United StatesPopulation of the United States by State, 2000-2011
| State | 2011 pop. |
2010 pop. |
July
2009 pop.1 |
July
2008 pop.1 |
July
2007 pop.1 |
July
2006 pop.1 |
July
2004 pop. |
Pop. rank, 2004 | Percent change, 1990–2000 |
Pop.
per sq mi, 2000 |
2000 pop. | Pop. rank, 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4,802,740 | 4,779,736 | 4,708,708 | 4,627,851 | 4,661,900 | 4,599,000 | 4,530,182 | 23 | 10.1% | 87.6 | 4,447,100 | 23 |
| Alaska | 722,718 | 710,231 | 698,473 | 686,293 | 683,478 | 670,000 | 655,435 | 47 | 14.0 | 1.1 | 626,932 | 48 |
| Arizona | 6,482,505 | 6,329,017 | 6,595,778 | 6,500,180 | 6,338,755 | 6,166,000 | 5,743,834 | 18 | 40.0 | 45.2 | 5,130,632 | 20 |
| Arkansas | 2,937,979 | 2,915,918 | 2,889,450 | 2,855,390 | 2,834,797 | 2,811,000 | 2,752,629 | 32 | 13.7 | 51.3 | 2,673,400 | 33 |
| California | 37,691,912 | 37,253,956 | 36,961,664 | 36,756,666 | 36,553,215 | 36,458,000 | 35,893,799 | 1 | 13.8 | 217.2 | 33,871,648 | 1 |
| Colorado | 5,116,796 | 5,029,196 | 5,024,748 | 4,861,515 | 4,939,456 | 4,753,000 | 4,601,403 | 22 | 30.6 | 41.5 | 4,301,261 | 24 |
| Connecticut | 3,580,709 | 3,518,288 | 3,518,288 | 3,501,252 | 3,502,309 | 3,505,000 | 3,503,604 | 29 | 3.6 | 702.9 | 3,405,565 | 29 |
| Delaware | 907,135 | 897,934 | 885,122 | 873,092 | 864,764 | 853,000 | 830,364 | 45 | 17.6 | 401.0 | 783,600 | 45 |
| DC | 617,996 | 601,723 | 599,657 | 591,833 | 588,292 | 582,000 | 553,523 | — | –5.7 | 9,378.0 | 572,059 | — |
| Florida | 19,057,542 | 18,801,310 | 18,537,969 | 18,328,340 | 18,251,243 | 18,090,000 | 17,397,161 | 4 | 23.5 | 296.4 | 15,982,378 | 4 |
| Georgia | 9,815,210 | 9,687,653 | 9,829,211 | 9,685,744 | 9,544,750 | 9,364,000 | 8,829,383 | 9 | 26.4 | 141.4 | 8,186,453 | 10 |
| Hawaii | 1,374,810 | 1,360,301 | 1,295,178 | 1,288,198 | 1,283,388 | 1,285,000 | 1,262,840 | 42 | 9.3 | 188.6 | 1,211,537 | 42 |
| Idaho | 1,584,985 | 1,567,582 | 1,545,801 | 1,523,816 | 1,499,402 | 1,466,000 | 1,393,262 | 39 | 28.5 | 15.6 | 1,293,953 | 39 |
| Illinois | 12,869,257 | 12,830,632 | 12,910,409 | 12,901,563 | 12,852,548 | 12,832,000 | 12,713,634 | 5 | 8.6 | 223.4 | 12,419,293 | 5 |
| Indiana | 6,516,922 | 6,483,802 | 6,423,113 | 6,376,792 | 6,345,289 | 6,314,000 | 6,237,569 | 14 | 9.7 | 169.5 | 6,080,485 | 14 |
| Iowa | 3,062,309 | 3,046,355 | 3,007,856 | 3,002,555 | 2,988,046 | 2,982,000 | 2,954,451 | 30 | 5.4 | 52.4 | 2,926,324 | 30 |
