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State / Territory Population Rankings (1870-)

1870 Census

Rank		State / Territory	Population as of 1860 Census	Population as of 1870 Census	Change	Percent Change
1		New York	3,880,735	4,382,759	502,024	12.9%
2		Pennsylvania	2,906,215	3,521,951	615,736	21.2%
3		Ohio	2,339,511	2,665,260	325,749	13.9%
4		Illinois	1,711,951	2,539,891	827,940	48.4%
5		Missouri	1,182,012	1,721,295	539,283	45.6%
6		Indiana	1,350,428	1,680,637	330,209	24.5%
7		Massachusetts	1,231,066	1,457,351	226,285	18.4%
8		Kentucky	1,155,684	1,321,011	165,327	17.6%
9	(3)	Tennessee	1,109,801	1,258,520	148,719	13.4%
10	(4)	Virginia	1,219,630	1,225,163	5,533	0.5%
11	(1)	Iowa	674,913	1,194,020	519,107	76.9%
12	(1)	Georgia	1,057,286	1,184,109	126,823	12.0%
13	(4)	Michigan	749,113	1,184,059	434,946	58.1%
14	(1)	North Carolina	992,622	1,071,361	78,739	7.9%
15	(1)	Wisconsin	775,881	1,054,670	278,789	35.9%
16	(1)	Alabama	964,201	996,992	32,791	3.4%
17	(2)	New Jersey	672,035	906,096	234,061	34.8%
18		Mississippi	791,305	827,922	36,617	4.6%
19	(8)	Texas	604,215	818,579	214,364	35.5%
20	(3)	Maryland	687,049	780,894	93,845	13.7%
21	(1)	Louisiana	708,002	726,915	18,913	2.7%
22	(1)	South Carolina	703,708	705,606	1,898	0.3%
23	(5)	Maine	628,279	626,915	−1,364	−0.2%
24		Puerto Rico	447,914	583,308	135,394	30.2%
25	(2)	Long Island	405,280	573,677	168,397	41.6%
26		California	379,994	560,247	180,253	47.4%
27	(3)	Connecticut	460,147	537,454	77,307	16.8%
28	(2)	Arkansas	435,450	484,471	49,021	11.3%
29	(2)	West Virginia	376,688	442,014	65,326	17.6%
30	(3)	Minnesota	172,023	439,706	267,683	155.6%
31	(9)	Kansas	107,206	364,399	257,193	239.9%
32	(2)	Vermont	315,098	330,551	15,453	4.9%
33		New Hampshire	326,073	318,300	−7,773	−2.4%
34	(1)	Rhode Island	174,620	217,353	42,733	24.5%
35	(1)	Florida	140,424	187,748	47,324	33.7%
36	(2)	District of Columbia	75,080	131,700	56,620	75.4%
37	(3)	Delaware	112,216	125,015	12,799	11.4%
38	(6)	Nebraska	28,841	122,993	94,152	326.5%
39	(3)	New Mexico	93,516	91,874	−1,642	−1.8%
40	(1)	Oregon	52,465	90,923	38,458	73.3%
41		Utah	40,273	86,336	46,063	114.4%
42	(5)	Hawaii	69,800	56,899	−12,901	−18.5%
43	(1)	Oklahoma	14,166	52,353	38,187	269.6%
44		Upper Peninsula	21,414	43,700	22,286	104.0%
45	(2)	Nevada	6,857	42,941	36,084	526.2%
46	(8)	Colorado	34,277	39,864	5,587	16.3%
47	(5)	Alaska	14,019	39,813	25,794	184.0%
48	(6)	The United States Virgin Islands	20,212	29,679	9,467	46.8%
49	(3)	Washington	11,594	23,955	12,361	106.6%
50		Montana	10,007	20,595	10,588	105.8%
51	(2)	Idaho	8,229	14,999	6,770	82.3%
52	(8)	South Dakota	4,837	11,776	6,939	143.5%
53	(4)	Arizona	6,482	9,658	3,176	49.0%
54	(1)	Wyoming	4,025	9,118	5,093	126.5%
55	(1)	Guam	3,174	4,768	1,594	50.2%
56	(5)	North Dakota	1,358	2,405	1,047	77.1%
		United States of America	29,520,427	39,325,191	9,804,764	33.2%

1880 Census

Rank		State or Territory	Population as of 1870 Census	Population as of 1880 Census	Change	Percent Change
1		New York	4,382,759	5,082,871	700,112	16.0%
2		Pennsylvania	3,521,951	4,282,891	760,940	21.6%
3		Ohio	2,665,260	3,198,062	532,802	20.0%
4		Illinois	2,539,891	3,077,871	537,980	21.2%
5		Missouri	1,721,295	2,168,380	447,085	26.0%
6		Indiana	1,680,637	1,978,301	297,664	17.7%
7		Massachusetts	1,457,351	1,783,085	325,734	22.4%
8		Kentucky	1,321,011	1,648,690	327,679	24.8%
9	(4)	Michigan	1,184,059	1,636,937	452,878	38.2%
10	(1)	Iowa	1,194,020	1,624,615	430,595	36.1%
11	(8)	Texas	818,579	1,591,749	773,170	94.5%
12	(3)	Tennessee	1,258,520	1,542,359	283,839	22.6%
13	(1)	Georgia	1,184,109	1,542,181	358,072	30.2%
14	(4)	Virginia	1,225,163	1,512,565	287,402	23.5%
15	(1)	North Carolina	1,071,361	1,399,750	328,389	30.7%
16	(1)	Wisconsin	1,054,670	1,315,457	260,787	24.7%
17	(1)	Alabama	996,992	1,262,505	265,519	26.6%
18		Mississippi	827,922	1,131,597	303,675	36.7%
19	(2)	New Jersey	906,096	1,131,116	225,020	24.8%
20	(9)	Kansas	364,399	996,096	631,697	173.4%
21	(1)	South Carolina	705,606	995,577	289,971	41.1%
22	(1)	Louisiana	726,915	939,946	213,031	29.3%
23	(3)	Maryland	780,894	934,943	154,049	19.7%
24	(2)	California	560,247	864,694	304,447	54.3%
25	(3)	Arkansas	484,471	802,525	318,054	65.6%
26	(1)	Long Island	573,677	782,948	209,271	36.5%
27	(3)	Minnesota	439,706	780,773	341,067	77.6%
28	(4)	Puerto Rico	583,308	731,648	148,340	25.4%
29	(6)	Maine	626,915	648,936	22,021	3.5%
30	(3)	Connecticut	537,454	622,700	85,246	15.9%
31	(2)	West Virginia	442,014	618,457	176,443	39.9%
32	(6)	Nebraska	122,993	452,402	329,409	267.8%
33		New Hampshire	318,300	346,991	28,691	9.0%
34	(2)	Vermont	330,551	332,286	1,735	0.5%
35	(1)	Rhode Island	217,353	276,531	59,178	27.2%
36	(1)	Florida	187,748	269,493	81,745	43.5%
37	(8)	Colorado	39,864	194,327	154,463	387.5%
38	(2)	District of Columbia	131,700	177,624	45,924	34.9%
39	(1)	Oregon	90,923	174,768	83,845	92.2%
40	(3)	Delaware	125,015	146,608	21,593	17.3%
41		Utah	86,336	143,963	57,627	66.7%
42	(3)	New Mexico	91,874	119,565	27,691	30.1%
43	(8)	South Dakota	11,776	98,268	86,492	734.5%
44	(1)	Oklahoma	52,353	78,475	26,122	49.9%
45	(3)	Washington	23,955	75,116	51,161	213.6%
46	(2)	Nevada	42,941	62,266	19,325	45.0%
47	(5)	Hawaii	56,899	57,985	1,086	1.9%
48	(4)	Arizona	9,658	40,440	30,782	318.7%
49		Montana	20,595	39,159	18,564	90.1%
50	(5)	North Dakota	2,405	36,909	34,504	934.7%
51	(5)	Alaska	39,813	33,426	−6,387	−16.0%
52	(2)	Idaho	14,999	32,610	17,611	117.4%
53	(6)	The United States Virgin Islands	29,679	24,608	−5,071	−17.1%
54	(1)	Wyoming	9,118	20,789	11,671	128.0%
55	(1)	Guam	4,768	6,053	1,285	27.0%
		United States of America	39,325,191	52,999,637	13,674,446	34.8%

