Total population
Everyone living in each state. Every state, over time and ranked.
2005-2009 to 2020-2024
Ranked for 2020-2024
| # | State | Population | Margin of error |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California CA | 39,287,377 | — |
| 2 | Texas TX | 30,188,424 | — |
| 3 | Florida FL | 22,416,077 | — |
| 4 | New York NY | 19,852,366 | — |
| 5 | Pennsylvania PA | 13,018,639 | — |
| 6 | Illinois IL | 12,694,798 | — |
| 7 | Ohio OH | 11,810,293 | — |
| 8 | Georgia GA | 10,940,407 | — |
| 9 | North Carolina NC | 10,730,404 | — |
| 10 | Michigan MI | 10,077,761 | — |
| 11 | New Jersey NJ | 9,343,809 | — |
| 12 | Virginia VA | 8,705,170 | — |
| 13 | Washington WA | 7,816,116 | — |
| 14 | Arizona AZ | 7,378,838 | — |
| 15 | Tennessee TN | 7,066,383 | — |
| 16 | Massachusetts MA | 7,044,056 | — |
| 17 | Indiana IN | 6,851,073 | — |
| National average the average state, 50 states and DC | 6,567,108 | — | |
| 18 | Maryland MD | 6,206,011 | — |
| 19 | Missouri MO | 6,191,814 | — |
| 20 | Wisconsin WI | 5,914,872 | — |
| 21 | Colorado CO | 5,862,189 | — |
| 22 | Minnesota MN | 5,739,445 | — |
| 23 | South Carolina SC | 5,296,225 | — |
| 24 | Alabama AL | 5,086,768 | — |
| 25 | Louisiana LA | 4,611,961 | — |
| 26 | Kentucky KY | 4,534,824 | — |
| 27 | Oregon OR | 4,254,293 | — |
| 28 | Oklahoma OK | 4,028,634 | — |
| 29 | Connecticut CT | 3,624,508 | — |
| 30 | Utah UT | 3,392,331 | — |
| 31 | Puerto Rico PR · not a state | 3,234,309 | — |
| 32 | Iowa IA | 3,210,507 | — |
| 33 | Nevada NV | 3,184,612 | — |
| 34 | Arkansas AR | 3,049,391 | — |
| 35 | Kansas KS | 2,947,197 | — |
| 36 | Mississippi MS | 2,946,779 | — |
| 37 | New Mexico NM | 2,120,246 | — |
| 38 | Nebraska NE | 1,978,707 | — |
| 39 | Idaho ID | 1,934,262 | — |
| 40 | West Virginia WV | 1,778,373 | — |
| 41 | Hawaii HI | 1,445,235 | — |
| 42 | New Hampshire NH | 1,394,868 | — |
| 43 | Maine ME | 1,387,817 | — |
| 44 | Montana MT | 1,116,875 | — |
| 45 | Rhode Island RI | 1,101,801 | — |
| 46 | Delaware DE | 1,021,191 | — |
| 47 | South Dakota SD | 907,428 | — |
| 48 | North Dakota ND | 784,841 | — |
| 49 | Alaska AK | 735,706 | — |
| 50 | District of Columbia DC · not a state | 681,294 | — |
| 51 | Vermont VT | 647,106 | — |
| 52 | Wyoming WY | 582,397 | — |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey — https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs. Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level; states whose intervals overlap are not meaningfully different, so a rank is not a ranking.
Every figure is the state’s own, never added up or averaged from its districts.
The national average is the average state: every state in the 50 states and DC added up and divided by how many there are. Puerto Rico is not included.