Statistics for US States by population 1940

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Rank	State	Population	% Correct
1	New York	13,479,142	100%
3	Illinois	7,897,241	79%
50	Alaska	72,524	71%
5	California	6,907,387	71%
14	Georgia	3,123,723	71%
8	Massachusetts	4,316,721	71%
7	Michigan	5,256,106	71%
10	Missouri	3,784,664	71%
9	New Jersey	4,160,165	71%
11	North Carolina	3,571,623	71%
4	Ohio	6,907,612	71%
2	Pennsylvania	9,900,180	71%
6	Texas	6,414,824	71%
13	Wisconsin	3,137,587	71%
12	Indiana	3,427,796	64%
18	Minnesota	2,792,300	64%
22	Oklahoma	2,336,434	64%
19	Virginia	2,677,773	64%
48	Wyoming	250,742	64%
17	Alabama	2,832,961	57%
24	Arkansas	1,949,387	57%
33	Colorado	1,123,296	57%
47	Delaware	266,505	57%
45	Hawaii	422,770	57%
42	Idaho	524,873	57%
20	Iowa	2,538,268	57%
16	Kentucky	2,845,627	57%
21	Louisiana	2,363,516	57%
35	Maine	847,226	57%
23	Mississippi	2,183,796	57%
39	Montana	559,456	57%
32	Nebraska	1,315,834	57%
49	Nevada	110,247	57%
38	North Dakota	641,935	57%
36	Rhode Island	713,346	57%
37	South Dakota	642,961	57%
15	Tennessee	2,915,841	57%
40	Utah	550,310	57%
43	Arizona	499,261	50%
27	Florida	1,897,414	50%
28	Maryland	1,821,244	50%
44	New Hampshire	491,524	50%
41	New Mexico	531,818	50%
26	South Carolina	1,899,804	50%
46	Vermont	359,231	50%
25	West Virginia	1,901,974	50%
31	Connecticut	1,709,242	43%
29	Kansas	1,801,028	43%
34	Oregon	1,089,684	43%
30	Washington	1,736,191	43%