1.703%	1.86%
South Carolina	5,373,555	5,118,425	10.66%	493,061	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07	1.61%	568,714	731,204	1.528%	1.67%
Alabama	5,108,468	5,024,279	5.12%	244,543	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07	1.61%	558,253	717,754	1.499%	1.67%
Louisiana	4,573,749	4,657,757	2.74%	124,385	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06	1.38%	582,220	776,293	1.390%	1.49%
Kentucky	4,526,154	4,505,836	3.84%	166,469	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06	1.38%	563,230	750,973	1.345%	1.49%
Oregon	4,233,358	4,237,256	10.60%	406,182	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06	1.38%	529,657	706,209	1.265%	1.49%
Oklahoma	4,053,824	3,959,353	5.54%	208,002	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05	1.15%	565,622	791,871	1.182%	1.30%
Connecticut	3,617,176	3,605,944	0.89%	31,847	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05	1.15%	515,135	721,189	1.076%	1.30%
Utah	3,417,734	3,271,616	18.37%	507,731	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	0.92%	545,269	817,904	0.976%	1.12%
Iowa	3,207,004	3,190,369	4.73%	144,014	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	0.92%	531,728	797,592	0.952%	1.12%
Puerto Rico	3,205,691	3,285,874	−11.81%	−439,915	1*	—	—	—	0.981%	—
Nevada	3,194,176	3,104,614	14.96%	404,063	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	0.92%	517,436	776,154	0.927%	1.12%
Arkansas	3,067,732	3,011,524	3.28%	95,606	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	0.92%	501,921	752,881	0.899%	1.12%
Kansas	2,940,546	2,937,880	2.97%	84,762	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	0.92%	489,647	734,470	0.877%	1.12%
Mississippi	2,939,690	2,961,279	−0.20%	−6,018	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	0.92%	493,547	740,320	0.884%	1.12%
New Mexico	2,114,371	2,117,522	2.83%	58,343	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03	0.69%	423,504	705,841	0.632%	0.93%
Nebraska	1,978,379	1,961,504	7.40%	135,163	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03	0.69%	392,301	653,835	0.585%	0.93%
Idaho	1,964,726	1,839,106	17.32%	271,524	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02	0.46%	459,777	919,553	0.549%	0.74%
West Virginia	1,770,071	1,793,716	−3.20%	−59,278	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02	0.46%	448,429	896,858	0.535%	0.74%
Hawaii	1,435,138	1,455,271	6.98%	94,970	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02	0.46%	363,818	727,636	0.434%	0.74%
New Hampshire	1,402,054	1,377,529	4.66%	61,059	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02	0.46%	344,382	688,765	0.411%	0.74%
Maine	1,395,722	1,362,359	2.56%	33,998	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02	0.46%	340,590	681,180	0.407%	0.74%
Montana	1,132,812	1,084,225	9.58%	94,810	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02	0.46%	271,056	542,113	0.324%	0.74%
Rhode Island	1,095,962	1,097,379	4.26%	44,812	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02	0.46%	274,345	548,690	0.328%	0.74%
Delaware	1,031,890	989,948	10.25%	92,014	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01	0.23%	329,983	989,948	0.295%	0.56%
South Dakota	919,318	886,667	8.90%	72,487	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01	0.23%	295,556	886,667	0.265%	0.56%
North Dakota	783,926	779,094	15.83%	106,503	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01	0.23%	259,698	779,094	0.233%	0.56%
Alaska	733,406	733,391	3.26%	23,160	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01	0.23%	244,464	733,391	0.219%	0.56%
District of Columbia	678,972	689,545	14.60%	87,822	1*	—	229,848	—	0.206%	0.56%
Vermont	647,464	643,077	2.77%	17,336	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01	0.23%	214,359	643,077	0.192%	0.56%
Wyoming	584,057	576,851	2.35%	13,225	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01	0.23%	192,284	576,851	0.172%	0.56%
Guam	N/A	153,836	−3.47%	−5,522	1*	—	—	—	0.046%	—
U.S. Virgin Islands	N/A	87,146	−18.10%	−19,259	1*	—	—	—	0.026%	—
American Samoa	N/A	49,710	−10.46%	−5,809	1*	—	—	—	0.015%	—
Northern Mariana Islands	N/A	47,329	−12.16%	−6,554	1*	—	—	—	0.014%	—
Contiguous United States	332,746,351	329,260,619	7.36%	22,585,613	432 (+1*)	99.31%	623,600	756,921	98.265%	98.70%
The 50 states	334,235,923	330,759,736	7.34%	22,615,921	435	100%	618,242	760,367	98.713%	99.44%
The 50 states and D.C.	334,914,895	331,449,281	7.35%	22,703,743	435 (+1*)	100%	616,077	—	98.918%	100%
Total US and territories	N/A	335,073,176	7.10%	22,226,684	435 (+6*)	100%	—	—	100%	—

* — non-voting member of the House of Representatives.

