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Population of the US States and principal US territories.


Population of the US States and principal US territories
Population of US States.
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Number of inhabitants of the US states ranked by population.


The United States is the third-most populous country in the world, with more than 334.5 million people (in April 2023).

About 78% of the US population speaks English, 13% Spanish, and 1% Chinese. [1]

As you might know, the United States is divided into 50 States. The 48 contiguous Continental United States (also known as the Lower 48) and separated Alaska are located in North America. The US state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, about 4,000 km (3,500 mi) southwest of the US mainland.

98% of the US population lives in the Contiguous United States.
About 12% of the US population lives in California and 0.17% in Wyoming. The most densely populated state is New Jersey, followed by Puerto Rico (not a state) and Rhode Island.

This is a list of all U.S. states and the five principal U.S. territories with population estimates as of 2022, ranked from the most populous U.S. state to the least populous state in the United States.


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No
Flag
State
Population
Capital
Notes

 

1
California State Flag
39,029,000
California is the most populous US state. It is composed of White 71.1%, Black or African American 6.5%, American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%, Asian 15.9%, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.5%, Hispanic or Latino 40.2%. It is the US state with the highest Hispanic/Latino (40.2%) and Asian American populations (15.9%).

California's largest metropolitan area is Los Angeles Metro.
 
2
Texas State Flag
30,029,000
Second-largest and second-most populous US state. Texas is composed of White 77.9%, incl. Hispanic/Latino 40.2%, Black or African American 13.2%, American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%, Asian 5.5%, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.2%. The state's largest metropolitan area is DallasFort Worth.
 
3
Florida State Flag
22,245,000
The state's largest city is Jacksonville. About a quarter of Florida's population are Hispanics or Latinos. It is composed of White alone, not Hispanic or Latino 52.7%, Hispanic or Latino 26.8%, Black or African American 17.0%.
 
4
New York State Flag
19,677,000
New York state is composed of White 69.1%, Hispanic or Latino 19.5%, Black or African American 17.6%, Asian 9.3%. The largest city is New York City.
 
5
Pennsylvania State Flag
12,972,000
Pennsylvania's population is composed of White alone, not Hispanic or Latino 74.8%, Black or African American 12.2%, Hispanic or Latino 8.4%, Asian 3.9%.
The state's most populous city is Philadelphia.
 
6
Illinois State Flag
12,582,000
Illinois' population is composed of White alone, not Hispanic or Latino 60.0%, Hispanic or Latino 18.0%, Black or African American 14.7%, Asian 6.1%. Illinois's largest city is Chicago.
 
7
Ohio State Flag
11,756,000
Nearly 80% of Ohio's population is White alone, not Hispanic or Latino 77.7%, Black or African American 13.2%, Hispanic or Latino 4.3%, Asian 2.7%.
The largest metropolitan area that lies entirely within Ohio is Greater Cleveland.
 
8
Georgia State Flag
10,913,000
Georgia is the U.S. state with the third largest African-American population (33%) after Texas and Florida. Georgia's other races are White alone, not Hispanic or Latino 51.0%, Hispanic or Latino 10.2%, Asian 4.6%.
 
9
North Carolina State Flag
10,699,000
North Carolina's population is composed of White alone, not Hispanic or Latino 61.9%, Black or African American 22.3%, Hispanic or Latino 10.2%, Asian 3.4%. Charlotte is the most populous city in North Carolina.
 
10
Michigan State Flag
10,034,000
About three-quarters of Michigan's population is white. Michigan's population is composed of White alone, not Hispanic or Latino 74.2%, Black or African American 14.1%, Hispanic or Latino 5.6%, Asian 3.4%. The largest city in Michigan is Detroit.
 
11
New Jersey State Flag
9,262,000
New Jersey is the most densely populated US state.
 
12
Virginia State Flag
8,684,000
About 70% of Virginia's population is white, and 20% are African-Americans.
 
13
Washington State Flag
7,786,000
Seattle is the state's most populous city.
 
14
Arizona State Flag
7,359,000
About 32% of Arizona's population are Hispanics or of Latino Origin.
 
15
Tennessee State Flag
7,051,000
The majority of Tennessee's population is white (73%); 17% of the population is African American.
 
