US Resident Population by State Ranked: 2000 Census
Rank |
State or District |
1990 |
2000 |
Change |
% |
Share of US Population |
Share of Growth |
1 |
California |
29,760,021 |
33,871,648 |
4,111,627 |
13.8% |
12.04% |
12.57% |
2 |
Texas |
16,986,510 |
20,851,820 |
3,865,310 |
22.8% |
7.41% |
11.82% |
3 |
New York |
17,990,455 |
18,976,457 |
986,002 |
5.5% |
6.74% |
3.01% |
4 |
Florida |
12,937,926 |
15,982,378 |
3,044,452 |
23.5% |
5.68% |
9.31% |
5 |
Illinois |
11,430,602 |
12,419,293 |
988,691 |
8.6% |
4.41% |
3.02% |
6 |
Pennsylvania |
11,881,643 |
12,281,054 |
399,411 |
3.4% |
4.36% |
1.22% |
7 |
Ohio |
10,847,115 |
11,353,140 |
506,025 |
4.7% |
4.03% |
1.55% |
8 |
Michigan |
9,295,297 |
9,938,444 |
643,147 |
6.9% |
3.53% |
1.97% |
9 |
New Jersey |
7,730,188 |
8,414,350 |
684,162 |
8.9% |
2.99% |
2.09% |
10 |
Georgia |
6,478,216 |
8,186,453 |
1,708,237 |
26.4% |
2.91% |
5.22% |
11 |
North Carolina |
6,628,637 |
8,049,313 |
1,420,676 |
21.4% |
2.86% |
4.34% |
12 |
Virginia |
6,187,358 |
7,078,515 |
891,157 |
14.4% |
2.52% |
2.72% |
13 |
Massachusetts |
6,016,425 |
6,349,097 |
332,672 |
5.5% |
2.26% |
1.02% |
14 |
Indiana |
5,544,159 |
6,080,485 |
536,326 |
9.7% |
2.16% |
1.64% |
15 |
Washington |
4,866,692 |
5,894,121 |
1,027,429 |
21.1% |
2.09% |
3.14% |
16 |
Tennessee |
4,877,185 |
5,689,283 |
812,098 |
16.7% |
2.02% |
2.48% |
17 |
Missouri |
5,117,073 |
5,595,211 |
478,138 |
9.3% |
1.99% |
1.46% |
18 |
Wisconsin |
4,891,769 |
5,363,675 |
471,906 |
9.6% |
1.91% |
1.44% |
19 |
Maryland |
4,781,468 |
5,296,486 |
515,018 |
10.8% |
1.88% |
1.57% |
20 |
Arizona |
3,665,228 |
5,130,632 |
1,465,404 |
40.0% |
1.82% |
4.48% |
21 |
Minnesota |
4,375,099 |
4,919,479 |
544,380 |
12.4% |
1.75% |
1.66% |
22 |
Louisiana |
4,219,973 |
4,468,976 |
249,003 |
5.9% |
1.59% |
0.76% |
23 |
Alabama |
4,040,587 |
4,447,100 |
406,513 |
10.1% |
1.58% |
1.24% |
24 |
Colorado |
3,294,394 |
4,301,261 |
1,006,867 |
30.6% |
1.53% |
3.08% |
25 |
Kentucky |
3,685,296 |
4,041,769 |
356,473 |
9.7% |
1.44% |
1.09% |
26 |
South Carolina |
3,486,703 |
4,012,012 |
525,309 |
15.1% |
1.43% |
1.61% |
27 |
Oklahoma |
3,145,585 |
3,450,654 |
305,069 |
9.7% |
1.23% |
0.93% |
28 |
Oregon |
2,842,321 |
3,421,399 |
579,078 |
20.4% |
1.22% |
1.77% |
29 |
Connecticut |
3,287,116 |
3,405,565 |
118,449 |
3.6% |
1.21% |
0.36% |
30 |
Iowa |
2,776,755 |
2,926,324 |
149,569 |
5.4% |
1.04% |
0.46% |
31 |
Mississippi |
2,573,216 |
2,844,658 |
271,442 |
10.5% |
1.01% |
0.83% |
32 |
Kansas |
2,477,574 |
2,688,418 |
210,844 |
8.5% |
0.96% |
0.64% |
33 |
Arkansas |
2,350,725 |
2,673,400 |
322,675 |
13.7% |
0.95% |
0.99% |
34 |
Utah |
1,722,850 |
2,233,169 |
510,319 |
29.6% |
0.79% |
1.56% |
35 |
Nevada |
1,201,833 |
1,998,257 |
796,424 |
66.3% |
0.71% |
2.43% |
36 |
New Mexico |
1,515,069 |
1,819,046 |
303,977 |
20.1% |
0.65% |
0.93% |
37 |
West Virginia |
1,793,477 |
1,808,344 |
14,867 |
0.8% |
0.64% |
0.05% |
38 |
Nebraska |
1,578,385 |
1,711,263 |
132,878 |
8.4% |
0.61% |
0.41% |
39 |
Idaho |
1,006,749 |
1,293,953 |
287,204 |
28.5% |
0.46% |
0.88% |
40 |
Maine |
1,227,928 |
1,274,923 |
46,995 |
3.8% |
0.45% |
0.14% |
41 |
New Hampshire |
1,109,252 |
1,235,786 |
126,534 |
11.4% |
0.44% |
0.39% |
42 |
Hawaii |
1,108,229 |
1,211,537 |
103,308 |
9.3% |
0.43% |
0.32% |
43 |
Rhode Island |
1,003,464 |
1,048,319 |
44,855 |
4.5% |
0.37% |
0.14% |
44 |
Montana |
799,065 |
902,195 |
103,130 |
12.9% |
0.32% |
0.32% |
45 |
Delaware |
666,168 |
783,600 |
117,432 |
17.6% |
0.28% |
0.36% |
46 |
South Dakota |
696,004 |
754,844 |
58,840 |
8.5% |
0.27% |
0.18% |
47 |
North Dakota |
638,800 |
642,200 |
3,400 |
0.5% |
0.23% |
0.01% |
48 |
Alaska |
550,043 |
626,932 |
76,889 |
14.0% |
0.22% |
0.24% |
49 |
Vermont |
562,758 |
608,827 |
46,069 |
8.2% |
0.22% |
0.14% |
50 |
District of Columbia |
606,900 |
572,059 |
(34,841) |
-5.7% |
0.20% |
-0.11% |
51 |
Wyoming |
453,588 |
493,782 |
40,194 |
8.9% |
0.18% |
0.12% |
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