1890 Census

Rank		State / Territory	Population as of 1880 Census	Population as of 1890 Census	Change	Percent Change
1		New York	5,082,871	6,003,174	920,303	18.1%
2		Pennsylvania	4,282,891	5,258,113	975,222	22.8%
3	(1)	Illinois	3,077,871	3,826,352	748,481	24.3%
4	(1)	Ohio	3,198,062	3,672,329	474,267	14.8%
5		Missouri	2,168,380	2,679,185	510,805	23.6%
6	(1)	Massachusetts	1,783,085	2,238,947	455,862	25.6%
7	(4)	Texas	1,591,749	2,235,527	643,778	40.4%
8	(2)	Indiana	1,978,301	2,192,404	214,103	10.8%
9		Michigan	1,636,937	2,093,890	456,953	27.9%
10		Iowa	1,624,615	1,912,297	287,682	17.7%
11	(3)	Kentucky	1,648,690	1,858,635	209,945	12.7%
12	(1)	Georgia	1,542,181	1,837,353	295,172	19.1%
13	(1)	Tennessee	1,542,359	1,767,518	225,159	14.6%
14	(2)	Wisconsin	1,315,457	1,693,330	377,873	28.7%
15	(1)	Virginia	1,512,565	1,655,980	143,415	9.5%
16	(1)	North Carolina	1,399,750	1,617,949	218,199	15.6%
17		Alabama	1,262,505	1,513,401	250,896	19.9%
18	(1)	New Jersey	1,131,116	1,444,933	313,817	27.7%
19	(1)	Kansas	996,096	1,428,108	432,012	43.4%
20	(6)	Minnesota	780,773	1,310,283	529,510	67.8%
21	(3)	Mississippi	1,131,597	1,289,600	158,003	14.0%
22	(2)	California	864,694	1,213,398	348,704	40.3%
23	(2)	South Carolina	995,577	1,151,149	155,572	15.6%
24	(1)	Arkansas	802,525	1,128,211	325,686	40.6%
25	(3)	Louisiana	939,946	1,118,588	178,642	19.0%
26	(5)	Nebraska	452,402	1,062,656	610,254	134.9%
27	(4)	Maryland	934,943	1,042,390	107,447	11.5%
28	(1)	Puerto Rico	731,648	798,565	66,917	9.1%
29	(1)	West Virginia	618,457	762,794	144,337	23.3%
30	(1)	Connecticut	622,700	746,258	123,558	19.8%
31	(3)	Maine	648,936	661,086	12,150	1.9%
32	(4)	Colorado	194,327	413,249	218,922	112.7%
33	(2)	Florida	269,493	391,422	121,929	45.2%
34	(2)	New Hampshire	346,991	376,530	29,539	8.5%
35	(9)	Washington	75,116	357,232	282,116	375.6%
36	(6)	South Dakota	98,268	348,600	250,332	254.7%
37	(3)	Rhode Island	276,531	345,506	68,975	24.9%
38	(5)	Vermont	332,286	332,422	136	0.0%
39	(1)	Oregon	174,768	317,704	142,936	81.8%
40	(3)	Oklahoma	78,475	258,657	180,182	229.6%
41	(4)	District of Columbia	177,624	230,392	52,768	21.0%
42	(2)	Utah	143,963	210,779	66,816	46.4%
43	(6)	North Dakota	36,909	190,983	128,163	67.1%
44	(5)	Delaware	146,608	168,493	21,885	14.9%
45	(4)	New Mexico	119,565	160,282	40,717	34.1%
46	(2)	Montana	39,159	142,924	103,765	265.0%
47	(1)	Hawaii	57,985	89,990	32,005	55.2%
48	(3)	Idaho	32,610	88,548	55,938	171.5%
49	(2)	Arizona	40,440	88,243	47,803	118.2%
50	(3)	Wyoming	20,789	62,555	41,766	200.9%
51	(6)	Nevada	62,266	47,355	−14,911	−23.9%
52		The United States Virgin Islands	24,608	32,786	8,178	33.2%
53	(3)	Alaska	33,426	32,052	−1,374	−4.1%
54		Guam	6,053	8,697	2,644	43.7%
		United States of America	52,999,637	66,417,218	13,417,581	25.3%

1900 Census

Rank		State / Territory	Population as of 1890 Census	Population as of 1900 Census	Change	Percent Change
1		New York	6,003,174	7,268,894	1,265,720	21.1%
2		Pennsylvania	5,258,113	6,302,115	1,044,002	19.9%
3		Illinois	3,826,352	4,821,550	995,198	26.0%
4		Ohio	3,672,329	4,157,545	485,216	13.2%
5	(1)	Missouri	2,679,185	3,106,665	427,480	16.0%
6	(1)	Texas	2,235,527	3,048,710	813,183	36.4%
7	(1)	Massachusetts	2,238,947	2,805,346	566,399	25.3%
8		Indiana	2,192,404	2,516,462	324,058	14.8%
9		Michigan	2,093,890	2,420,982	327,092	15.6%
10		Iowa	1,912,297	2,231,853	319,556	16.7%
11	(1)	Georgia	1,837,353	2,216,331	378,978	20.6%
12	(1)	Kentucky	1,858,635	2,147,174	288,539	15.5%
13	(1)	Wisconsin	1,693,330	2,069,042	375,712	22.2%
14	(1)	Tennessee	1,767,518	2,020,616	253,098	14.3%
15	(1)	North Carolina	1,617,949	1,893,810	275,861	17.1%
16	(2)	New Jersey	1,444,933	1,883,669	438,736	30.4%
17	(2)	Virginia	1,655,980	1,854,184	198,204	12.0%
18	(1)	Alabama	1,513,401	1,828,697	315,296	20.8%
19	(1)	Minnesota	1,310,283	1,751,394	441,111	33.7%
20	(1)	Mississippi	1,289,600	1,551,270	261,670	20.3%
21	(1)	California	1,213,398	1,485,053	271,655	22.4%
22	(3)	Kansas	1,428,108	1,470,495	42,387	3.0%
23	(2)	Louisiana	1,118,588	1,381,625	263,037	23.5%
24	(1)	South Carolina	1,151,149	1,340,316	189,167	16.4%
25	(1)	Arkansas	1,128,211	1,311,564	183,353	16.3%
26	(1)	Maryland	1,042,390	1,188,044	145,654	14.0%
27	(1)	Nebraska	1,062,656	1,066,300	3,644	0.3%
28	(1)	West Virginia	762,794	958,800	196,006	25.7%
29	(1)	Puerto Rico	798,565	953,243	154,678	19.4%
30		Connecticut	746,258	908,420	162,162	21.7%
31	(9)	Oklahoma	258,657	790,391	531,734	205.6%
32	(1)	Maine	661,086	694,466	33,380	5.0%
33	(1)	Colorado	413,249	539,700	126,451	30.6%
34	(1)	Florida	391,422	528,542	137,120	35.0%
35		Washington	357,232	518,103	160,871	45.0%
36	(1)	Rhode Island	345,506	428,556	83,050	24.0%
37	(2)	Oregon	317,704	413,536	95,832	30.2%
38	(4)	New Hampshire	376,530	411,588	35,058	9.3%
39	(3)	South Dakota	348,600	401,570	52,970	15.2%
40	(2)	Vermont	332,422	343,641	11,219	3.4%
41	(2)	North Dakota	190,983	319,146	128,163	67.1%
42	(1)	District of Columbia	230,392	278,718	48,326	21.0%
43	(1)	Utah	210,779	276,749	65,970	31.3%
44	(2)	Montana	142,924	243,329	100,405	70.3%
45		New Mexico	160,282	195,310	35,028	21.9%
46	(2)	Delaware	168,493	184,735	16,242	9.6%
47	(1)	Idaho	88,548	161,772	73,224	82.7%
48	(1)	Hawaii	89,990	154,001	64,011	71.1%
49		Arizona	88,243	122,931	34,688	39.3%
50		Wyoming	62,555	92,531	29,976	47.9%
51	(2)	Alaska	32,052	63,592	31,540	98.4%
52	(1)	Nevada	47,355	42,335	−5,020	−10.6%
53	(1)	The United States Virgin Islands	32,786	36,206	3,420	10.4%
54		Guam	8,697	9,677	980	11.3%
		United States of America	66,417,218	80,648,496	14,231,278	21.4%

