State Population Density

Listed below are state population densities (Population over Area). Population density is a good measurement in determining how crowded a state may be. In parentheses is the number of people per square mile. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000).

1- District of Columbia - 9,315
2- New Jersey - 1,134
3- Rhode Island - 1,003
4- Massachusetts - 810
5- Connecticut - 703
6- Maryland - 542
7- New York - 402
8- Delaware - 401
9- Florida - 296
10- Ohio - 277
11- Pennsylvania - 274
12- Illinois - 223
13- California - 217
14- Hawaii - 189
15- Virginia - 179
16- Michigan - 175
17- Indiana - 170
18- North Carolina - 165
19- Georgia - 141
20- Tennessee - 138
21- New Hampshire - 138
22- South Carolina - 133
23- Louisiana - 103
24- Kentucky - 102
25- Wisconsin - 99
26- Washington - 89
27- Alabama - 88
28- Missouri - 81
29- Texas - 80
30- West Virginia - 75
31- Vermont - 66
32- Minnesota - 62
33- Mississippi - 61
34- Iowa - 52
35- Arkansas - 51
36- Oklahoma - 50
37- Arizona - 45
38- Colorado - 41
39- Maine - 41
40- Oregon - 36
41- Kansas - 33
42- Utah - 27
43- Nebraska - 22
44- Nevada - 18
45- Idaho - 16
46- New Mexico - 15
47- South Dakota - 10
48- North Dakota - 9
49- Montana - 6
50- Wyoming - 5
51- Alaska - 1

Territories:
Puerto Rico - 1,111
Virgin Island - N/A
American Samoa - N/A
Guam - N/A
Northern Mariana Islands - N/A

Last Updated: January 3, 2001
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