| Kansas | 2,871,238 | 2,853,118 | 2,818,747 | 2,802,134 | 2,775,997 | 2,764,000 | 2,735,502 | 33 | 8.5 | 32.9 | 2,688,418 | 32 |
| Kentucky | 4,369,356 | 4,339,367 | 4,314,113 | 4,269,245 | 4,241,474 | 4,206,000 | 4,145,922 | 26 | 9.7 | 101.7 | 4,041,769 | 25 |
| Louisiana | 4,574,836 | 4,533,372 | 4,492,076 | 4,410,796 | 4,293,204 | 4,288,000 | 4,515,770 | 24 | 5.9 | 102.6 | 4,468,976 | 22 |
| Maine | 1,328,188 | 1,328,361 | 1,318,301 | 1,316,456 | 1,317,207 | 1,322,000 | 1,317,253 | 40 | 3.8 | 41.3 | 1,274,923 | 40 |
| Maryland | 5,828,289 | 5,773,552 | 5,699,478 | 5,633,597 | 5,618,344 | 5,616,000 | 5,558,058 | 19 | 10.8 | 541.9 | 5,296,486 | 19 |
| Massachusetts | 6,587,536 | 6,547,629 | 6,593,587 | 6,497,967 | 6,449,755 | 6,437,000 | 6,416,505 | 13 | 5.5 | 809.8 | 6,349,097 | 13 |
| Michigan | 9,876,187 | 9,883,640 | 9,969,727 | 10,003,422 | 10,071,822 | 10,096,000 | 10,112,620 | 8 | 6.9 | 175.0 | 9,938,444 | 8 |
| Minnesota | 5,344,861 | 5,303,925 | 5,266,214 | 5,220,393 | 5,197,621 | 5,167,000 | 5,100,958 | 21 | 12.4 | 61.8 | 4,919,479 | 21 |
| Mississippi | 2,978,512 | 2,967,297 | 2,951,996 | 2,938,618 | 2,918,785 | 2,911,000 | 2,902,966 | 31 | 10.5 | 60.6 | 2,844,658 | 31 |
| Missouri | 6,010,688 | 5,988,927 | 5,987,580 | 5,911,605 | 5,878,415 | 5,843,000 | 5,754,618 | 17 | 9.3 | 81.2 | 5,595,211 | 17 |
| Montana | 998,199 | 989,415 | 974,989 | 967,440 | 957,861 | 945,000 | 926,865 | 44 | 12.9 | 6.2 | 902,195 | 44 |
| Nebraska | 1,842,641 | 1,826,341 | 1,796,619 | 1,783,432 | 1,774,571 | 1,768,000 | 1,747,214 | 38 | 8.4 | 22.3 | 1,711,263 | 38 |
| Nevada | 2,723,322 | 2,700,551 | 2,643,085 | 2,600,167 | 2,565,382 | 2,496,000 | 2,334,771 | 35 | 66.3 | 18.2 | 1,998,257 | 35 |
| New Hampshire | 1,318,194 | 1,316,470 | 1,324,575 | 1,315,809 | 1,315,828 | 1,315,000 | 1,299,500 | 41 | 11.4 | 137.8 | 1,235,786 | 41 |
| New Jersey | 8,821,155 | 8,791,894 | 8,707,739 | 8,682,661 | 8,685,920 | 8,725,000 | 8,698,879 | 11 | 8.9 | 1,134.5 | 8,414,350 | 9 |
| New Mexico | 2,082,224 | 2,059,179 | 2,009,671 | 1,984,356 | 1,969,915 | 1,955,000 | 1,903,289 | 36 | 20.1 | 15.0 | 1,819,046 | 36 |
| New York | 19,465,197 | 19,378,102 | 19,541,453 | 19,490,297 | 19,297,729 | 19,306,000 | 19,227,088 | 3 | 5.5 | 401.9 | 18,976,457 | 3 |
| North Carolina | 9,656,401 | 9,535,483 | 9,380,884 | 9,222,414 | 9,061,032 | 8,857,000 | 8,541,221 | 10 | 21.4 | 165.2 | 8,049,313 | 11 |
| North Dakota | 683,932 | 672,591 | 646,844 | 641,481 | 639,715 | 636,000 | 634,366 | 48 | 0.5 | 9.3 | 642,200 | 47 |
