A chart listing U.S. state populations from 1998.
| State | July 2005 pop.1 | July 2004 pop. | Pop. rank, 2004 | July 2003 pop. | Pop. rank, 2003 | Percent change, 1990–2000 | Pop. per sq mi, 2000 | 2000 | Pop. rank, 2000 | 1990 | 1950 | 1900 | 1790 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4,557,808 | 4,530,182 | 23 | 4,500,752 | 23 | 10.1% | 87.6 | 4,447,100 | 23 | 4,040,587 | 3,061,743 | 1,828,697 | — |
| >Alaska | 663,661 | 655,435 | 47 | 648,818 | 47 | 14.0 | 1.1 | 626,932 | 48 | 550,043 | 128,643 | 63,592 | — |
| Arizona | 5,939,292 | 5,743,834 | 18 | 5,580,811 | 18 | 40.0 | 45.2 | 5,130,632 | 20 | 3,665,228 | 749,587 | 122,931 | — |
| Arkansas | 2,779,154 | 2,752,629 | 32 | 2,725,714 | 32 | 13.7 | 51.3 | 2,673,400 | 33 | 2,350,725 | 1,909,511 | 1,311,564 | — |
| California | 36,132,147 | 35,893,799 | 1 | 35,484,453 | 1 | 13.8 | 217.2 | 33,871,648 | 1 | 29,760,021 | 10,586,223 | 1,485,053 | — |
| Colorado | 4,665,177 | 4,601,403 | 22 | 4,550,688 | 22 | 30.6 | 41.5 | 4,301,261 | 24 | 3,294,394 | 1,325,089 | 539,700 | — |
| Connecticut | 3,510,297 | 3,503,604 | 29 | 3,483,372 | 29 | 3.6 | 702.9 | 3,405,565 | 29 | 3,287,116 | 2,007,280 | 908,420 | 237,946 |
| Delaware | 843,524 | 830,364 | 45 | 817,491 | 45 | 17.6 | 401.0 | 783,600 | 45 | 666,168 | 318,085 | 184,735 | 59,096 |
| DC | 550,521 | 553,523 | — | 563,384 | 50 | –5.7 | 9,378.0 | 572,059 | — | 606,900 | 802,178 | 278,718 | — |
| Florida | 17,789,864 | 17,397,161 | 4 | 17,019,068 | 4 | 23.5 | 296.4 | 15,982,378 | 4 | 12,937,926 | 2,771,305 | 528,542 | — |
| Georgia | 9,072,576 | 8,829,383 | 9 | 8,684,715 | 9 | 26.4 | 141.4 | 8,186,453 | 10 | 6,478,216 | 3,444,578 | 2,216,331 | 82,548 |
| Hawaii | 1,275,194 | 1,262,840 | 42 | 1,257,608 | 42 | 9.3 | 188.6 | 1,211,537 | 42 | 1,108,229 | 499,794 | 154,001 | — |
| Idaho | 1,429,096 | 1,393,262 | 39 | 1,366,332 | 39 | 28.5 | 15.6 | 1,293,953 | 39 | 1,006,749 | 588,637 | 161,772 | — |
| Illinois | 12,763,371 | 12,713,634 | 5 | 12,653,544 | 5 | 8.6 | 223.4 | 12,419,293 | 5 | 11,430,602 | 8,712,176 | 4,821,550 | — |
| Indiana | 6,271,973 | 6,237,569 | 14 | 6,195,643 | 14 | 9.7 | 169.5 | 6,080,485 | 14 | 5,544,159 | 3,934,224 | 2,516,462 | — |
| Iowa | 2,966,334 | 2,954,451 | 30 | 2,944,062 | 30 | 5.4 | 52.4 | 2,926,324 | 30 | 2,776,755 | 2,621,073 | 2,231,853 | — |
| Kansas | 2,744,687 | 2,735,502 | 33 | 2,723,507 | 33 | 8.5 | 32.9 | 2,688,418 | 32 | 2,477,574 | 1,905,299 | 1,470,495 | — |
