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Population by State, 1790 to 2007

The following table lists the population of each state in the United States, from the year 1790 to 2007. For 2000, the data includes population per square mile of each state, as well as population rank.

State July 2007
pop.1		 July 2006
pop.1		 July 2004
pop.		 Pop.
rank,
2004		 Percent
change,
1990–2000		 Pop. per
sq mi,
2000		 2000 Pop.
rank,
2000		 1990 1950 1900 1790
Alabama 4,627,851 4,599,000 4,530,182 23 10.1% 87.6 4,447,100 23 4,040,587 3,061,743 1,828,697 —
Alaska 683,478 670,000 655,435 47 14.0 1.1 626,932 48 550,043 128,643 63,592 —
Arizona 6,338,755 6,166,000 5,743,834 18 40.0 45.2 5,130,632 20 3,665,228 749,587 122,931 —
Arkansas 2,834,797 2,811,000 2,752,629 32 13.7 51.3 2,673,400 33 2,350,725 1,909,511 1,311,564 —
California 36,553,215 36,458,000 35,893,799 1 13.8 217.2 33,871,648 1 29,760,021 10,586,223 1,485,053 —
Colorado 4,861,515 4,753,000 4,601,403 22 30.6 41.5 4,301,261 24 3,294,394 1,325,089 539,700 —
Connecticut 3,502,309 3,505,000 3,503,604 29 3.6 702.9 3,405,565 29 3,287,116 2,007,280 908,420 237,946
Delaware 864,764 853,000 830,364 45 17.6 401.0 783,600 45 666,168 318,085 184,735 59,096
DC 588,292 582,000 553,523 — –5.7 9,378.0 572,059 — 606,900 802,178 278,718 —
Florida 18,251,243 18,090,000 17,397,161 4 23.5 296.4 15,982,378 4 12,937,926 2,771,305 528,542 —
Georgia 9,544,750 9,364,000 8,829,383 9 26.4 141.4 8,186,453 10 6,478,216 3,444,578 2,216,331 82,548
Hawaii 1,283,388 1,285,000 1,262,840 42 9.3 188.6 1,211,537 42 1,108,229 499,794 154,001 —
Idaho 1,499,402 1,466,000 1,393,262 39 28.5 15.6 1,293,953 39 1,006,749 588,637 161,772 —
Illinois 12,852,548 12,832,000 12,713,634 5 8.6 223.4 12,419,293 5 11,430,602 8,712,176 4,821,550 —
Indiana 6,345,289 6,314,000 6,237,569 14 9.7 169.5 6,080,485 14 5,544,159 3,934,224 2,516,462 —
Iowa 2,988,046 2,982,000 2,954,451 30 5.4 52.4 2,926,324 30 2,776,755 2,621,073 2,231,853 —
Kansas 2,775,997 2,764,000 2,735,502 33 8.5 32.9 2,688,418 32 2,477,574 1,905,299 1,470,495 —
Kentucky 4,241,474 4,206,000 4,145,922 26 9.7 101.7 4,041,769 25 3,685,296 2,944,806 2,147,174 73,677
Louisiana 4,293,204 4,288,000 4,515,770 24 5.9 102.6 4,468,976 22 4,219,973 2,683,516 1,381,625 —
Maine 1,317,207 1,322,000 1,317,253 40 3.8 41.3 1,274,923 40 1,227,928 913,774 694,466 96,540
Maryland 5,618,344 5,616,000 5,558,058 19 10.8 541.9 5,296,486 19 4,781,468 2,343,001 1,188,044 319,728
Massachusetts 6,449,755 6,437,000 6,416,505 13 5.5 809.8 6,349,097 13 6,016,425 4,690,514 2,805,346 378,787
Michigan 10,071,822 10,096,000 10,112,620 8 6.9 175.0 9,938,444 8 9,295,297 6,371,766 2,420,982 —
Minnesota 5,197,621 5,167,000 5,100,958 21 12.4 61.8 4,919,479 21 4,375,099 2,982,483 1,751,394 —
Mississippi 2,918,785 2,911,000 2,902,966 31 10.5 60.6 2,844,658 31 2,573,216 2,178,914 1,551,270 —