| Ohio | 11,544,951 | 11,536,504 | 11,542,645 | 11,485,910 | 11,466,917 | 11,478,000 | 11,459,011 | 7 | 4.7 | 277.3 | 11,353,140 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 3,791,508 | 3,751,351 | 3,687,050 | 3,642,361 | 3,617,316 | 3,579,000 | 3,523,553 | 28 | 9.7 | 50.3 | 3,450,654 | 27 |
| Oregon | 3,871,859 | 3,831,074 | 3,825,657 | 3,790,060 | 3,747,455 | 3,701,000 | 3,594,586 | 27 | 20.4 | 35.6 | 3,421,399 | 28 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,742,886 | 12,702,379 | 12,604,767 | 12,448,279 | 12,432,792 | 12,441,000 | 12,406,292 | 6 | 3.4 | 274.0 | 12,281,054 | 6 |
| Rhode Island | 1,051,302 | 1,052,567 | 1,053,209 | 1,050,788 | 1,057,832 | 1,068,000 | 1,080,632 | 43 | 4.5 | 1,003.2 | 1,048,319 | 43 |
| South Carolina | 4,679,230 | 4,625,364 | 4,561,242 | 4,479,800 | 4,407,709 | 4,321,000 | 4,198,068 | 25 | 15.1 | 133.2 | 4,012,012 | 26 |
| South Dakota | 824,082 | 814,180 | 812,383 | 804,194 | 796,214 | 782,000 | 770,883 | 46 | 8.5 | 9.9 | 754,844 | 46 |
| Tennessee | 6,403,353 | 6,346,105 | 6,296,254 | 6,214,888 | 6,156,719 | 6,039,000 | 5,900,962 | 16 | 16.7 | 138.0 | 5,689,283 | 16 |
| Texas | 25,674,681 | 25,145,561 | 24,782,302 | 24,326,974 | 23,904,380 | 23,508,000 | 22,490,022 | 2 | 22.8 | 79.6 | 20,851,820 | 2 |
| Utah | 2,817,222 | 2,763,885 | 2,784,572 | 2,736,424 | 2,645,330 | 2,550,000 | 2,389,039 | 34 | 29.6 | 27.2 | 2,233,169 | 34 |
| Vermont | 626,431 | 625,741 | 621,760 | 621,270 | 621,254 | 624,000 | 621,394 | 49 | 8.2 | 65.8 | 608,827 | 49 |
| Virginia | 8,096,604 | 8,001,024 | 7,882,590 | 7,769,089 | 7,712,091 | 7,643,000 | 7,459,827 | 12 | 14.4 | 178.8 | 7,078,515 | 12 |
| Washington | 6,830,038 | 6,724,540 | 6,664,195 | 6,549,224 | 6,468,424 | 6,396,000 | 6,203,788 | 15 | 21.1 | 88.6 | 5,894,121 | 15 |
| West Virginia | 1,855,364 | 1,852,994 | 1,819,777 | 1,814,468 | 1,812,035 | 1,818,000 | 1,815,354 | 37 | 0.8 | 75.1 | 1,808,344 | 37 |
| Wisconsin | 5,711,767 | 5,686,986 | 5,654,774 | 5,627,967 | 5,601,640 | 5,557,000 | 5,509,026 | 20 | 9.6 | 98.8 | 5,363,675 | 18 |
| Wyoming | 568,158 | 563,626 | 544,270 | 532,668 | 522,830 | 515,000 | 506,529 | 50 | 8.9 | 5.1 | 493,782 | 50 |
| Total U.S. | 311,591,917 | 308,745,538 | 307,006,550 | 301,621,157 | 299,398,000 | 293,655,404 | 292,936,109 | — | — |
— | 281,421,906 | — |
1. Estimated.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Web:
www.census.gov.
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