| Name |
Ranking 2000 / 1990 |
April 1, 2000 Population |
April 1, 1990 Population |
Numeric Change |
Percent Change |
| Alabama |
23 / 22 |
4,447,100 |
4,040,587 |
406,513 |
10.1 % |
| Alaska |
48 / 49 |
626,932 |
550,043 |
76,889 |
14.0 % |
| Arizona |
20 / 24 |
5,130,632 |
3,665,228 |
1,465,404 |
40.0 % |
| Arkansas |
33 / 33 |
2,673,400 |
2,350,725 |
322,675 |
13.7 % |
| California |
1 / 1 |
33,871,648 |
29,760,021 |
4,111,627 |
13.8 % |
| Colorado |
24 / 26 |
4,301,261 |
3,294,394 |
1,006,867 |
30.6 % |
| Connecticut |
29 / 27 |
3,405,565 |
3,287,116 |
118,449 |
3.6 % |
| Delaware |
45 / 46 |
783,600 |
666,168 |
117,432 |
17.6 % |
| District of Columbia |
(NA) |
572,059 |
606,900 |
-34,841 |
-5.7 % |
| Florida |
4 / 4 |
15,982,378 |
12,937,926 |
3,044,452 |
23.5 % |
| Georgia |
10 / 11 |
8,186,453 |
6,478,216 |
1,708,237 |
26.4 % |
| Hawaii |
42 / 41 |
1,211,537 |
1,108,229 |
103,308 |
9.3 % |
| Idaho |
39 / 42 |
1,293,953 |
1,006,749 |
287,204 |
28.5 % |
| Illinois |
5 / 6 |
12,419,293 |
11,430,602 |
988,691 |
8.6 % |
| Indiana |
14 / 14 |
6,080,485 |
5,544,159 |
536,326 |
9.7 % |
| Iowa |
30 / 30 |
2,926,324 |
2,776,755 |
149,569 |
5.4 % |
| Kansas |
32 / 32 |
2,688,418 |
2,477,574 |
210,844 |
8.5 % |
| Kentucky |
25 / 23 |
4,041,769 |
3,685,296 |
356,473 |
9.7 % |
| Louisiana |
22 / 21 |
4,468,976 |
4,219,973 |
249,003 |
5.9 % |
| Maine |
40 / 38 |
1,274,923 |
1,227,928 |
46,995 |
3.8 % |
| Maryland |
19 / 19 |
5,296,486 |
4,781,468 |
515,018 |
10.8 % |
| Massachusetts |
13 / 13 |
6,349,097 |
6,016,425 |
332,672 |
5.5 % |
| Michigan |
8 / 8 |
9,938,444 |
9,295,297 |
643,147 |
6.9 % |
| Minnesota |
21 / 20 |
4,919,479 |
4,375,099 |
544,380 |
12.4 % |
| Mississippi |
31 / 31 |
2,844,658 |
2,573,216 |
271,442 |
10.5 % |
| Missouri |
17 / 15 |
5,595,211 |
5,117,073 |
478,138 |
9.3 % |
| Montana |
44 / 44 |
902,195 |
799,065 |
103,130 |
12.9 % |
| Nebraska |
38 / 36 |
1,711,263 |
1,578,385 |
132,878 |
8.4 % |
| Nevada |
35 / 39 |
1,998,257 |
1,201,833 |
796,424 |
66.3 % |
| New Hampshire |
41 / 40 |
1,235,786 |
1,109,252 |
126,534 |
11.4 % |
| New Jersey |
9 / 9 |
8,414,350 |
7,730,188 |
684,162 |
8.9 % |
| New Mexico |
36 / 37 |
1,819,046 |
1,515,069 |
303,977 |
20.1 % |
| New York |
3 / 2 |
18,976,457 |
17,990,455 |
986,002 |
5.5 % |
| North Carolina |
11 / 10 |
8,049,313 |
6,628,637 |
1,420,676 |
21.4 % |
| North Dakota |
47 / 47 |
642,200 |
638,800 |
3,400 |
0.5 % |
| Ohio |
7 / 7 |
11,353,140 |
10,847,115 |
506,025 |
4.7 % |
| Oklahoma |
27 / 28 |
3,450,654 |
3,145,585 |
305,069 |
9.7 % |
| Oregon |
28 / 29 |
3,421,399 |
2,842,321 |
579,078 |
20.4 % |
| Pennsylvania |
6 / 5 |
12,281,054 |
11,881,643 |
399,411 |
3.4 % |
| Rhode Island |
43 / 43 |
1,048,319 |
1,003,464 |
44,855 |
4.5 % |
| South Carolina |
26 / 25 |
4,012,012 |
3,486,703 |
525,309 |
15.1 % |
| South Dakota |
46 / 45 |
754,844 |
696,004 |
58,840 |
8.5 % |
| Tennessee |
16 / 17 |
5,689,283 |
4,877,185 |
812,098 |
16.7 % |
| Texas |
2 / 3 |
20,851,820 |
16,986,510 |
3,865,310 |
22.8 % |
| Utah |
34 / 35 |
2,233,169 |
1,722,850 |
510,319 |
29.6 % |
| Vermont |
49 / 48 |
608,827 |
562,758 |
46,069 |
8.2 % |
| Virginia |
12 / 12 |
7,078,515 |
6,187,358 |
891,157 |
14.4 % |
| Washington |
15 / 18 |
5,894,121 |
4,866,692 |
1,027,429 |
21.1 % |
| West Virginia |
37 / 34 |
1,808,344 |
1,793,477 |
14,867 |
0.8 % |
| Wisconsin |
18 / 16 |
5,363,675 |
4,891,769 |
471,906 |
9.6 % |
| Wyoming |
50 / 50 |
493,782 |
453,588 |
40,194 |
8.9 % |
| Total |
(NA) |
281,421,906 |
248,709,873 |
32,712,033 |
13.2 % |
| Includes the population of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. |
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