First U.S. States to Reach 5 Million People

Name the states of the United States that were the earliest to reach a population of 5 million.

Dates are estimates based on decennial censuses

Based on the QM Quiz for 1 Million

Florida is recorded as 4,951,560 for the 1970 census, but reaches 5,000,000 in about 96 days and 4 hours after January first, if that is the date when the population was 4,951,560.

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Year	State
1879	New York
1888	Pennsylvania
1903	Illinois
1913	Ohio
1923	Texas

Year	State
1927	California
1934	Michigan
1952	New Jersey
1957	Massachusetts
1970	Florida

Level 63

Jul 20, 2023

I really didn’t expect California to be here, I thought it would surely have been admitted as a state too late.

Great quiz.

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Jul 20, 2023

Thanks!

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