1910 Census

Rank		State / Territory	Population as of 1900 Census	Population as of 1910 Census	Change	Percent Change
1		New York	7,268,894	9,113,614	1,844,720	25.4%
2		Pennsylvania	6,302,115	7,665,111	1,362,996	21.6%
3		Illinois	4,821,550	5,638,591	817,041	16.9%
4		Ohio	4,157,545	4,767,121	609,576	14.7%
5	(1)	Texas	3,048,710	3,896,542	847,832	27.8%
6	(1)	Massachusetts	2,805,346	3,366,416	561,070	20.0%
7	(2)	Missouri	3,106,665	3,293,335	186,670	6.0%
8	(1)	Michigan	2,420,982	2,810,173	389,191	16.1%
9	(1)	Indiana	2,516,462	2,700,876	184,414	7.3%
10	(1)	Georgia	2,216,331	2,609,121	392,790	17.7%
11	(5)	New Jersey	1,883,669	2,537,167	653,498	34.7%
12	(9)	California	1,485,053	2,377,549	892,496	60.1%
13		Wisconsin	2,069,042	2,333,860	264,818	12.8%
14	(2)	Kentucky	2,147,174	2,289,905	142,731	6.6%
15	(5)	Iowa	2,231,853	2,224,771	−7,082	−0.3%
16	(1)	North Carolina	1,893,810	2,206,287	312,477	16.5%
17	(3)	Tennessee	2,020,616	2,184,789	164,173	8.1%
18		Alabama	1,828,697	2,138,093	309,396	16.9%
19		Minnesota	1,751,394	2,075,708	324,314	18.5%
20	(3)	Virginia	1,854,184	2,061,612	207,428	11.2%
21	(1)	Mississippi	1,551,270	1,797,114	245,844	15.8%
22		Kansas	1,470,495	1,690,949	220,454	15.0%
23	(8)	Oklahoma	790,391	1,657,155	866,764	109.7%
24	(1)	Louisiana	1,381,625	1,656,388	274,763	19.9%
25		Arkansas	1,311,564	1,574,449	262,885	20.0%
26	(2)	South Carolina	1,340,316	1,515,400	175,084	13.1%
27	(1)	Maryland	1,188,044	1,295,346	107,302	9.0%
28		West Virginia	958,800	1,221,119	262,319	27.4%
29	(2)	Nebraska	1,066,300	1,192,214	125,914	11.8%
30	(5)	Washington	518,103	1,141,990	623,887	120.4%
31	(2)	Puerto Rico	953,243	1,118,012	164,769	17.3%
32	(2)	Connecticut	908,420	1,114,756	206,336	22.7%
33		Colorado	539,700	799,024	259,324	48.0%
34		Florida	528,542	752,619	224,077	42.4%
35	(3)	Maine	694,466	742,371	47,905	6.9%
36	(1)	Oregon	413,536	672,765	259,229	62.7%
37	(2)	South Dakota	401,570	583,888	182,318	45.4%
38	(3)	North Dakota	319,146	577,056	257,910	80.8%
39	(3)	Rhode Island	428,556	542,610	114,054	26.6%
40	(2)	New Hampshire	411,588	430,572	18,984	4.6%
41	(3)	Montana	243,329	376,053	132,724	54.5%
42	(1)	Utah	276,749	373,351	96,602	34.9%
43	(3)	Vermont	343,641	355,956	12,315	3.6%
44	(2)	District of Columbia	278,718	331,069	52,351	18.8%
45		New Mexico	195,310	327,301	131,991	67.6%
46	(1)	Idaho	161,772	325,594	163,822	101.3%
47	(2)	Arizona	122,931	204,354	81,423	66.2%
48	(2)	Delaware	184,735	202,322	17,587	9.5%
49	(1)	Hawaii	154,001	191,874	37,873	24.6%
50		Wyoming	92,531	145,965	53,434	57.7%
51	(1)	Nevada	42,335	81,875	39,540	93.4%
52	(1)	Alaska	63,592	64,356	764	1.2%
53		The United States Virgin Islands	36,206	46,142	9,936	27.4%
54		Guam	9,677	11,806	2,129	22.0%
		United States of America	80,648,496	98,171,339	17,522,843	21.7%

1920 Census

Rank		State / Territory	Population as of 1910 Census	Population as of 1920 Census	Change	Percent Change
1		New York	9,113,614	10,385,227	1,271,613	14.0%
2		Pennsylvania	7,665,111	8,720,017	1,054,906	13.8%
3		Illinois	5,638,591	6,485,280	846,689	15.0%
4		Ohio	4,767,121	5,759,394	992,273	20.8%
5		Texas	3,896,542	4,663,228	766,686	19.7%
6		Massachusetts	3,366,416	3,852,356	485,940	14.4%
7	(1)	Michigan	2,810,173	3,668,412	858,239	30.5%
8	(4)	California	2,377,549	3,426,861	1,049,312	44.1%
9	(2)	Missouri	3,293,335	3,404,055	110,720	3.4%
10	(1)	New Jersey	2,537,167	3,155,900	618,733	24.4%
11	(2)	Indiana	2,700,876	2,930,390	229,514	8.5%
12	(2)	Georgia	2,609,121	2,895,832	286,711	11.0%
13		Wisconsin	2,333,860	2,632,067	298,207	12.8%
14	(2)	North Carolina	2,206,287	2,559,123	352,836	16.0%
15	(1)	Kentucky	2,289,905	2,416,630	126,725	5.5%
16	(1)	Iowa	2,224,771	2,404,021	179,250	8.1%
17	(2)	Minnesota	2,075,708	2,387,125	311,417	15.0%
18		Alabama	2,138,093	2,348,174	210,081	12.7%
19	(2)	Tennessee	2,184,789	2,337,885	153,096	7.0%
20		Virginia	2,061,612	2,309,187	247,575	12.0%
21	(2)	Oklahoma	1,657,155	2,028,283	371,128	22.4%
22	(2)	Louisiana	1,656,388	1,798,509	142,121	8.6%
23	(2)	Mississippi	1,797,114	1,790,618	−6,496	−0.4%
24	(2)	Kansas	1,690,949	1,769,257	78,308	4.6%
25		Arkansas	1,574,449	1,752,204	177,755	11.3%
26		South Carolina	1,515,400	1,683,724	168,324	11.1%
27	(1)	West Virginia	1,221,119	1,463,701	242,582	19.9%
28	(1)	Maryland	1,295,346	1,449,661	154,315	11.9%
29	(3)	Connecticut	1,114,756	1,380,631	265,875	23.9%
30		Washington	1,141,990	1,356,621	214,631	18.8%
31		Puerto Rico	1,118,012	1,299,809	181,797	16.3%
32	(3)	Nebraska	1,192,214	1,296,372	104,158	8.7%
33	(1)	Florida	752,619	968,470	215,851	28.7%
34	(1)	Colorado	799,024	939,629	140,605	17.6%
35	(1)	Oregon	672,765	783,389	110,624	16.4%
36	(1)	Maine	742,371	768,014	25,643	3.5%
37	(1)	North Dakota	577,056	646,872	69,816	12.1%
38	(1)	South Dakota	583,888	636,547	52,659	9.0%
39		Rhode Island	542,610	604,397	61,787	11.4%
40	(1)	Montana	376,053	548,889	172,836	46.0%
41	(1)	Utah	373,351	449,396	76,045	20.4%
42	(2)	New Hampshire	430,572	443,083	12,511	2.9%
43	(1)	District of Columbia	331,069	437,571	106,502	32.2%
44	(2)	Idaho	325,594	431,866	106,272	32.6%
45		New Mexico	327,301	360,350	33,049	10.1%
46	(3)	Vermont	355,956	352,428	−3,528	−1.0%
47		Arizona	204,354	334,162	129,808	63.5%
48	(1)	Hawaii	191,874	255,881	64,007	33.4%
49	(1)	Delaware	202,322	223,003	20,681	10.2%
50		Wyoming	145,965	194,402	48,437	33.2%
51		Nevada	81,875	77,407	−4,468	−5.5%
52		Alaska	64,356	55,036	−9,320	−14.5%
53		The United States Virgin Islands	46,142	47,382	1,240	2.7%
54		Guam	11,806	13,275	1,469	12.4%
		United States of America	98,171,339	113,002,051	14,830,712	15.1%

