States by Population
Population figures from the Census Bureau reflect the total count of residents in each area.
All 52 states ranked by Population, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.
| # | States | Population ↓ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 38,965,193 |
| 2 | Texas | 30,503,301 |
| 3 | Florida | 22,610,726 |
| 4 | New York | 19,571,216 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 12,961,683 |
| 6 | Illinois | 12,549,689 |
| 7 | Ohio | 11,785,935 |
| 8 | Georgia | 11,029,227 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 10,835,491 |
| 10 | Michigan | 10,037,261 |
| 11 | New Jersey | 9,290,841 |
| 12 | Virginia | 8,715,698 |
| 13 | Washington | 7,812,880 |
| 14 | Arizona | 7,431,344 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 7,126,489 |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 7,001,399 |
| 17 | Indiana | 6,862,199 |
| 18 | Missouri | 6,196,156 |
| 19 | Maryland | 6,180,253 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 5,910,955 |
| 21 | Colorado | 5,877,610 |
| 22 | Minnesota | 5,737,915 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 5,373,555 |
| 24 | Alabama | 5,108,468 |
| 25 | Louisiana | 4,573,749 |
| 26 | Kentucky | 4,526,154 |
| 27 | Oregon | 4,233,358 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 4,053,824 |
| 29 | Connecticut | 3,617,176 |
| 30 | Utah | 3,417,734 |
| 31 | Iowa | 3,207,004 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico | 3,205,691 |
| 33 | Nevada | 3,194,176 |
| 34 | Arkansas | 3,067,732 |
| 35 | Kansas | 2,940,546 |
| 36 | Mississippi | 2,939,690 |
| 37 | New Mexico | 2,114,371 |
| 38 | Nebraska | 1,978,379 |
| 39 | Idaho | 1,964,726 |
| 40 | West Virginia | 1,770,071 |
| 41 | Hawaii | 1,435,138 |
| 42 | New Hampshire | 1,402,054 |
| 43 | Maine | 1,395,722 |
| 44 | Montana | 1,132,812 |
| 45 | Rhode Island | 1,095,962 |
| 46 | Delaware | 1,031,890 |
| 47 | South Dakota | 919,318 |
| 48 | North Dakota | 783,926 |
| 49 | Alaska | 733,406 |
| 50 | District of Columbia | 678,972 |
| 51 | Vermont | 647,464 |
| 52 | Wyoming | 584,057 |