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List of U.S. states by population

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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.

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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 Image California 39,538,223 37,253,956 6.1% +2,284,267 52 732,189 760,350 11.80%
2 2 Image Texas 30,145,505 25,145,561 15.9% +4,999,944 38 728,638 766,987 8.70%
3 4 Image Florida 21,538,187 18,801,310 14.6% +2,736,877 28 717,940 769,221 6.43%
4 3 Image New York 20,201,249 19,378,102 4.2% +823,147 26 721,473 776,971 6.03%
5 6 Image Pennsylvania 13,002,700 12,702,379 2.4% +300,321 17 684,353 764,865 3.88%
6 5 Image Illinois 12,812,508 12,830,632 −0.1% −18,124 17 674,343 753,677 3.82%
7 7 Image Ohio 11,799,448 11,536,504 2.3% +262,944 15 694,085 786,630 3.52%
8 9 Image Georgia 10,711,908 9,687,653 10.6% +1,024,255 14 669,494 765,136 3.20%
9 10 Image North Carolina 10,439,388 9,535,483 9.5% +903,905 14 652,462 745,671 3.12%
10 8 Image Michigan 10,077,331 9,883,640 2.0% +193,691 13 671,822 775,179 3.01%
11 11 Image New Jersey 9,288,994 8,791,894 5.7% +497,100 12 663,500 774,083 2.77%
12 12 Image Virginia 8,631,393 8,001,024 7.9% +630,369 11 663,953 784,672 2.58%
13 13 Image Washington 7,705,281 6,724,540 14.6% +980,741 10 642,107 770,528 2.30%
14 16 Image Arizona 7,151,502 6,392,017 11.9% +759,485 9 650,137 794,611 2.13%
15 14 Image Massachusetts 7,029,917 6,547,629 7.4% +482,288 9 639,083 781,102 2.10%
16 17 Image Tennessee 6,910,840 6,346,105 8.9% +564,735 9 628,258 767,871 2.06%
17 15 Image Indiana 6,785,528 6,483,802 4.7% +301,726 9 616,866 753,948 2.03%
18 19 Image Maryland 6,177,224 5,773,552 7.0% +403,672 8 617,722 772,153 1.84%
19 18 Image Missouri 6,154,913 5,988,927 2.8% +165,986 8 615,491 769,364 1.84%
20 20 Image Wisconsin 5,893,718 5,686,986 3.6% +206,732 8 589,372 736,715 1.76%
21 22 Image Colorado 5,773,714 5,029,196 14.8% +744,518 8 577,371 721,714 1.72%
22 21 Image Minnesota 5,706,494 5,303,925 7.6% +402,569 8 570,649 713,312 1.70%
23 24 Image South Carolina 5,118,425 4,625,364 10.7% +493,061 7 568,714 731,204 1.53%
24 23 Image Alabama 5,024,279 4,779,736 5.1% +244,543 7 558,253 717,754 1.50%
25 25 Image Louisiana 4,657,757 4,533,372 2.7% +124,385 6 582,220 776,293 1.39%
26 26 Image Kentucky 4,505,836 4,339,367 3.8% +166,469 6 563,230 750,973 1.35%
27 27 Image Oregon 4,237,256 3,831,074 10.6% +406,182 6 529,657 706,209 1.27%
28 28 Image Oklahoma 3,959,353 3,751,351 5.5% +208,002 5 565,622 791,871 1.18%
29 30 Image Connecticut 3,605,944 3,574,097 0.9% +31,847 5 515,135 721,189 1.08%
30 29 Image Puerto Rico 3,285,874 3,725,789 −11.8% −439,915 1 (non-voting) — — 0.98%
31 35 Image Utah 3,271,616 2,763,885 18.4% +507,731 4 545,269 817,904 0.98%
32 31 Image Iowa 3,190,369 3,046,355 4.7% +144,014 4 531,728 797,592 0.95%
33 36 Image Nevada 3,104,614 2,700,551 15.0% +404,063 4 517,436 776,154 0.93%
34 33 Image Arkansas 3,011,524 2,915,918 3.3% +95,606 4 501,921 752,881 0.90%
35 32 Image Mississippi 2,961,279 2,967,297 −0.2% −6,018 4 493,547 740,320 0.88%
36 34 Image Kansas 2,937,880 2,853,118 3.0% +84,762 4 489,647 734,470 0.88%
37 37 Image New Mexico 2,117,522 2,059,179 2.8% +58,343 3 423,504 705,841 0.63%
38 39 Image Nebraska 1,961,504 1,826,341 7.4% +135,163 3 392,301 653,835 0.59%
39 40 Image Idaho 1,839,106 1,567,582 17.3% +271,524 2 459,777 919,553 0.55%
40 38 Image West Virginia 1,793,716 1,852,994 −3.2% −59,278 2 448,429 896,858 0.54%
41 41 Image Hawaii 1,455,271 1,360,301 7.0% +94,970 2 363,818 727,636 0.43%
42 43 Image New Hampshire 1,377,529 1,316,470 4.6% +61,059 2 344,382 688,765 0.41%
43 42 Image Maine 1,362,359 1,328,361 2.6% +33,998 2 340,590 681,180 0.41%
44 44 Image Rhode Island 1,097,379 1,052,567 4.3% +44,812 2 274,345 548,690 0.33%
45 45 Image Montana 1,084,225 989,415 9.6% +94,810 2 271,056 542,113 0.32%
46 46 Image Delaware 989,948 897,934 10.2% +92,014 1 329,983 989,948 0.30%
47 47 Image South Dakota 886,667 814,180 8.9% +72,487 1 295,556 886,667 0.27%
48 49 Image North Dakota 779,094 672,591 15.8% +106,503 1 259,698 779,094 0.23%
49 48 Image Alaska 733,391 710,231 3.3% +23,160 1 244,464 733,391 0.22%
50 51 Image District of Columbia 689,545 601,723 14.6% +87,822 1 (non-voting) 229,848 — 0.21%
51 50 Image Vermont 643,077 625,741 2.8% +17,336 1 214,359 643,077 0.19%
52 52 Image Wyoming 576,851 563,626 2.3% +13,225 1 192,284 576,851 0.17%
53 53 Image Guam 153,836 159,358 −3.5% −5,522 1 (non-voting) — — 0.05%
54 54 Image U.S. Virgin Islands 87,146 106,405 −18.1% −19,259 1 (non-voting) — — 0.03%
55 55 Image American Samoa 49,710 55,519 −10.5% −5,809 1 (non-voting) — — 0.01%
56 56 Image 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%
  1. ↑ This figure for each state compares to a national increase of 5.97%.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Because of rounding of the individual percentages, the entries in this column may not sum to 100%.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 "2020 Population of U.S. Island Areas Just Under 339,000". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Will 2010 Census apportionment population counts also include any Americans overseas?". Census Help. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 April 2019.

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