1930 Census

Rank		State / Territory	Population as of 1920 Census	Population as of 1930 Census	Change	Percent Change
1		New York	10,385,227	12,588,066	2,202,839	21.2%
2		Pennsylvania	8,720,017	9,631,350	911,333	10.5%
3		Illinois	6,485,280	7,630,654	1,145,374	17.7%
4		Ohio	5,759,394	6,646,697	887,303	15.4%
5		Texas	4,663,228	5,824,715	1,161,487	24.9%
6	(2)	California	3,426,861	5,677,251	2,250,390	65.7%
7		Michigan	3,668,412	4,842,325	1,173,913	32.0%
8	(2)	Massachusetts	3,852,356	4,249,614	397,258	10.3%
9	(1)	New Jersey	3,155,900	4,041,334	885,434	28.1%
10	(1)	Missouri	3,404,055	3,629,367	225,312	6.6%
11		Indiana	2,930,390	3,238,503	308,113	10.5%
12	(2)	North Carolina	2,559,123	3,170,276	611,153	23.9%
13		Wisconsin	2,632,067	2,939,006	306,939	11.7%
14	(2)	Georgia	2,895,832	2,908,506	12,674	0.4%
15	(3)	Alabama	2,348,174	2,646,248	298,074	12.7%
16	(3)	Tennessee	2,337,885	2,616,556	278,671	11.9%
17	(2)	Kentucky	2,416,630	2,614,589	197,959	8.2%
18	(1)	Minnesota	2,387,125	2,563,953	176,828	7.4%
19	(3)	Iowa	2,404,021	2,470,939	66,918	2.8%
20		Virginia	2,309,187	2,421,851	112,664	4.9%
21		Oklahoma	2,028,283	2,396,040	367,757	18.1%
22		Louisiana	1,798,509	2,101,593	303,084	16.9%
23		Mississippi	1,790,618	2,009,821	219,203	12.2%
24		Kansas	1,769,257	1,880,999	111,742	6.3%
25		Arkansas	1,752,204	1,854,482	102,278	5.8%
26		South Carolina	1,683,724	1,738,765	55,041	3.3%
27		West Virginia	1,463,701	1,729,205	265,504	18.1%
28		Maryland	1,449,661	1,631,526	181,865	12.5%
29		Connecticut	1,380,631	1,606,903	226,272	16.4%
30		Washington	1,356,621	1,563,396	206,775	15.2%
31		Puerto Rico	1,299,809	1,543,913	244,104	18.8%
32	(1)	Florida	968,470	1,468,211	499,741	51.6%
33	(1)	Nebraska	1,296,372	1,377,963	81,591	6.3%
34		Colorado	939,629	1,035,791	96,162	10.2%
35		Oregon	783,389	953,786	170,397	21.8%
36		Maine	768,014	797,423	29,409	3.8%
37	(1)	South Dakota	636,547	692,849	56,302	8.8%
38	(1)	Rhode Island	604,397	687,497	83,100	13.7%
39	(2)	North Dakota	646,872	680,845	33,973	5.3%
40		Montana	548,889	537,606	−11,283	−2.1%
41		Utah	449,396	507,847	58,451	13.0%
42	(1)	District of Columbia	437,571	486,869	49,298	11.3%
43	(1)	New Hampshire	443,083	465,293	22,210	5.0%
44		Idaho	431,866	445,032	13,166	3.0%
45	(2)	Arizona	334,162	435,573	101,411	30.3%
46	(1)	New Mexico	360,350	423,317	62,967	17.5%
47	(1)	Hawaii	255,881	368,300	112,419	43.9%
48	(2)	Vermont	352,428	359,611	7,183	2.0%
49		Delaware	223,003	238,380	15,377	6.9%
50		Wyoming	194,402	225,565	31,163	16.0%
51		Nevada	77,407	91,058	13,651	17.6%
52		Alaska	55,036	59,278	4,242	7.7%
53		The United States Virgin Islands	47,382	50,576	3,194	6.7%
54		Guam	13,275	18,509	5,234	39.4%
		United States of America	113,002,051	131,746,068	18,744,017	16.6%

1940 Census

Rank		State / Territory	Population as of 1930 Census	Population as of 1940 Census	Change	Percent Change
1		New York	12,588,066	13,479,142	891,076	7.1%
2		Pennsylvania	9,631,350	9,900,180	268,830	2.8%
3		Illinois	7,630,654	7,897,241	266,587	3.5%
4		Ohio	6,646,697	6,907,612	260,915	3.9%
5	(1)	California	5,677,251	6,907,387	1,230,136	21.7%
6	(1)	Texas	5,824,715	6,414,824	590,109	10.1%
7		Michigan	4,842,325	5,256,106	413,781	8.5%
8		Massachusetts	4,249,614	4,316,721	67,107	1.6%
9		New Jersey	4,041,334	4,160,165	118,831	2.9%
10		Missouri	3,629,367	3,784,664	155,297	4.3%
11	(1)	North Carolina	3,170,276	3,571,623	401,347	12.7%
12	(1)	Indiana	3,238,503	3,427,796	189,293	5.8%
13		Wisconsin	2,939,006	3,137,587	198,581	6.8%
14		Georgia	2,908,506	3,123,723	215,217	7.4%
15	(1)	Tennessee	2,616,556	2,915,841	299,285	11.4%
16	(1)	Kentucky	2,614,589	2,845,627	231,038	8.8%
17	(2)	Alabama	2,646,248	2,832,961	186,713	7.1%
18		Minnesota	2,563,953	2,792,300	228,347	8.9%
19	(1)	Virginia	2,421,851	2,677,773	255,922	10.6%
20	(1)	Iowa	2,470,939	2,538,268	67,329	2.7%
21	(1)	Louisiana	2,101,593	2,363,516	261,923	12.5%
22	(1)	Oklahoma	2,396,040	2,336,434	−59,606	−2.5%
23		Mississippi	2,009,821	2,183,796	173,975	8.7%
24	(1)	Arkansas	1,854,482	1,949,387	94,905	5.1%
25	(2)	West Virginia	1,729,205	1,901,974	172,769	10.0%
26		South Carolina	1,738,765	1,899,804	161,039	9.3%
27	(5)	Florida	1,468,211	1,897,414	429,203	29.2%
28	(3)	Puerto Rico	1,543,913	1,869,255	325,342	21.1%
29	(1)	Maryland	1,631,526	1,821,244	189,718	11.6%
30	(6)	Kansas	1,880,999	1,801,028	−79,971	−4.3%
31	(1)	Washington	1,563,396	1,736,191	172,795	11.1%
32	(3)	Connecticut	1,606,903	1,709,242	102,339	6.4%
33		Nebraska	1,377,963	1,315,834	−62,129	−4.5%
34		Colorado	1,035,791	1,123,296	87,505	8.4%
35		Oregon	953,786	1,089,684	135,898	14.2%
36		Maine	797,423	847,226	49,803	6.2%
37	(3)	Long Island	622,454	778,544	156,090	25.1%
38		Rhode Island	687,497	713,346	25,849	3.8%
39	(4)	District of Columbia	486,869	663,091	176,222	36.2%
40	(3)	South Dakota	692,849	642,961	−49,888	−7.2%
41	(2)	North Dakota	680,845	641,935	−38,910	−5.7%
42	(1)	Montana	537,606	559,456	21,850	4.1%
43	(1)	Utah	507,847	550,310	42,463	8.4%
44	(3)	New Mexico	423,317	531,818	108,501	25.6%
45		Idaho	445,032	524,873	79,841	17.9%
46		Arizona	435,573	499,261	63,688	14.6%
47	(3)	New Hampshire	465,293	491,524	26,231	5.6%
48		Hawaii	368,300	422,770	54,470	14.8%
49		Vermont	359,611	359,231	−380	−0.1%
50		Delaware	238,380	266,505	28,125	11.8%
51		Wyoming	225,565	250,742	25,177	11.2%
52		Nevada	91,058	110,247	19,189	21.1%
53		Alaska	59,278	72,524	13,246	22.3%
54		The United States Virgin Islands	50,576	60,087	9,511	18.8%
55		Guam	18,509	22,290	3,781	20.4%
		United States of America	131,746,068	142,349,372	10,603,304	8.0%

