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Population by State

State July 2006
pop.1		 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 4,599,000 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 670,000 663,661 655,435 47 648,818 47 14.0 1.1 626,932 48 550,043 128,643 63,592 —
Arizona 6,166,000 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 2,811,000 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 36,458,000 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 4,753,000 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 3,505,000 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 853,000 843,524 830,364 45 817,491 45 17.6 401.0 783,600 45 666,168 318,085 184,735 59,096
DC 582,000 550,521 553,523 — 563,384 50 –5.7 9,378.0 572,059 — 606,900 802,178 278,718 —
Florida 18,090,000 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 9,364,000 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 1,285,000 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 1,466,000 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 12,832,000 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 6,314,000 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 2,982,000 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 2,764,000 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 4,206,000 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 4,288,000 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 1,322,000 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 5,616,000 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 6,437,000 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 10,096,000 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 5,167,000 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 2,911,000 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 5,843,000 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 945,000 935,670 926,865 44 917,621 44 12.9 6.2 902,195 44 799,065 591,024 243,329 —
Nebraska 1,768,000 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 2,496,000 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 1,315,000 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 8,725,000 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 1,955,000 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 19,306,000 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 8,857,000 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 636,000 636,677 634,366 48 633,837 48 0.5 9.3 642,200 47 638,800 619,636 319,146 —
Ohio 11,478,000 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 3,579,000 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 3,701,000 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 12,441,000 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 1,068,000 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 4,321,000 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 782,000 775,933 770,883 46 764,309 46 8.5 9.9 754,844 46 696,004 652,740 401,570 —
Tennessee 6,039,000 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 23,508,000 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 2,550,000 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 624,000 623,050 621,394 49 619,107 49 8.2 65.8 608,827 49 562,758 377,747 343,641 85,425
Virginia 7,643,000 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 6,396,000 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 1,818,000 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 5,557,000 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 515,000 509,294 506,529 50 501,242 51 8.9 5.1 493,782 50 453,588 290,529 92,531 —
Total U.S. 299,398,000 296,410,404 293,655,404   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.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Web: www.census.gov.

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