Summary of population by region

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Division totals – 9 divisions for 50 states and District of Columbia
Region totals – 4 regions (2 or 3 divisions each)
Individual territories
Total U.S. territories
50 states + District of Columbia
Divisions & regions as defined by U.S. Census Bureau
Last col. shows larger region which contains entity in col. 1

Column header abbreviations: # = Rank, Geo. = Geographic

Population of states, territories, divisions and region
State/federal district/territory/ division/region	#	2020 pop.	#	2010 pop.	#	2000 pop.	#	2010– 2020 change	Geo. sort
21 Massachusetts	15 15	29 7,029,917	14 14	28 6,547,629	13 13	27 6,349,097	21 21	28 7.4%	01 NEng
07 Connecticut	29 29	44 3,605,944	29 29	45 3,574,097	29 29	45 3,405,565	47 47	63 0.9%	02 NEng
29 New Hampshire	41 41	57 1,377,529	42 42	58 1,316,470	41 41	57 1,235,786	30 30	41 4.6%	04 NEng
19 Maine	42 42	58 1,362,359	41 41	57 1,328,361	40 40	56 1,274,923	42 42	57 2.6%	03 NEng
39 Rhode Island	43	59 1,097,379	43 43	59 1,052,567	43 43	59 1,048,319	31 31	42 4.3%	05 NEng
45 Vermont	49 49	66 643,077	49 49	65 625,741	49 49	65 608,827	40 40	55 2.8%	06 NEng
55 New England	59 9	18 15,116,205	59 9	18 14,444,865	59 9	18 13,922,517	57 7	40 4.6%	07 NEast
32 New York	04 4	16 20,201,249	03 3	15 19,378,102	03 3	14 18,976,457	32 32	43 4.2%	08 MAtl
38 Pennsylvania	05 5	19 13,002,700	06 6	20 12,702,379	06 6	20 12,281,054	43 43	58 2.4%	09 MAtl
30 New Jersey	11 11	25 9,288,994	11 11	25 8,791,894	09 9	23 8,414,350	25 25	33 5.7%	10 MAtl
53 Mid-Atlantic	54 4	09 42,492,943	54 4	09 40,872,375	54 4	09 39,671,861	58 8	45 4.0%	11 NEast
61 Northeast	63 4	06 57,609,148	63 4	06 55,317,240	63 4	05 53,594,378	62 3	44 4.1%	12 USA
09 Florida	03 3	15 21,538,187	04 4	16 18,801,310	04 4	17 15,982,378	08 8	09 14.6%	13 SAtl
10 Georgia	08 8	22 10,711,908	09 9	23 9,687,653	10 10	24 8,186,453	12 12	15 10.6%	14 SAtl
33 North Carolina	09 9	23 10,439,388	10 10	24 9,535,483	11 11	25 8,049,313	15 15	20 9.5%	15 SAtl
46 Virginia	12 12	26 8,631,393	12 12	26 8,001,024	12 12	26 7,078,515	18 18	24 7.9%	16 SAtl
20 Maryland	18 18	32 6,177,224	19 19	33 5,773,552	19 19	33 5,296,486	22 22	30 7.0%	17 SAtl
40 South Carolina	23 23	37 5,118,425	24 24	38 4,625,364	26 26	41 4,012,012	10 10	13 10.7%	18 SAtl
48 West Virginia	39 39	55 1,793,716	37 37	53 1,852,994	37 37	53 1,808,344	50 50	69 −3.2%	19 SAtl
08 Delaware	45 45	61 989,948	45 45	61 897,934	45 45	61 783,600	13 13	17 10.2%	20 SAtl