1950 Census

Rank		State / Territory	Population as of 1940 Census	Population as of 1950 Census	Change	Percent Change
1		New York	13,479,142	14,830,192	1,351,050	10.0%
2	(3)	California	6,907,387	10,586,223	3,678,836	53.3%
3	(1)	Pennsylvania	9,900,180	10,498,012	597,832	6.0%
4	(1)	Illinois	7,897,241	8,712,176	814,935	10.3%
5	(1)	Ohio	6,907,612	7,946,627	1,039,015	15.0%
6		Texas	6,414,824	7,711,194	1,296,370	20.2%
7		Michigan	5,256,106	6,371,766	1,115,660	21.2%
8	(1)	New Jersey	4,160,165	4,835,329	675,164	16.2%
9	(1)	Massachusetts	4,316,721	4,690,514	373,793	8.7%
10	(1)	North Carolina	3,571,623	4,061,929	490,306	13.7%
11	(1)	Missouri	3,784,664	3,954,653	169,989	4.5%
12		Indiana	3,427,796	3,934,224	506,428	14.8%
13	(1)	Georgia	3,123,723	3,444,578	320,855	10.3%
14	(1)	Wisconsin	3,137,587	3,434,575	296,988	9.5%
15	(4)	Virginia	2,677,773	3,318,680	640,907	23.9%
16	(1)	Tennessee	2,915,841	3,291,718	375,877	12.9%
17		Alabama	2,832,961	3,061,743	228,782	8.1%
18		Minnesota	2,792,300	2,982,483	190,183	6.8%
19	(3)	Kentucky	2,845,627	2,944,806	99,179	3.5%
20	(7)	Florida	1,897,414	2,771,305	873,891	46.1%
21		Louisiana	2,363,516	2,683,516	320,000	13.5%
22	(2)	Iowa	2,538,268	2,621,073	82,805	3.3%
23	(8)	Washington	1,736,191	2,378,963	642,772	37.0%
24	(5)	Maryland	1,821,244	2,343,001	521,757	28.6%
25	(3)	Oklahoma	2,336,434	2,233,351	−103,083	−4.4%
26	(2)	Puerto Rico	1,869,255	2,210,703	341,448	18.3%
27	(4)	Mississippi	2,183,796	2,178,914	−4,882	−0.2%
28	(2)	South Carolina	1,899,804	2,117,027	217,223	11.4%
29	(3)	Connecticut	1,709,242	2,007,280	298,038	17.4%
30	(5)	West Virginia	1,901,974	2,005,552	103,578	5.4%
31	(7)	Arkansas	1,949,387	1,909,511	−39,876	−2.0%
32	(2)	Kansas	1,801,028	1,905,299	104,271	5.8%
33	(2)	Oregon	1,089,684	1,521,341	431,657	39.6%
34	(1)	Nebraska	1,315,834	1,325,510	9,676	0.7%
35	(1)	Colorado	1,123,296	1,325,089	201,793	18.0%
36	(1)	Long Island	778,544	1,140,449	361,905	46.5%
37	(1)	Maine	847,226	913,774	66,548	7.9%
38	(1)	District of Columbia	663,091	802,178	139,087	21.0%
39	(1)	Rhode Island	713,346	791,896	78,550	11.0%
40	(6)	Arizona	499,261	749,587	250,326	50.1%
41	(2)	Utah	550,310	688,862	138,552	25.2%
42	(2)	New Mexico	531,818	681,187	149,369	28.1%
43	(3)	South Dakota	642,961	652,740	9,779	1.5%
44	(3)	North Dakota	641,935	619,636	−22,299	−3.5%
45	(3)	Montana	559,456	591,024	31,568	5.6%
46	(1)	Idaho	524,873	588,637	63,764	12.1%
47		New Hampshire	491,524	533,242	41,718	8.5%
48		Hawaii	422,770	499,794	77,024	18.2%
49		Vermont	359,231	377,747	18,516	5.2%
50		Delaware	266,505	318,085	51,580	19.4%
51		Wyoming	250,742	290,529	39,797	15.9%
52		Nevada	110,247	160,083	49,836	45.2%
53		Alaska	72,524	128,643	56,119	77.4%
54		The United States Virgin Islands	60,087	112,162	52,075	86.7%
55		Guam	22,290	59,498	37,208	166.9%
		United States of America	142,349,372	161,600,118	19,250,746	13.6%

1960 Census

Rank		State / Territory	Population as of 1950 Census	Population as of 1960 Census	Change	Percent Change
1		New York	14,830,192	16,782,304	1,952,112	13.2%
2		California	10,586,223	15,717,204	5,130,981	48.5%
3		Pennsylvania	10,498,012	11,319,366	821,354	7.8%
4		Illinois	8,712,176	10,081,158	1,368,982	15.7%
5		Ohio	7,946,627	9,706,397	1,759,770	22.1%
6		Texas	7,711,194	9,579,677	1,868,483	24.2%
7		Michigan	6,371,766	7,823,194	1,451,428	22.8%
8		New Jersey	4,835,329	6,066,782	1,231,453	25.5%
9		Massachusetts	4,690,514	5,148,578	458,064	9.8%
10	(9)	Florida	2,771,305	4,951,560	2,180,255	78.7%
11	(1)	Indiana	3,934,224	4,662,498	728,274	18.5%
12	(2)	North Carolina	4,061,929	4,556,155	494,226	12.2%
13	(2)	Missouri	3,954,653	4,319,813	365,160	9.2%
14	(1)	Virginia	3,318,680	3,966,949	648,269	19.5%
15	(1)	Wisconsin	3,434,575	3,951,777	517,202	15.1%
16	(3)	Georgia	3,444,578	3,943,116	498,538	14.5%
17	(1)	Tennessee	3,291,718	3,567,089	275,371	8.4%
18		Minnesota	2,982,483	3,413,864	431,381	14.5%
19	(2)	Alabama	3,061,743	3,266,740	204,997	6.7%
20	(1)	Louisiana	2,683,516	3,257,022	573,506	21.4%
21	(3)	Maryland	2,343,001	3,100,689	757,688	32.3%
22	(3)	Kentucky	2,944,806	3,038,156	93,350	3.2%
23		Washington	2,378,963	2,853,214	474,251	19.9%
24	(2)	Iowa	2,621,073	2,757,537	136,464	5.2%
25	(4)	Connecticut	2,007,280	2,535,234	527,954	26.3%
26	(2)	South Carolina	2,117,027	2,382,594	265,567	12.5%
27	(1)	Puerto Rico	2,210,703	2,349,544	138,841	6.3%
28	(3)	Oklahoma	2,233,351	2,328,284	94,933	4.3%
29	(7)	Long Island	1,140,449	2,188,946	1,048,497	91.9%
30	(2)	Kansas	1,905,299	2,178,611	273,312	14.3%
31	(4)	Mississippi	2,178,914	2,178,141	−773	−0.0%
32	(2)	West Virginia	2,005,552	1,860,421	−145,131	−7.2%
33	(2)	Arkansas	1,909,511	1,786,272	−123,239	−6.5%
34	(1)	Oregon	1,521,341	1,768,687	247,346	16.3%
35		Colorado	1,325,089	1,753,947	428,858	32.4%
36	(2)	Nebraska	1,325,510	1,411,330	85,820	6.5%
37	(3)	Arizona	749,587	1,302,161	552,574	73.7%
38	(1)	Maine	913,774	969,265	55,491	6.1%
39	(3)	New Mexico	681,187	951,023	269,836	39.6%
40	(1)	Utah	688,862	890,627	201,765	29.3%
41	(2)	Rhode Island	791,896	859,488	67,592	8.5%
42	(4)	District of Columbia	802,178	763,956	−38,222	−4.8%
43		South Dakota	652,740	680,514	27,774	4.3%
44	(1)	Montana	591,024	674,767	83,743	14.2%
45	(1)	Idaho	588,637	667,191	78,554	6.9%
46	(2)	Hawaii	499,794	632,772	132,978	26.6%
47	(3)	North Dakota	619,636	632,446	12,810	2.1%
48	(1)	New Hampshire	533,242	606,921	73,679	13.8%
49	(1)	Delaware	318,085	446,292	128,207	40.3%
50	(1)	Vermont	377,747	389,881	12,134	3.2%
51	(1)	Wyoming	290,529	330,066	39,537	13.6%
52	(1)	Upper Peninsula	302,258	304,952	2,694	0.9%
53		Nevada	160,083	285,278	125,195	78.2%
54		Alaska	128,643	226,167	97,524	75.8%
55		The United States Virgin Islands	112,162	127,480	15,318	13.7%
56		Guam	59,498	67,044	7,546	12.7%
		United States of America	161,600,118	189,649,227	28,049,109	17.4%