Missouri 5,878,415 5,843,000 5,754,618 17 9.3 81.2 5,595,211 17 5,117,073 3,954,653 3,106,665 —
Montana 957,861 945,000 926,865 44 12.9 6.2 902,195 44 799,065 591,024 243,329 —
Nebraska 1,774,571 1,768,000 1,747,214 38 8.4 22.3 1,711,263 38 1,578,385 1,325,510 1,066,300 —
Nevada 2,565,382 2,496,000 2,334,771 35 66.3 18.2 1,998,257 35 1,201,833 160,083 42,335 —
New Hampshire 1,315,828 1,315,000 1,299,500 41 11.4 137.8 1,235,786 41 1,109,252 533,242 411,588 141,885
New Jersey 8,685,920 8,725,000 8,698,879 10 8.9 1,134.5 8,414,350 9 7,730,188 4,835,329 1,883,669 184,139
New Mexico 1,969,915 1,955,000 1,903,289 36 20.1 15.0 1,819,046 36 1,515,069 681,187 195,310 —
New York 19,297,729 19,306,000 19,227,088 3 5.5 401.9 18,976,457 3 17,990,455 14,830,192 7,268,894 340,120
North Carolina 9,061,032 8,857,000 8,541,221 11 21.4 165.2 8,049,313 11 6,628,637 4,061,929 1,893,810 393,751
North Dakota 639,715 636,000 634,366 48 0.5 9.3 642,200 47 638,800 619,636 319,146 —
Ohio 11,466,917 11,478,000 11,459,011 7 4.7 277.3 11,353,140 7 10,847,115 7,946,627 4,157,545 —
Oklahoma 3,617,316 3,579,000 3,523,553 28 9.7 50.3 3,450,654 27 3,145,585 2,233,351 790,3912 —
Oregon 3,747,455 3,701,000 3,594,586 27 20.4 35.6 3,421,399 28 2,842,321 1,521,341 413,536 —
Pennsylvania 12,432,792 12,441,000 12,406,292 6 3.4 274.0 12,281,054 6 11,881,643 10,498,012 6,302,115 434,373
Rhode Island 1,057,832 1,068,000 1,080,632 43 4.5 1,003.2 1,048,319 43 1,003,464 791,896 428,556 68,825
South Carolina 4,407,709 4,321,000 4,198,068 25 15.1 133.2 4,012,012 26 3,486,703 2,117,027 1,340,316 249,073
South Dakota 796,214 782,000 770,883 46 8.5 9.9 754,844 46 696,004 652,740 401,570 —
Tennessee 6,156,719 6,039,000 5,900,962 16 16.7 138.0 5,689,283 16 4,877,185 3,291,718 2,020,616 35,691
Texas 23,904,380 23,508,000 22,490,022 2 22.8 79.6 20,851,820 2 16,986,510 7,711,194 3,048,710 —
Utah 2,645,330 2,550,000 2,389,039 34 29.6 27.2 2,233,169 34 1,722,850 688,862 276,749 —
Vermont 621,254 624,000 621,394 49 8.2 65.8 608,827 49 562,758 377,747 343,641 85,425
Virginia 7,712,091 7,643,000 7,459,827 12 14.4 178.8 7,078,515 12 6,187,358 3,318,680 1,854,184 747,6103
Washington 6,468,424 6,396,000 6,203,788 15 21.1 88.6 5,894,121 15 4,866,692 2,378,963 518,103 —
West Virginia 1,812,035 1,818,000 1,815,354 37 0.8 75.1 1,808,344 37 1,793,477 2,005,552 958,800 —
Wisconsin 5,601,640 5,557,000 5,509,026 20 9.6 98.8 5,363,675 18 4,891,769 3,434,575 2,069,042 —
Wyoming 522,830 515,000 506,529 50 8.9 5.1 493,782 50 453,588 290,529 92,531 —
Total U.S. 301,621,157 299,398,000 293,655,404 — 13.2 — 281,421,906 — 248,709,873 151,325,798 76,212,168 3,929,214
1. Estimated.
2. Includes population of Indian Territory, 1900: 392,960.
3. Until 1863, Virginia included what is now West Virginia.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Web: www.census.gov.

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