List of U.S. states by population

Map of states' populations (2005)

Midtown Manhattan in New York City, the most populous city in the United States.

Downtown Los Angeles, California: the most populous city of the most populous state.

This is a list of United States of America states by population as of 2005, according to the 2005 Census estimates taken by the United States Census Bureau. The total population of the United States was 281,421,906 at the 2000 Census, and is estimated to be 299,405,614 in August 2006. Total population is expected to reach 300 million in mid October of 2006.

These figures include all persons present on the territory of the United States other than short-term visitors: These include citizens, non-citizen permanent residents, non-citizen long-term visitors, and illegal aliens. In addition, those serving abroad in the armed forces of the US and their dependants are also counted in their home state.

The top nine states in population contain half of the total population. The twenty-five lowest-population states contain one-sixth of the total population. The following is the state by state population count as of the July 1, 2005 estimate.

Rank	State	Population	House Seats	Electoral Votes
1	California	36,132,147	53	55
2	Texas	22,859,968	32	34
3	New York	19,254,630	29	31
4	Florida	17,789,864	25	27
5	Illinois	12,763,371	19	21
6	Pennsylvania	12,429,616	19	21
7	Ohio	11,464,042	18	20
8	Michigan	10,120,860	15	17
9	Georgia	9,072,576	13	15
10	New Jersey	8,717,925	13	15
11	North Carolina	8,683,242	13	15
12	Virginia	7,567,465	11	13
13	Massachusetts	6,398,743	10	12
14	Washington	6,287,759	9	11
15	Indiana	6,271,973	9	11
16	Tennessee	5,962,959	9	11
17	Arizona	5,939,292	8	10
18	Missouri	5,800,310	9	11
19	Maryland	5,600,388	8	10
20	Wisconsin	5,536,201	8	10
21	Minnesota	5,132,799	8	10
22	Colorado	4,665,177	7	9
23	Alabama	4,557,808	7	9
24	Louisiana	4,523,628	7	9
25	South Carolina	4,255,083	6	8
26	Kentucky	4,173,405	6	8
(n/a)	Puerto Rico	3,916,632	*	n/a
27	Oregon	3,641,056	5	7
28	Oklahoma	3,547,884	5	7
29	Connecticut	3,510,297	5	7
30	Iowa	2,966,334	5	7
31	Mississippi	2,921,088	4	6
32	Arkansas	2,779,154	4	6
33	Kansas	2,744,687	4	6
34	Utah	2,469,585	3	5
35	Nevada	2,414,807	3	5
36	New Mexico	1,928,384	3	5
37	West Virginia	1,816,856	3	5
38	Nebraska	1,758,787	3	5
39	Idaho	1,429,096	2	4
40	Maine	1,321,505	2	4
41	New Hampshire	1,309,940	2	4
42	Hawaii	1,275,194	2	4
43	Rhode Island	1,076,189	2	4
44	Montana	935,670	1	3
45	Delaware	843,524	1	3
46	South Dakota	775,933	1	3
47	Alaska	663,661	1	3
48	North Dakota	636,677	1	3
49	Vermont	623,050	1	3
(n/a)	District of Columbia	550,521	**	3
50	Wyoming	509,294	1	3

* Puerto Rico elects a non-voting resident commissioner to the House

** The District of Columbia elects a non-voting delegate to the House

American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (not shown in chart), are also represented by one non-voting House delegate each.

American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (included in total national figure, not shown in chart) have a combined population of 389,929 (2000 census).

See also

* List of U.S. states by population density
* U.S. Electoral College

References

*2005 Census estimates
* 2000 Census population, area and density results