1970 Census

Rank		State or Territory	Population as of 1960 Census	Population as of 1970 Census	Change	Percent Change
1	(1)	California	15,717,204	19,971,069	4,253,865	27.1%
2	(1)	New York	16,782,304	18,241,391	1,459,087	8.7%
3		Pennsylvania	11,319,366	11,800,766	481,400	4.3%
4	(2)	Texas	9,579,677	11,198,655	1,618,978	16.9%
5	(1)	Illinois	10,081,158	11,110,285	1,029,127	10.2%
6	(1)	Ohio	9,706,397	10,657,423	951,026	9.8%
7		Michigan	7,823,194	8,881,826	1,058,632	13.5%
8	(1)	New Jersey	6,066,782	7,171,112	1,104,330	18.2%
9	(1)	Long Island	6,625,843	7,027,320	401,477	6.1%
10	(1)	Florida	4,951,560	6,791,418	1,839,858	37.2%
11	(1)	Massachusetts	5,148,578	5,689,170	540,592	10.5%
12		Indiana	4,662,498	5,195,392	532,894	11.4%
13		North Carolina	4,556,155	5,084,411	528,256	11.6%
14		Missouri	4,319,813	4,677,623	357,810	8.3%
15		Virginia	3,966,949	4,651,448	684,499	17.3%
16	(1)	Georgia	3,943,116	4,587,930	644,814	16.4%
17	(1)	Wisconsin	3,951,777	4,417,821	466,044	11.8%
18		Tennessee	3,567,089	3,926,018	358,929	10.1%
19	(3)	Maryland	3,100,689	3,923,897	823,208	26.5%
20	(1)	Minnesota	3,413,864	3,806,103	392,239	11.5%
21		Louisiana	3,257,022	3,644,637	387,615	11.9%
22	(2)	Alabama	3,266,740	3,444,354	177,614	5.4%
23	(1)	Washington	2,853,214	3,413,244	560,030	19.6%
24	(1)	Kentucky	3,038,156	3,220,711	182,555	6.0%
25	(1)	Connecticut	2,535,234	3,032,217	496,983	19.6%
26	(2)	Iowa	2,757,537	2,825,368	67,831	2.5%
27		Puerto Rico	2,349,544	2,712,033	362,489	15.4%
28	(2)	South Carolina	2,382,594	2,590,713	208,119	8.7%
29	(1)	Oklahoma	2,328,284	2,559,463	231,179	9.9%
30		Kansas	2,178,611	2,249,071	70,460	3.2%
31		Mississippi	2,178,141	2,216,994	38,853	1.8%
32	(3)	Colorado	1,753,947	2,209,596	455,649	26.0%
33	(1)	Oregon	1,768,687	2,091,533	322,846	18.3%
34	(1)	Arkansas	1,786,272	1,923,322	137,050	7.7%
35	(2)	Arizona	1,302,161	1,775,399	473,238	36.3%
36	(4)	West Virginia	1,860,421	1,744,237	−116,184	−6.2%
37	(1)	Nebraska	1,411,330	1,485,333	74,003	5.2%
38	(2)	Utah	890,627	1,059,273	168,646	18.9%
39		New Mexico	951,023	1,017,055	66,032	6.9%
40	(2)	Maine	969,265	993,722	24,457	2.5%
41		Rhode Island	859,488	949,723	90,235	10.5%
42	(4)	Hawaii	632,772	769,913	137,141	21.7%
43	(1)	District of Columbia	763,956	756,668	−7,288	−1.0%
44	(4)	New Hampshire	606,921	737,681	130,760	21.5%
45		Idaho	667,191	713,015	45,824	6.9%
46	(2)	Montana	674,767	694,409	19,642	2.9%
47	(4)	South Dakota	680,514	666,257	−14,257	−2.1%
48	(1)	North Dakota	632,446	617,792	−14,654	−2.3%
49		Delaware	446,292	548,104	101,812	22.8%
50	(3)	Nevada	285,278	488,738	203,460	71.3%
51	(1)	Vermont	389,881	444,732	54,851	14.1%
52	(1)	Wyoming	330,066	332,416	2,350	0.7%
53	(1)	Upper Peninsula	304,952	304,347	−605	−0.2%
54		Alaska	226,167	302,583	76,416	33.8%
55		The United States Virgin Islands	127,480	154,056	26,576	20.8%
56		Guam	67,044	84,996	17,952	26.8%
		United States of America	189,649,227	214,147,978	24,498,751	12.9%

1980 Census

Rank		State or Territory	Population as of 1970 Census	Population as of 1980 Census	Change	Percent Change
1		California	19,971,069	23,667,902	3,696,833	18.5%
2		New York	18,241,391	17,558,072	−683,319	−3.7%
3	(1)	Texas	11,198,655	14,229,191	3,030,536	27.1%
4	(1)	Pennsylvania	11,800,766	11,863,895	63,129	0.5%
5		Illinois	11,110,285	11,426,518	316,233	2.8%
6		Ohio	10,657,423	10,797,630	140,207	1.3%
7	(2)	Florida	6,791,418	9,746,324	2,954,906	43.5%
8	(1)	Michigan	8,881,826	9,262,078	380,252	4.3%
9	(1)	New Jersey	7,171,112	7,364,823	193,711	2.7%
10		Long Island	7,027,320	7,080,103	52,783	0.7%
11	(2)	North Carolina	5,084,411	5,881,766	797,355	15.7%
12	(1)	Massachusetts	5,689,170	5,737,037	47,867	0.8%
13	(1)	Indiana	5,195,392	5,490,224	294,832	5.7%
14	(2)	Georgia	4,587,930	5,463,105	875,175	19.1%
15		Virginia	4,651,448	5,346,818	695,370	14.9%
16	(2)	Missouri	4,677,623	4,916,686	239,063	5.1%
17		Wisconsin	4,417,821	4,705,767	287,946	6.5%
18		Tennessee	3,926,018	4,591,120	665,102	16.9%
19		Maryland	3,923,897	4,216,975	293,078	7.5%
20	(1)	Louisiana	3,644,637	4,205,900	561,263	15.4%
21	(2)	Washington	3,413,244	4,132,156	718,912	21.1%
22	(2)	Minnesota	3,806,103	4,075,970	269,867	7.1%
23	(1)	Alabama	3,444,354	3,893,888	449,534	13.1%
24		Kentucky	3,220,711	3,660,777	440,066	13.7%
25	(2)	Puerto Rico	2,712,033	3,196,520	484,487	17.9%
26	(2)	South Carolina	2,590,713	3,121,820	531,107	20.5%
27	(2)	Connecticut	3,032,217	3,107,576	75,359	2.5%
28	(1)	Oklahoma	2,559,463	3,025,290	465,827	18.2%
29	(3)	Iowa	2,825,368	2,913,808	88,440	3.1%
30	(2)	Colorado	2,209,596	2,889,964	680,368	30.8%
31	(4)	Arizona	1,775,399	2,718,215	942,816	53.1%
32	(1)	Oregon	2,091,533	2,633,105	541,572	25.9%
33	(2)	Mississippi	2,216,994	2,520,638	303,644	13.7%
34	(4)	Kansas	2,249,071	2,363,679	114,608	5.1%
35	(1)	Arkansas	1,923,322	2,286,435	363,113	18.9%
36		West Virginia	1,744,237	1,949,644	205,407	11.8%
37		Nebraska	1,485,333	1,569,825	84,492	5.7%
38		Utah	1,059,273	1,461,037	401,764	37.9%
39		New Mexico	1,017,055	1,302,894	285,839	28.1%
40		Maine	993,722	1,124,660	130,938	13.2%
41	(1)	Hawaii	769,913	964,691	194,778	25.3%
42	(1)	Rhode Island	949,723	947,154	−2,569	−0.3%
43	(2)	Idaho	713,015	943,935	230,920	32.4%
44		New Hampshire	737,681	920,610	182,929	24.8%
45	(5)	Nevada	488,738	800,493	311,755	63.8%
46		Montana	694,409	786,690	92,281	13.3%
47		South Dakota	666,257	690,768	24,511	3.7%
48		North Dakota	617,792	652,717	34,925	5.7%
49	(6)	District of Columbia	756,668	638,333	−118,335	−15.6%
50	(1)	Delaware	548,104	594,338	46,234	8.4%
51		Vermont	444,732	511,456	66,724	15.0%
52		Wyoming	332,416	469,557	137,141	41.3%
53	(1)	Alaska	302,583	401,851	99,268	32.8%
54	(1)	Upper Peninsula	304,347	319,757	15,410	5.1%
55		The United States Virgin Islands	154,056	251,625	97,569	63.3%
56		Guam	84,996	105,979	20,983	24.7%
		United States of America	214,147,978	237,301,758	23,153,780	10.8%