16
Massachusetts State Flag
6,982,000
More than two-thirds of Massachusetts' total population lives in Greater Boston (4.87 million inhabitants), the state's largest metropolitan area.
 
17
Indiana State Flag
6,833,000
Almost 80% of the population of Indiana is white; about 10% are African-Americans.
 
18
Missouri State Flag
6,178,000
About 80% of the population of Missouri is white; about 12% are African-Americans.
 
19
Maryland State Flag
6,164,000
The largest city in Maryland is Baltimore. Almost half of Maryland's entire population lives in the Baltimore metropolitan area. 50% of the state's population is white, about 31% are African-Americans, and 10% are of Hispanic or Latino Origin.
 
20
Wisconsin State Flag
5,893,000
Milwaukee is Wisconsin's largest city. 80% of the population of Wisconsin is white, about 7% are African-Americans, and 7% are Hispanics or Latinos.
 
21
Colorado State Flag
5,840,000
The population of Colorado is white (68%), Hispanic or Latino (22%), African-American (4.6%), and Asian (3.5%).
 
22
Minnesota State Flag
5,717,000
The state's most populous city is Minneapolis. The population of Minnesota is predominantly white (84%).
 
23
South Carolina State Flag
5,283,000
The population of South Carolina is White (64%), African-American (27%), Hispanic or Latino (6%), and Asian (1.8%).
 
24
Alabama State Flag
5,074,000
The population of Alabama is composed of whites (65%), African Americans (27%), Hispanics or Latinos (4.6%) and Asians (1.5%).
 
25
Louisiana State Flag
4,590,000
Louisiana is the US state with the second-largest African-American population (32%). The largest city is New Orleans.
 
26
Kentucky State Flag
4,512,000
The people of Kentucky are white 84.3%, African American 8.4%, Hispanic or Latino 3.8%, Asian 1.6%, and 0.3% Native American.
 
27
Oregon State Flag
4,240,000
Oregon's population is 87% white, 13.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5% Asian, 2.2% African American, and 1.8% Native American. The state's most populous city is Portland.
 
28
Oklahoma State Flag
4,020,000
Oklahoma has a predominantly white population of 65.3%; about 11% are Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Native American, 7.8% African American, and 2.3% Asian. Oklahoma is among the states with the highest Native American population.
 
29
Connecticut State Flag
3,626,000
The population of Connecticut is composed of White alone 66%, Hispanic or Latino 17%, African American 12%, Asian 5%, and Native American 0.6%.
 
30
Utah State Flag
3,381,000
The majority of Utah's population is white 78%, 14% are Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Asian, 1.5% Native American, and 1.4% African American.
 
31
Iowa State Flag
3,201,000
The population of Iowa is 85% white, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% African American, 2.7% Asian and 0.5% Native American.
 
32
Nevada State Flag
3,178,000
The population of Nevada is composed of 48.7% white people, 29.0% Hispanics or Latinos, 10% African Americans, 8.7% Asians, and 1.7% Native Americans. The largest city in Nevada is Las Vegas.
 
33
Arkansas State Flag
3,046,000
The population of Arkansas is White 78.6%, Black or African American 15.7%, American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%, Asian 1.8%, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.4%.
 
34
Mississippi State Flag
2,940,000
The population of Mississippi is composed of White 58.8%, Black or African American, 38.0%, American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%, Asian 1.1%, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1%.
Mississippi is the US state with the largest African-American population.
 
35
Kansas State Flag
2,937,000
The population of Kansas is composed of White 86.0%, Black or African American 6.2%, American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%, Asian 3.2%, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1%.
 
36
New Mexico State Flag
2,113,000
About half of New Mexico's population is of Hispanic or Latino Origin. Other ethnic groups are Caucasian (white) 36.8%, Native American 11%, African American 2.6%, and Asian 1.8%.
 