64 District of Columbia	64 –	65 689,545	64 –	66 601,723	64 –	66 572,059	64 –	07 14.6%	21 SAtl
57 South Atlantic	51 1	05 66,089,734	51 1	05 59,777,037	51 1	06 51,769,160	53 3	16 10.6%	22 South
42 Tennessee	16 16	30 6,910,840	17 17	31 6,346,105	16 16	30 5,689,283	17 17	23 8.9%	23 ESC
01 Alabama	24 24	38 5,024,279	23 23	37 4,779,736	23 23	37 4,447,100	27 27	37 5.1%	24 ESC
17 Kentucky	26 26	40 4,505,836	26 26	40 4,339,367	25 25	40 4,041,769	33 33	46 3.8%	25 ESC
24 Mississippi	34 34	50 2,961,279	31 31	47 2,967,297	31 31	47 2,844,658	49 49	65 −0.2%	26 ESC
52 East South Central	58 8	17 19,402,234	58 8	17 18,432,505	58 8	16 17,022,810	56 6	36 5.3%	27 South
43 Texas	02 2	12 29,145,505	02 2	12 25,145,561	02 2	12 20,851,820	03 3	03 15.9%	28 WSC
18 Louisiana	25 25	39 4,657,757	25 25	39 4,533,372	22 22	36 4,468,976	41 41	56 2.7%	29 WSC
36 Oklahoma	28 28	42 3,959,353	28 28	43 3,751,351	27 27	43 3,450,654	26 26	34 5.5%	30 WSC
04 Arkansas	33 33	49 3,011,524	32 32	48 2,915,918	33 33	49 2,673,400	35 35	48 3.3%	31 WSC
59 West South Central	55 5	10 40,774,139	55 5	11 36,346,202	55 5	11 31,444,850	52 2	11 12.2%	32 South
62 South	60 1	02 126,266,107	60 1	02 114,555,744	60 1	02 100,236,820	60 1	18 10.2%	33 USA
13 Illinois	06 6	20 12,812,508	05 5	19 12,830,632	05 5	19 12,419,293	48 48	64 −0.1%	34 ENC
35 Ohio	07 7	21 11,799,448	07 7	21 11,536,504	07 7	21 11,353,140	45 45	60 2.3%	35 ENC
22 Michigan	10 10	24 10,077,331	08 8	22 9,883,640	08 8	22 9,938,444	46 46	62 2.0%	36 ENC
14 Indiana	17 17	31 6,785,528	15 15	29 6,483,802	14 14	28 6,080,485	29 29	39 4.7%	37 ENC
49 Wisconsin	20 20	34 5,893,718	20 20	34 5,686,986	18 18	32 5,363,675	34 34	47 3.6%	38 ENC
51 East North Central	53 3	08 47,368,533	53 3	08 46,421,564	52 2	07 45,155,037	59 9	61 2.0%	39 MWest
25 Missouri	19 19	33 6,154,913	18 18	32 5,988,927	17 17	31 5,595,211	39 39	54 2.8%	40 WNC
23 Minnesota	22 22	36 5,706,494	21 21	35 5,303,925	21 21	35 4,919,479	19 19	26 7.6%	41 WNC
15 Iowa	31 31	47 3,190,369	30 30	46 3,046,355	30 30	46 2,926,324	28 28	38 4.7%	42 WNC
16 Kansas	35 35	51 2,937,880	33 33	49 2,853,118	32 32	48 2,688,418	37 37	51 3.0%	43 WNC
27 Nebraska	37 37	53 1,961,504	38 38	54 1,826,341	38 38	54 1,711,263	20 20	27 7.4%	44 WNC
41 South Dakota	46 46	62 886,667	46 46	62 814,180	46 46	62 754,844	16 16	22 8.9%	45 WNC
34 North Dakota	47 47	63 779,094	48 48	64 672,591	47 47	63 642,200	04 4	04 15.8%	46 WNC