1990 Census

Rank		State or Territory	Population as of 1980 Census	Population as of 1990 Census	Change	Percent Change
1		California	23,667,902	29,760,021	6,092,119	25.7%
2		New York	17,558,072	17,990,455	432,383	2.5%
3		Texas	14,229,191	16,986,510	2,757,319	19.4%
4	(3)	Florida	9,746,324	12,937,926	3,191,602	32.7%
5	(1)	Pennsylvania	11,863,895	11,881,643	17,748	0.1%
6	(1)	Illinois	11,426,518	11,430,602	4,084	0.0%
7	(1)	Ohio	10,797,630	10,847,115	49,485	0.5%
8		Michigan	9,262,078	9,295,297	33,219	0.4%
9		New Jersey	7,364,823	7,730,188	365,365	5.0%
10		Long Island	7,080,103	7,240,451	160,348	2.3%
11		North Carolina	5,881,766	6,628,637	746,871	12.7%
12	(2)	Georgia	5,463,105	6,478,216	1,015,111	18.6%
13	(2)	Virginia	5,346,818	6,187,358	840,540	15.7%
14	(2)	Massachusetts	5,737,037	6,016,425	279,388	4.9%
15	(2)	Indiana	5,490,224	5,544,159	53,935	1.0%
16		Missouri	4,916,686	5,117,073	200,387	4.1%
17		Wisconsin	4,705,767	4,891,769	186,002	4.0%
18		Tennessee	4,591,120	4,877,185	286,065	6.2%
19	(2)	Washington	4,132,156	4,866,692	734,536	17.8%
20	(1)	Maryland	4,216,975	4,781,468	564,493	13.4%
21	(1)	Minnesota	4,075,970	4,375,099	299,129	7.3%
22	(2)	Louisiana	4,205,900	4,219,973	14,073	0.3%
23		Alabama	3,893,888	4,040,587	146,699	3.8%
24		Kentucky	3,660,777	3,685,296	24,519	0.7%
25	(6)	Arizona	2,718,215	3,665,228	947,013	34.8%
26	(1)	Puerto Rico	3,196,520	3,522,037	325,517	10.2%
27	(1)	South Carolina	3,121,820	3,486,703	364,883	11.7%
28	(2)	Colorado	2,889,964	3,294,394	404,430	14.0%
29	(2)	Connecticut	3,107,576	3,287,116	179,540	5.8%
30	(2)	Oklahoma	3,025,290	3,145,585	120,295	4.0%
31	(1)	Oregon	2,633,105	2,842,321	209,216	7.9%
32	(3)	Iowa	2,913,808	2,776,755	−137,053	−4.7%
33		Mississippi	2,520,638	2,573,216	52,578	2.1%
34		Kansas	2,363,679	2,477,574	113,895	4.8%
35		Arkansas	2,286,435	2,350,725	64,290	2.8%
36		West Virginia	1,949,644	1,793,477	−156,167	−8.0%
37	(1)	Utah	1,461,037	1,722,850	261,813	17.9%
38	(1)	Nebraska	1,569,825	1,578,385	8,560	0.5%
39		New Mexico	1,302,894	1,515,069	212,175	16.3%
40		Maine	1,124,660	1,227,928	103,268	9.2%
41	(4)	Nevada	800,493	1,201,833	401,340	50.1%
42	(2)	New Hampshire	920,610	1,109,252	188,642	20.5%
43	(2)	Hawaii	964,691	1,108,229	143,538	14.9%
44	(1)	Idaho	943,935	1,006,749	62,814	6.7%
45	(3)	Rhode Island	947,154	1,003,464	56,310	5.9%
46		Montana	786,690	799,065	12,375	1.6%
47		South Dakota	690,768	696,004	5,236	0.8%
48	(2)	Delaware	594,338	666,168	71,830	12.1%
49	(1)	North Dakota	652,717	638,800	−13,917	−2.1%
50	(1)	District of Columbia	638,333	606,900	−31,433	−4.9%
51		Vermont	511,456	562,758	51,302	10.0%
52	(1)	Alaska	401,851	550,043	148,192	36.9%
53	(1)	Wyoming	469,557	453,588	−15,969	−3.4%
54	(1)	The United States Virgin Islands	251,625	325,079	73,454	29.2%
55	(1)	Upper Peninsula	319,757	313,915	−5,842	−1.8%
56		Guam	105,979	133,152	27,173	25.6%
		United States of America	237,301,758	262,245,665	24,943,907	10.5%

2000 Census

Rank		State or Territory	Population as of 1990 Census	Population as of 2000 Census	Change	Percent Change
1		California	29,760,021	33,871,648	4,111,627	13.8%
2	(1)	Texas	16,986,510	20,851,820	3,865,510	22.8%
3	(1)	New York	17,990,455	18,976,457	986,002	5.5%
4	(1)	Florida	12,937,926	15,982,378	3,044,452	23.5%
5	(1)	Illinois	11,430,602	12,419,293	988,691	8.6%
6	(1)	Pennsylvania	11,881,643	12,281,054	399,411	3.4%
7		Ohio	10,847,115	11,353,140	506,025	4.7%
8		Michigan	9,295,297	9,938,444	643,147	6.9%
9		New Jersey	7,730,188	8,414,350	684,162	8.9%
10	(2)	Georgia	6,478,216	8,186,453	1,708,237	26.4%
11		North Carolina	6,628,637	8,049,313	1,420,676	21.4%
12	(2)	Long Island	7,240,451	7,892,346	651,895	9.0%
13		Virginia	6,187,358	7,078,515	891,157	14.4%
14		Massachusetts	6,016,425	6,349,097	332,672	5.5%
15		Indiana	5,544,159	6,080,485	536,326	9.7%
16	(3)	Washington	4,866,692	5,894,121	1,027,429	21.1%
17	(1)	Tennessee	4,877,185	5,689,283	812,098	16.7%
18	(2)	Missouri	5,117,073	5,595,211	478,138	9.3%
19	(2)	Wisconsin	4,891,769	5,363,675	471,906	9.6%
20		Maryland	4,781,468	5,296,486	515,018	10.8%
21	(4)	Arizona	3,665,228	5,130,632	1,465,404	40.0%
22	(1)	Minnesota	4,375,099	4,919,479	544,380	12.4%
23	(1)	Louisiana	4,219,973	4,468,976	249,003	5.9%
24	(1)	Alabama	4,040,587	4,447,100	406,513	10.1%
25	(3)	Colorado	3,294,394	4,301,261	1,006,867	30.6%
26	(2)	Kentucky	3,685,296	4,041,769	356,473	9.7%
27		South Carolina	3,486,703	4,012,012	525,309	15.1%
28	(2)	Puerto Rico	3,522,037	3,808,610	286,573	8.1%
29	(1)	Oklahoma	3,145,585	3,450,654	305,069	9.7%
30	(2)	Oregon	2,842,321	3,421,399	579,078	20.4%
31	(2)	Connecticut	3,287,116	3,405,565	118,449	3.6%
32		Iowa	2,776,755	2,926,324	149,569	5.4%
33		Mississippi	2,573,216	2,844,658	271,442	10.5%
34		Kansas	2,477,574	2,688,418	210,844	8.5%
35		Arkansas	2,350,725	2,673,400	322,675	13.7%
36	(1)	Utah	1,722,850	2,233,169	510,319	29.6%
37	(4)	Nevada	1,201,833	1,998,257	796,424	66.3%
38	(1)	New Mexico	1,515,069	1,819,046	303,977	20.1%
39	(3)	West Virginia	1,793,477	1,808,344	14,867	0.8%
40	(2)	Nebraska	1,578,385	1,711,263	132,878	8.4%
41	(3)	Idaho	1,006,749	1,293,953	287,204	28.5%
42	(2)	Maine	1,227,928	1,274,923	46,995	3.8%
43	(1)	New Hampshire	1,109,252	1,235,786	126,534	11.4%
44	(1)	Hawaii	1,108,229	1,211,537	103,308	9.3%
45		Rhode Island	1,003,464	1,048,319	44,855	4.5%
46		Montana	799,065	902,195	103,130	12.9%
47	(1)	Delaware	666,168	783,600	117,432	17.6%
48	(1)	South Dakota	696,004	754,844	58,840	8.5%
49		North Dakota	638,800	642,200	3,400	0.5%
50	(2)	Alaska	550,043	626,932	76,889	14.0%
51		Vermont	562,758	608,827	46,069	8.2%
52	(2)	District of Columbia	606,900	572,059	−34,841	−5.7%
53		Wyoming	453,588	493,782	40,194	8.9%
54		The United States Virgin Islands	325,079	389,929	64,850	19.9%
55		Upper Peninsula	313,915	317,213	3,298	1.1%
56		Guam	133,152	154,805	21,653	16.3%
		United States of America	262,245,665	296,560,498	34,314,833	13.1%

