Rank
|
State
|
Population
|
1
|
California
|
29,760,021
|
2
|
New York
|
17,990,455
|
3
|
Texas
|
16,986,510
|
4
|
Florida
|
12,937,926
|
5
|
Pennsylvania
|
11,881,643
|
6
|
Illinois
|
11,430,602
|
7
|
Ohio
|
10,847,115
|
8
|
Michigan
|
9,295,297
|
9
|
New Jersey
|
7,730,188
|
10
|
North Carolina
|
6,628,637
|
11
|
Georgia
|
6,478,216
|
12
|
Virginia
|
6,187,358
|
13
|
Massachusetts
|
6,016,425
|
14
|
Indiana
|
5,544,159
|
15
|
Missouri
|
5,117,073
|
16
|
Wisconsin
|
4,891,769
|
17
|
Tennessee
|
4,877,185
|
18
|
Washington
|
4,866,692
|
19
|
Maryland
|
4,781,468
|
20
|
Minnesota
|
4,375,099
|
21
|
Louisiana
|
4,219,973
|
22
|
Alabama
|
4,040,587
|
23
|
Kentucky
|
3,685,296
|
24
|
Arizona
|
3,665,228
|
25
|
South Carolina
|
3,486,703
|
|
Rank
|
State
|
Population
|
26
|
Colorado
|
3,294,394
|
27
|
Connecticut
|
3,287,116
|
28
|
Oklahoma
|
3,145,585
|
29
|
Oregon
|
2,842,321
|
30
|
Iowa
|
2,776,755
|
31
|
Mississippi
|
2,573,216
|
32
|
Kansas
|
2,477,574
|
33
|
Arkansas
|
2,350,725
|
34
|
West Virginia
|
1,793,477
|
35
|
Utah
|
1,722,850
|
36
|
Nebraska
|
1,578,385
|
37
|
New Mexico
|
1,515,069
|
38
|
Maine
|
1,227,928
|
39
|
Nevada
|
1,201,833
|
40
|
New Hampshire
|
1,109,252
|
41
|
Hawaii
|
1,108,229
|
42
|
Idaho
|
1,006,749
|
43
|
Rhode Island
|
1,003,464
|
44
|
Montana
|
799,065
|
45
|
South Dakota
|
696,004
|
46
|
Delaware
|
666,168
|
47
|
North Dakota
|
638,800
|
48
|
Vermont
|
562,758
|
49
|
Alaska
|
550,043
|
50
|
Wyoming
|
453,588
|
|