58 West North Central	57 7	14 21,616,921	57 7	14 20,505,437	56 6	13 19,237,739	55 5	35 5.4%	47 MWest
60 Midwest	62 3	04 68,985,454	62 3	04 66,927,001	61 2	03 64,392,776	63 4	50 3.1%	48 USA
03 Arizona	14 14	28 7,151,502	16 16	30 6,392,017	20 20	34 5,130,632	09 9	12 11.9%	49 Mtn
06 Colorado	21 21	35 5,773,714	22 22	36 5,029,196	24 24	38 4,301,261	06 6	06 14.8%	50 Mtn
44 Utah	30 30	46 3,271,616	34 34	50 2,763,885	34 34	50 2,233,169	01 1	01 18.4%	51 Mtn
28 Nevada	32 32	48 3,104,614	35 35	51 2,700,551	35 35	51 1,998,257	05 5	05 15.0%	52 Mtn
31 New Mexico	36 36	52 2,117,522	36 36	52 2,059,179	36 36	52 1,819,046	38 38	53 2.8%	53 Mtn
12 Idaho	38 38	54 1,839,106	39 39	55 1,567,582	39 39	55 1,293,953	02 2	02 17.3%	54 Mtn
26 Montana	44 44	60 1,084,225	44 44	60 989,415	44 44	60 902,195	14 14	19 9.6%	55 Mtn
50 Wyoming	50 50	67 576,851	50 50	67 563,626	50 50	67 493,782	44 44	59 2.3%	56 Mtn
54 Mountain	56 6	13 24,919,150	56 6	13 22,065,451	57 7	15 18,172,295	51 1	10 12.9%	57 West
05 California	01 1	11 39,538,223	01 1	10 37,253,956	01 1	10 33,871,648	24 24	32 6.1%	58 Pac
47 Washington	13 13	27 7,705,281	13 13	27 6,724,540	15 15	29 5,894,121	07 7	08 14.6%	59 Pac
37 Oregon	27 27	41 4,237,256	27 27	42 3,831,074	28 28	44 3,421,399	11 11	14 10.6%	60 Pac
11 Hawaii	40 40	56 1,455,271	40 40	56 1,360,301	42 42	58 1,211,537	23 23	31 7.0%	61 Pac
02 Alaska	48 48	64 733,391	47 47	63 710,231	48 48	64 626,932	36 36	49 3.3%	62 Pac
56 Pacific	52 2	07 53,669,422	52 2	07 49,880,102	53 3	08 45,025,637	54 4	25 7.6%	63 West
63 West	61 2	03 78,588,572	61 2	03 71,945,553	62 3	04 63,197,932	61 2	21 9.2%	64 USA
65 50 states and District of Columbia	65 –	01 331,449,281	65 –	01 308,745,538	65 –	01 281,421,906	65 –	29 7.4%	65 NAmer
69 Puerto Rico	66 1	45 3,285,874	66 1	44 3,725,789	66 1	42 3,808,610	68 3	70 −11.8%	66 I.A.
67 Guam	67 2	68 153,836	67 2	68 159,358	67 2	68 154,805	66 1	52 −3.5%	67 I.A.
70 U.S. Virgin Islands	68 3	69 87,146	68 3	69 106,405	68 3	69 108,612	67 2	66 −18.1%	68 I.A.
66 American Samoa	69 4	70 49,710	69 4	70 55,519	70 5	71 57,291	69 4	68 −7.7%	69 I.A.
68 Northern Mariana Islands	70 5	71 47,329	70 5	71 53,883	69 4	70 69,221	70 5	71 −14.8%	70 I.A.
68 U.S. Minor Outlying Islands	71 6	72	71 6	72	71 6	72 316	72 6	72 —	71 I.A.
71 Island Areas (Territories)	72 –	43 3,623,895	72 –	41 4,100,954	72 –	39 4,198,855	72 –	67 −11.6%	71 USA
State/federal district/territory/ division/region	#	2020 pop.	#	2010 pop.	#	2000 pop.	#	2010– 2020 change	Geo. sort