| Kentucky | 4,173,405 | 4,145,922 | 26 | 4,117,827 | 26 | 9.7 | 101.7 | 4,041,769 | 25 | 3,685,296 | 2,944,806 | 2,147,174 | 73,677 |
| Louisiana | 4,523,628 | 4,515,770 | 24 | 4,496,334 | 24 | 5.9 | 102.6 | 4,468,976 | 22 | 4,219,973 | 2,683,516 | 1,381,625 | — |
| Maine | 1,321,505 | 1,317,253 | 40 | 1,305,728 | 40 | 3.8 | 41.3 | 1,274,923 | 40 | 1,227,928 | 913,774 | 694,466 | 96,540 |
| Maryland | 5,600,388 | 5,558,058 | 19 | 5,508,909 | 19 | 10.8 | 541.9 | 5,296,486 | 19 | 4,781,468 | 2,343,001 | 1,188,044 | 319,728 |
| Massachusetts | 6,398,743 | 6,416,505 | 13 | 6,433,422 | 13 | 5.5 | 809.8 | 6,349,097 | 13 | 6,016,425 | 4,690,514 | 2,805,346 | 378,787 |
| Michigan | 10,120,860 | 10,112,620 | 8 | 10,079,985 | 8 | 6.9 | 175.0 | 9,938,444 | 8 | 9,295,297 | 6,371,766 | 2,420,982 | — |
| Minnesota | 5,132,799 | 5,100,958 | 21 | 5,059,375 | 21 | 12.4 | 61.8 | 4,919,479 | 21 | 4,375,099 | 2,982,483 | 1,751,394 | — |
| Mississippi | 2,921,088 | 2,902,966 | 31 | 2,881,281 | 31 | 10.5 | 60.6 | 2,844,658 | 31 | 2,573,216 | 2,178,914 | 1,551,270 | — |
| Missouri | 5,800,310 | 5,754,618 | 17 | 5,704,484 | 17 | 9.3 | 81.2 | 5,595,211 | 17 | 5,117,073 | 3,954,653 | 3,106,665 | — |
| Montana | 935,670 | 926,865 | 44 | 917,621 | 44 | 12.9 | 6.2 | 902,195 | 44 | 799,065 | 591,024 | 243,329 | — |
| Nebraska | 1,758,787 | 1,747,214 | 38 | 1,739,291 | 38 | 8.4 | 22.3 | 1,711,263 | 38 | 1,578,385 | 1,325,510 | 1,066,300 | — |
| Nevada | 2,414,807 | 2,334,771 | 35 | 2,241,154 | 35 | 66.3 | 18.2 | 1,998,257 | 35 | 1,201,833 | 160,083 | 42,335 | — |
| New Hampshire | 1,309,940 | 1,299,500 | 41 | 1,287,687 | 41 | 11.4 | 137.8 | 1,235,786 | 41 | 1,109,252 | 533,242 | 411,588 | 141,885 |
| New Jersey | 8,717,925 | 8,698,879 | 10 | 8,638,396 | 10 | 8.9 | 1,134.5 | 8,414,350 | 9 | 7,730,188 | 4,835,329 | 1,883,669 | 184,139 |
| New Mexico | 1,928,384 | 1,903,289 | 36 | 1,874,614 | 36 | 20.1 | 15.0 | 1,819,046 | 36 | 1,515,069 | 681,187 | 195,310 | — |
| New York | 19,254,630 | 19,227,088 | 3 | 19,190,115 | 3 | 5.5 | 401.9 | 18,976,457 | 3 | 17,990,455 | 14,830,192 | 7,268,894 | 340,120 |
| North Carolina | 8,683,242 | 8,541,221 | 11 | 8,407,248 | 11 | 21.4 | 165.2 | 8,049,313 | 11 | 6,628,637 | 4,061,929 | 1,893,810 | 393,751 |
| North Dakota | 636,677 | 634,366 | 48 | 633,837 | 48 | 0.5 | 9.3 | 642,200 | 47 | 638,800 | 619,636 | 319,146 | — |
