Rank
|
States
|
Population
|
1
|
New York
|
16,782,304
|
2
|
California
|
15,717,204
|
3
|
Pennsylvania
|
11,319,366
|
4
|
Illinois
|
10,081,158
|
5
|
Ohio
|
9,706,397
|
6
|
Texas
|
9,579,677
|
7
|
Michigan
|
7,823,194
|
8
|
New Jersey
|
6,066,782
|
9
|
Massachusetts
|
5,148,578
|
10
|
Florida
|
4,951,560
|
11
|
Indiana
|
4,662,498
|
12
|
North Carolina
|
4,556,155
|
13
|
Missouri
|
4,319,813
|
14
|
Virginia
|
3,966,949
|
15
|
Wisconsin
|
3,951,777
|
16
|
Georgia
|
3,943,116
|
17
|
Tennessee
|
3,567,089
|
18
|
Minnesota
|
3,413,864
|
19
|
Alabama
|
3,266,740
|
20
|
Louisiana
|
3,257,022
|
21
|
Maryland
|
3,100,689
|
22
|
Kentucky
|
3,038,156
|
23
|
Washington
|
2,853,214
|
24
|
Iowa
|
2,757,537
|
25
|
Connecticut
|
2,535,234
|
|
Rank
|
States
|
Population
|
26
|
South Carolina
|
2,382,594
|
27
|
Oklahoma
|
2,328,284
|
28
|
Kansas
|
2,178,611
|
29
|
Mississippi
|
2,178,141
|
30
|
West Virginia
|
1,860,421
|
31
|
Arkansas
|
1,786,272
|
32
|
Oregon
|
1,768,687
|
33
|
Colorado
|
1,753,947
|
34
|
Nebraska
|
1,411,330
|
35
|
Arizona
|
1,302,161
|
36
|
Maine
|
969,265
|
37
|
New Mexico
|
951,023
|
38
|
Utah
|
890,627
|
39
|
Rhode Island
|
859,488
|
40
|
South Dakota
|
680,514
|
41
|
Montana
|
674,767
|
42
|
Idaho
|
667,191
|
43
|
Hawaii
|
632,772
|
44
|
North Dakota
|
632,446
|
45
|
New Hampshire
|
606,921
|
46
|
Delaware
|
446,292
|
47
|
Vermont
|
389,881
|
48
|
Wyoming
|
330,066
|
49
|
Nevada
|
285,278
|
50
|
Alaska
|
226,167
|
|