2010 Census

Rank		State or Territory	Population as of 2000 Census	Population as of 2010 Census	Change	Percent Change
1		California	33,871,648	37,253,956	3,382,308	10.0%
2		Texas	20,851,820	25,145,561	4,293,741	20.6%
3		New York	18,976,457	19,378,102	401,645	2.1%
4		Florida	15,982,378	18,801,310	2,818,932	17.6%
5		Illinois	12,419,293	12,830,632	411,339	3.3%
6		Pennsylvania	12,281,054	12,702,379	421,325	3.4%
7		Ohio	11,353,140	11,536,504	183,364	1.6%
8		Michigan	9,938,444	9,883,640	−54,804	−0.6%
9	(1)	Georgia	8,186,453	9,687,653	1,501,200	18.3%
10	(1)	North Carolina	8,049,313	9,535,483	1,486,170	18.5%
11	(2)	New Jersey	8,414,350	8,791,894	377,544	4.5%
12		Long Island	7,892,346	8,037,034	144,688	1.8%
13		Virginia	7,078,515	8,001,024	922,509	13.0%
14	(2)	Washington	5,894,121	6,724,540	830,419	14.1%
15	(1)	Massachusetts	6,349,097	6,547,629	198,532	3.1%
16	(1)	Indiana	6,080,485	6,483,802	403,317	6.6%
17	(5)	Arizona	5,130,632	6,392,017	1,261,385	24.6%
18	(1)	Tennessee	5,689,283	6,346,105	656,822	11.5%
19	(1)	Missouri	5,595,211	5,988,927	393,716	7.0%
20		Maryland	5,296,486	5,773,552	477,066	9.0%
21	(2)	Wisconsin	5,363,675	5,686,986	323,311	6.0%
22		Minnesota	4,919,479	5,303,925	384,446	7.8%
23	(2)	Colorado	4,301,261	5,029,196	727,935	16.9%
24		Alabama	4,447,100	4,779,736	332,636	7.5%
25	(2)	South Carolina	4,012,012	4,625,364	613,352	15.3%
26	(3)	Louisiana	4,468,976	4,533,372	64,396	1.4%
27	(1)	Kentucky	4,041,769	4,339,367	297,598	7.4%
28	(2)	Oregon	3,421,399	3,831,074	409,675	12.0%
29		Oklahoma	3,450,654	3,751,351	300,697	8.7%
30	(2)	Puerto Rico	3,808,610	3,725,789	−82,821	−2.2%
31		Connecticut	3,405,565	3,574,097	168,532	4.9%
32		Iowa	2,926,324	3,046,355	120,031	4.1%
33		Mississippi	2,844,658	2,967,297	122,639	4.3%
34	(1)	Arkansas	2,673,400	2,915,918	242,518	9.1%
35	(1)	Kansas	2,688,418	2,853,118	164,700	6.1%
36		Utah	2,233,169	2,763,885	530,716	23.8%
37		Nevada	1,998,257	2,700,551	702,294	35.1%
38		New Mexico	1,819,046	2,059,179	240,133	13.2%
39		West Virginia	1,808,344	1,852,994	44,650	2.5%
40		Nebraska	1,711,263	1,826,341	115,078	6.7%
41		Idaho	1,293,953	1,567,582	273,629	21.1%
42	(2)	Hawaii	1,211,537	1,360,301	148,764	12.3%
43	(1)	Maine	1,274,923	1,328,361	53,438	4.2%
44	(1)	New Hampshire	1,235,786	1,316,470	80,684	6.5%
45		Rhode Island	1,048,319	1,052,567	4,248	0.4%
46		Montana	902,195	989,415	87,220	9.7%
47		Delaware	783,600	897,934	114,334	14.6%
48		South Dakota	754,844	814,180	59,336	7.9%
49	(1)	Alaska	626,932	710,231	83,299	13.3%
50	(1)	North Dakota	642,200	672,591	30,391	4.7%
51		Vermont	608,827	625,741	16,914	2.8%
52		District of Columbia	572,059	601,723	29,664	5.2%
53		Wyoming	493,782	563,626	69,844	14.1%
54		The United States Virgin Islands	389,929	375,165	−14,764	−3.8%
55		Upper Peninsula	317,213	311,361	−5,852	−1.8%
56		Guam	154,805	159,358	4,553	2.9%
		United States of America	296,560,498	325,344,793	28,784,295	9.7%

2020 Census

Rank		State or Territory	Population as of 2010 Census	Population as of 2020 Census	Change	Percent Change
1		California	37,253,956	39,538,223	2,284,267	6.1%
2		Texas	25,145,561	29,145,505	3,999,944	15.9%
3	(1)	Florida	18,801,310	21,538,187	2,736,877	14.6%
4	(1)	New York	19,378,102	20,201,249	823,147	4.2%
5	(1)	Pennsylvania	12,702,379	13,002,700	300,321	2.4%
6	(1)	Illinois	12,830,632	12,812,508	−18,124	−0.1%
7		Ohio	11,536,504	11,799,448	262,944	2.3%
8	(1)	Georgia	9,687,653	10,711,908	1,024,255	10.6%
9	(1)	North Carolina	9,535,483	10,439,388	903,905	9.5%
10	(2)	Michigan	9,883,640	10,077,331	193,691	2.0%
11		New Jersey	8,791,894	9,288,994	497,100	5.7%
12	(1)	Virginia	8,001,024	8,631,393	630,369	7.9%
13	(1)	Long Island	8,037,034	8,558,979	521,945	6.5%
14		Washington	6,724,540	7,705,281	980,741	14.6%
15	(2)	Arizona	6,392,017	7,151,502	759,485	11.9%
16	(1)	Massachusetts	6,547,629	7,029,917	482,288	7.4%
17	(1)	Tennessee	6,346,105	6,910,840	564,735	8.9%
18	(2)	Indiana	6,483,802	6,785,528	301,726	4.7%
19	(1)	Maryland	5,773,552	6,177,224	403,672	7.0%
20	(1)	Missouri	5,988,927	6,154,913	165,986	2.8%
21		Wisconsin	5,686,986	5,893,718	206,732	3.6%
22	(1)	Colorado	5,029,196	5,773,714	744,518	14.8%
23	(1)	Minnesota	5,303,925	5,706,494	402,569	7.6%
24	(1)	South Carolina	4,625,364	5,118,425	493,061	10.7%
25	(1)	Alabama	4,779,736	5,024,279	244,543	5.1%
26		Louisiana	4,533,372	4,657,757	124,385	2.7%
27		Kentucky	4,339,367	4,505,836	166,469	3.8%
28		Oregon	3,831,074	4,237,256	406,182	10.6%
29		Oklahoma	3,751,351	3,959,353	208,002	5.5%
30	(1)	Connecticut	3,574,097	3,605,944	31,847	0.9%
31	(1)	Puerto Rico	3,725,789	3,285,874	−439,915	−11.8%
32	(4)	Utah	2,763,885	3,271,616	507,731	18.4%
33	(1)	Iowa	3,046,355	3,190,369	144,014	4.7%
34	(3)	Nevada	2,700,551	3,104,614	404,063	15.0%
35	(1)	Arkansas	2,915,918	3,011,524	95,606	3.3%
36	(3)	Mississippi	2,967,297	2,961,279	−6,018	−0.2%
37	(2)	Kansas	2,853,118	2,937,880	84,762	3.0%
38		New Mexico	2,059,179	2,117,522	58,343	2.8%
39	(1)	Nebraska	1,826,341	1,961,504	135,163	7.4%
40	(1)	Idaho	1,567,582	1,839,106	271,524	17.3%
41	(2)	West Virginia	1,852,994	1,793,716	−59,278	−3.2%
42		Hawaii	1,360,301	1,455,271	94,970	7.0%
43	(1)	New Hampshire	1,316,470	1,377,529	61,059	4.6%
44	(1)	Maine	1,328,361	1,362,359	33,998	2.6%
45		Rhode Island	1,052,567	1,097,379	44,812	4.3%
46		Montana	989,415	1,084,225	94,810	9.6%
47		Delaware	897,934	989,948	92,014	10.2%
48		South Dakota	814,180	886,667	72,487	8.9%
49	(1)	North Dakota	672,591	779,094	106,503	15.8%
50	(1)	Alaska	710,231	733,391	23,160	3.3%
51	(1)	District of Columbia	601,723	689,545	87,822	14.6%
52	(1)	Vermont	625,741	643,077	17,336	2.8%
53		Wyoming	563,626	576,851	13,225	2.3%
54		The United States Virgin Islands	375,165	338,021	−37,144	−9.9%
55		Upper Peninsula	311,361	301,608	−9,753	−3.1%
56		Guam	159,358	169,245	9,887	6.2%
		United States of America	325,344,793	350,203,961	24,859,168	7.6%