Rank
|
State
|
Population
|
1
|
New York
|
10,385,227
|
2
|
Pennsylvania
|
8,720,017
|
3
|
Illinois
|
6,485,280
|
4
|
Ohio
|
5,759,394
|
5
|
Texas
|
4,663,228
|
6
|
Massachusetts
|
3,852,356
|
7
|
Michigan
|
3,668,412
|
8
|
California
|
3,426,861
|
9
|
Missouri
|
3,404,055
|
10
|
New Jersey
|
3,155,900
|
11
|
Indiana
|
2,930,390
|
12
|
Georgia
|
2,895,832
|
13
|
Wisconsin
|
2,632,067
|
14
|
North Carolina
|
2,559,123
|
15
|
Kentucky
|
2,416,630
|
16
|
Iowa
|
2,404,021
|
17
|
Minnesota
|
2,387,125
|
18
|
Alabama
|
2,348,174
|
19
|
Tennessee
|
2,337,885
|
20
|
Virginia
|
2,309,187
|
21
|
Oklahoma
|
2,028,283
|
22
|
Louisiana
|
1,798,509
|
23
|
Mississippi
|
1,790,618
|
24
|
Kansas
|
1,769,257
|
25
|
Arkansas
|
1,752,204
|
|
Rank
|
State
|
Population
|
26
|
South Carolina
|
1,683,724
|
27
|
West Virginia
|
1,463,701
|
28
|
Maryland
|
1,449,661
|
29
|
Connecticut
|
1,380,631
|
30
|
Washington
|
1,356,621
|
31
|
Nebraska
|
1,296,372
|
32
|
Florida
|
968,470
|
33
|
Colorado
|
939,629
|
34
|
Oregon
|
783,389
|
35
|
Maine
|
768,014
|
36
|
North Dakota
|
646,872
|
37
|
South Dakota
|
636,547
|
38
|
Rhode Island
|
604,397
|
39
|
Montana
|
548,889
|
40
|
Utah
|
449,396
|
41
|
New Hampshire
|
443,083
|
42
|
Idaho
|
431,866
|
43
|
New Mexico
|
360,350
|
44
|
Vermont
|
352,428
|
45
|
Arizona
|
334,162
|
46
|
Hawaii
|
255,881
|
47
|
Delaware
|
223,003
|
48
|
Wyoming
|
194,402
|
49
|
Nevada
|
77,407
|
50
|
Alaska
|
55,036
|
|