37
Nebraska State Flag
1,968,000
Nebraska's population is made up of Caucasian 78.2%, Hispanic or Latino 11.4%, African American 5.2%, Asian 2.7%, and Native American 1.5%.
 
38
Idaho State Flag
1.939,000
Idaho is quite white, with almost 82% Caucasians and only 0.9% African Americans. The rest of the population comprises Hispanics or Latinos 12.7%, Asians 1.6%, and Native Americans 1.7%.
 
39
West Virginia State Flag
1,775,000
At 92.1%, the population of West Virginia is mostly white, with African Americans 3.6%, Hispanics or Latinos 1.7%, Asians 0.8%, and Native Americans 0.3%.
 
40
Hawai'i State Flag
1,440,000
Hawaii is the only island state and the only US state located outside North America. Hawaii is the US state with the highest Asian population (37.6%.) Only about 10% of the population are Hawaiian natives.
 
41
New Hampshire State Flag
1,395,000
The population of New Hampshire is almost pure white (90% White Americans). The rest of the population is made up of 4% Hispanics or Latinos, 3.0% Asians, 1.8% Black or African Americans, and 0.3% Native Americans.
 
42
Maine State Flag
1,385,000
Maine is the state with the highest population of White Americans (93%). The rest of the state's population is made up of 1.8% Hispanics or Latinos, 1.7% Black or African Americans, 1.3% Asians, and 0.7% Native Americans.
 
43
Montana State Flag
1,123,000
The population of Montana consists of white Americans 86%, Native Americans 6.6%, Hispanics or Latinos 4.0%, Asians 0.9% and African Americans 0.6%.
 
44
Rhode Island State Flag
1,094,000
Rhode Island's ethnic groups are 72.0 percent white, 15.9 percent Hispanic or Latino, 8.4 percent African American, 3.6 percent Asian and 1.1 percent Native American.
 
45
Delaware State Flag
1,018,000
The population of Delaware is composed of White alone 61.9%, African American 23.0%, Hispanic or Latino 9.5%, Asian 4.1%, and Native American 0.7%.
46
South Dakota State Flag
910,000
South Dakota's population is made up of Caucasian 81.4%, Native American 9.0%, Hispanic or Latino 4.1%, African American 2.4%, and Asian 1.7%.
 
47
North Dakota State Flag
779,000
The population of North Dakota is composed of White alone 84.0%, Native American 5.5%, Hispanic or Latino 3.9%, African American 3.4%, and Asian 1.8%.
 
48
Alaska State Flag
734,000
Alaska is the largest US state by area and the least densely populated. It is the state with the highest percentage of American Indians and Alaska Natives (15.6%).
 
49
Vermont State Flag
647,000
Vermont is the second-least populated US state and the state with the second-highest percentage of White Americans (92.6%).
 
50
Wyoming State Flag
581,000
Wyoming is the least populated US state. Wyoming's population is 83.7% white, 10.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Native American, 1.3% African American and 1.1% Asian.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau - Release Date 2022

 
Territories of the United States (Population estimates 2023)

There are five permanently inhabited territories under the sovereign jurisdiction of the federal government of the United States.

 
Flag
U.S. territory
Population
Capital
Notes
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District of Columbia Flag
672,000
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Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia, is the capital of the United States of America. Nearly 6.4 million people live in Washington's metropolitan area.
 
 
American Samoa Flag
45,000
Remote US territory consisting of seven South Pacific islands and atolls.
 
 
Guam Flag
169,000
Hagåtña (Agaña)
The remote US island territory in Micronesia is the westernmost point of the United States. Spoken languages are English and Chamorro.
 
 
Northern Mariana Islands Flag
51,000
Remote US insular area in the northwestern Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines and north of New Guinea consists of 14 islands.
 
 
Puerto Rico Flag
3,057,000
Greater Antilles island in the Caribbean Sea. It is the largest and most populous of the principal territories of the United States.
 
US Virgin Islands Flag
105,000
Volcanic Caribbean archipelago and an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau and CIA World Fact Book
 



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