Rank
|
State
|
Population
|
1
|
New York
|
9,113,614
|
2
|
Pennsylvania
|
7,665,111
|
3
|
Illinois
|
5,638,591
|
4
|
Ohio
|
4,767,121
|
5
|
Texas
|
3,896,542
|
6
|
Massachusetts
|
3,366,416
|
7
|
Missouri
|
3,293,335
|
8
|
Michigan
|
2,810,173
|
9
|
Indiana
|
2,700,876
|
10
|
Georgia
|
2,609,121
|
11
|
New Jersey
|
2,537,167
|
12
|
California
|
2,377,549
|
13
|
Wisconsin
|
2,333,860
|
14
|
Kentucky
|
2,289,905
|
15
|
Iowa
|
2,224,771
|
16
|
North Carolina
|
2,206,287
|
17
|
Tennessee
|
2,184,789
|
18
|
Alabama
|
2,138,093
|
19
|
Minnesota
|
2,075,708
|
20
|
Virginia
|
2,061,612
|
21
|
Mississippi
|
1,797,114
|
22
|
Kansas
|
1,690,949
|
23
|
Oklahoma
|
1,657,155
|
24
|
Louisiana
|
1,656,388
|
25
|
Arkansas
|
1,574,449
|
|
Rank
|
State
|
Population
|
26
|
South Carolina
|
1,515,400
|
27
|
Maryland
|
1,295,346
|
28
|
West Virginia
|
1,221,119
|
29
|
Nebraska
|
1,192,214
|
30
|
Washington
|
1,141,990
|
31
|
Connecticut
|
1,114,756
|
32
|
Colorado
|
799,024
|
33
|
Florida
|
752,619
|
34
|
Maine
|
742,371
|
35
|
Oregon
|
672,765
|
36
|
South Dakota
|
583,888
|
37
|
North Dakota
|
577,056
|
38
|
Rhode Island
|
542,610
|
39
|
New Hampshire
|
430,572
|
40
|
Montana
|
376,053
|
41
|
Utah
|
373,351
|
42
|
Vermont
|
355,956
|
43
|
New Mexico
|
327,301
|
44
|
Idaho
|
325,594
|
45
|
Arizona
|
204,354
|
46
|
Delaware
|
202,322
|
47
|
Hawaii
|
191,874
|
48
|
Wyoming
|
145,965
|
49
|
Nevada
|
81,875
|
50
|
Alaska
|
64,356
|
|