| Ohio | 11,464,042 | 11,459,011 | 7 | 11,435,798 | 7 | 4.7 | 277.3 | 11,353,140 | 7 | 10,847,115 | 7,946,627 | 4,157,545 | — |
| Oklahoma | 3,547,884 | 3,523,553 | 28 | 3,511,532 | 28 | 9.7 | 50.3 | 3,450,654 | 27 | 3,145,585 | 2,233,351 | 790,3912 | — |
| Oregon | 3,641,056 | 3,594,586 | 27 | 3,559,596 | 27 | 20.4 | 35.6 | 3,421,399 | 28 | 2,842,321 | 1,521,341 | 413,536 | — |
| Pennsylvania | 12,429,616 | 12,406,292 | 6 | 12,365,455 | 6 | 3.4 | 274.0 | 12,281,054 | 6 | 11,881,643 | 10,498,012 | 6,302,115 | 434,373 |
| Rhode Island | 1,076,189 | 1,080,632 | 43 | 1,076,164 | 43 | 4.5 | 1,003.2 | 1,048,319 | 43 | 1,003,464 | 791,896 | 428,556 | 68,825 |
| South Carolina | 4,255,083 | 4,198,068 | 25 | 4,147,152 | 25 | 15.1 | 133.2 | 4,012,012 | 26 | 3,486,703 | 2,117,027 | 1,340,316 | 249,073 |
| South Dakota | 775,933 | 770,883 | 46 | 764,309 | 46 | 8.5 | 9.9 | 754,844 | 46 | 696,004 | 652,740 | 401,570 | — |
| Tennessee | 5,962,959 | 5,900,962 | 16 | 5,841,748 | 16 | 16.7 | 138.0 | 5,689,283 | 16 | 4,877,185 | 3,291,718 | 2,020,616 | 35,691 |
| Texas | 22,859,968 | 22,490,022 | 2 | 22,118,509 | 2 | 22.8 | 79.6 | 20,851,820 | 2 | 16,986,510 | 7,711,194 | 3,048,710 | — |
| Utah | 2,469,585 | 2,389,039 | 34 | 2,351,467 | 34 | 29.6 | 27.2 | 2,233,169 | 34 | 1,722,850 | 688,862 | 276,749 | — |
| Vermont | 623,050 | 621,394 | 49 | 619,107 | 49 | 8.2 | 65.8 | 608,827 | 49 | 562,758 | 377,747 | 343,641 | 85,425 |
| Virginia | 7,567,465 | 7,459,827 | 12 | 7,386,330 | 12 | 14.4 | 178.8 | 7,078,515 | 12 | 6,187,358 | 3,318,680 | 1,854,184 | 747,6103 |
| Washington | 6,287,759 | 6,203,788 | 15 | 6,131,445 | 15 | 21.1 | 88.6 | 5,894,121 | 15 | 4,866,692 | 2,378,963 | 518,103 | — |
| West Virginia | 1,816,856 | 1,815,354 | 37 | 1,810,354 | 37 | 0.8 | 75.1 | 1,808,344 | 37 | 1,793,477 | 2,005,552 | 958,800 | — |
| Wisconsin | 5,536,201 | 5,509,026 | 20 | 5,472,299 | 20 | 9.6 | 98.8 | 5,363,675 | 18 | 4,891,769 | 3,434,575 | 2,069,042 | — |
| Wyoming | 509,294 | 506,529 | 50 | 501,242 | 51 | 8.9 | 5.1 | 493,782 | 50 | 453,588 | 290,529 | 92,531 | — |
| Total U.S. | 296,410,404 | 293,655,404 | 290,809,777 | — | 13.2 | — | 281,421,906 | — | 248,709,873 | 151,325,798 | 76,212,168 | 3,929,214 |
1. Estimated.
2. Includes population of Indian Territory, 1900: 392,960.
3. Until 1863, Virginia included what is now West Virginia.
