State Rankings by PopulationListed below are state rankings according to population. Following the states are the U.S. Territories. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000).
1- California - 33,871,648
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 - 902,195
45- Delaware - 783,600
46- South Dakota - 754,844
47- North Dakota - 642,200
48- Alaska - 626,932
49- Vermont - 608,827
50- District of Columbia - 572,059
51- Wyoming - 493,782
Territories:
Puerto Rico - 3,808,610
Guam - N/A
Virgin Islands - N/A
Northern Mariana Islands - N/A
American Samoa - N/A
Last Updated: January 3, 2001
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