Rank
|
State
|
Population
|
1
|
New York
|
12,588,066
|
2
|
Pennsylvania
|
9,631,350
|
3
|
Illinois
|
7,630,654
|
4
|
Ohio
|
6,646,697
|
5
|
Texas
|
5,824,715
|
6
|
California
|
5,677,251
|
7
|
Michigan
|
4,842,325
|
8
|
Massachusetts
|
4,249,614
|
9
|
New Jersey
|
4,041,334
|
10
|
Missouri
|
3,629,367
|
11
|
Indiana
|
3,238,503
|
12
|
North Carolina
|
3,170,276
|
13
|
Wisconsin
|
2,939,006
|
14
|
Georgia
|
2,908,506
|
15
|
Alabama
|
2,646,248
|
16
|
Tennessee
|
2,616,556
|
17
|
Kentucky
|
2,614,589
|
18
|
Minnesota
|
2,563,953
|
19
|
Iowa
|
2,470,939
|
20
|
Virginia
|
2,421,851
|
21
|
Oklahoma
|
2,396,040
|
22
|
Louisiana
|
2,101,593
|
23
|
Mississippi
|
2,009,821
|
24
|
Kansas
|
1,880,999
|
25
|
Arkansas
|
1,854,482
|
|
Rank
|
State
|
Population
|
26
|
South Carolina
|
1,738,765
|
27
|
West Virginia
|
1,729,205
|
28
|
Maryland
|
1,631,526
|
29
|
Connecticut
|
1,606,903
|
30
|
Washington
|
1,563,396
|
31
|
Florida
|
1,468,211
|
32
|
Nebraska
|
1,377,963
|
33
|
Colorado
|
1,035,791
|
34
|
Oregon
|
953,786
|
35
|
Maine
|
797,423
|
36
|
South Dakota
|
692,849
|
37
|
Rhode Island
|
687,497
|
38
|
North Dakota
|
680,845
|
39
|
Montana
|
537,606
|
40
|
Utah
|
507,847
|
41
|
New Hampshire
|
465,293
|
42
|
Idaho
|
445,032
|
43
|
Arizona
|
435,573
|
44
|
New Mexico
|
423,317
|
45
|
Hawaii
|
368,300
|
46
|
Vermont
|
359,611
|
47
|
Delaware
|
238,380
|
48
|
Wyoming
|
225,565
|
49
|
Nevada
|
91,058
|
50
|
Alaska
|
59,278
|
|