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List of U.S. states by population
This is a list of U.S. states by population. The data is from the United States Census Bureau and is current as of mid-year 2000. For reference, the population of the entire United States is approximately 293,000,000.
| Rank | State | Population |
| 1 | California | 33,871,640 |
| 2 | Texas | 20,851,820 |
| 3 | New York | 18,976,457 |
| 4 | Florida | 15,982,378 |
| 5 | Illinois | 12,419,293 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 12,281,054 |
| 7 | Ohio | 11,353,140 |
| 8 | Michigan | 9,938,444 |
| 9 | New Jersey | 8,414,350 |
| 10 | Georgia | 8,186,453 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 8,049,313 |
| 12 | Virginia | 7,078,515 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 6,349,097 |
| 14 | Indiana | 6,080,485 |
| 15 | Washington | 5,894,121 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 5,689,283 |
| 17 | Missouri | 5,595,211 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 5,363,675 |
| 19 | Maryland | 5,296,486 |
| 20 | Arizona | 5,130,632 |
| 21 | Minnesota | 4,919,479 |
| 22 | Louisiana | 4,468,976 |
| 23 | Alabama | 4,447,100 |
| 24 | Colorado | 4,301,261 |
| 25 | Kentucky | 4,041,769 |
| 26 | South Carolina | 4,012,012 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | 3,450,654 |
| 28 | Oregon | 3,421,399 |
| 29 | Connecticut | 3,405,565 |
| 30 | Iowa | 2,926,324 |
| 31 | Mississippi | 2,844,658 |
| 32 | Kansas | 2,688,418 |
| 33 | Arkansas | 2,673,400 |
| 34 | Utah | 2,233,169 |
| 35 | Nevada | 1,998,257 |
| 36 | New Mexico | 1,819,046 |
| 37 | West Virginia | 1,808,344 |
| 38 | Nebraska | 1,711,263 |
| 39 | Idaho | 1,293,953 |
| 40 | Maine | 1,274,923 |
| 41 | New Hampshire | 1,235,786 |
| 42 | Hawaii | 1,211,537 |
| 43 | Rhode Island | 1,048,319 |
| 44 | Montana | 904,433 |
| 45 | Delaware | 783,600 |
| 46 | South Dakota | 754,844 |
| 47 | North Dakota | 642,200 |
| 48 | Alaska | 626,932 |
| 49 | Vermont | 608,827 |
| 50 | Wyoming | 493,782 |
See also
External links
- States by population, organized alphabetically: US Census
- Like above, but with areas, densities and more
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