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