List of U.S. states by population
This is a list of U.S. states by population (with inhabited non-state jurisdictions included for comparison) as of July 1, 2008, according to the 2008 estimates of the United States Census Bureau. The total population of the United States was 281,421,906 at the 2000 Census. As of July 1, 2008, the estimated population of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the other insular areas of the United States was 305,986,357. The top nine states in population contain slightly more than half of the total population. The twenty-five lowest-population states contain less than one-sixth of the total population.
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The United States Census counts most persons present on the territory of the United States other than short-term visitors, including citizens, non-citizen permanent residents, non-citizen long-term visitors, and illegal aliens. In addition, those serving abroad in the United States Armed Forces and their dependents are counted in their home state.
Based on data from the decennial census, each state is allocated a proportion of the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives, although each state is guaranteed a minimum of one seat, regardless of population. The Electoral College is the body that, every four years, elects the president and vice president of the United States. Each state's representation in the Electoral College is equal to that state's total number of members in both houses of the United States Congress. The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution grants the District of Columbia, which lies outside of the jurisdiction of any state, as many votes in the Electoral College as it would have if it were a state, but no more than is given the state with the lowest representation in that body, which has always been three. Thus, the total representation in the College is 538 members (equal to 100 senators plus 435 representatives, plus 3 members for the District of Columbia). The 11 most populous states, representing 56% of the population, have a majority of the Electoral College votes, enough to elect the president.
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Rank Among All Territories |
State | Population (2008 est.) | House seats | Elec. College votes | Cum. Electoral Votes |
Pop. per House seat |
Pop. per electoral vote |
Percent of total pop.[1] |
Cumulative percentage[2] |
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| 01 | 01 | California | 36,756,666 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 689,683 | 664,604 | 11.95% | 11.95% |
| 02 | 02 | Texas | 24,326,974 | 32 | 34 | 89 | 747,012 | 703,070 | 7.81% | 19.76% |
| 03 | 03 | New York | 19,490,297 | 29 | 31 | 120 | 665,439 | 622,507 | 6.31% | 26.07% |
| 04 | 04 | Florida | 18,328,340 | 25 | 27 | 147 | 730,050 | 675,972 | 5.97% | 32.04% |
| 05 | 05 | Illinois | 12,901,563 | 19 | 21 | 168 | 676,450 | 612,026 | 4.20% | 36.24% |
| 06 | 06 | Pennsylvania | 12,448,279 | 19 | 21 | 189 | 654,357 | 592,038 | 4.06% | 40.30% |
| 07 | 07 | Ohio | 11,485,910 | 18 | 20 | 209 | 637,051 | 573,346 | 3.75% | 44.05% |
| 08 | 08 | Michigan | 10,003,422 | 15 | 17 | 226 | 671,455 | 592,460 | 3.29% | 47.34% |
| 09 | 09 | Georgia | 9,685,744 | 13 | 15 | 241 | 734,212 | 636,317 | 3.12% | 50.46% |
| 10 | 10 | North Carolina | 9,222,414 | 13 | 15 | 256 | 697,002 | 604,069 | 3.08% | 53.42% |
| 11 | 11 | New Jersey | 8,682,661 | 13 | 15 | 271 | 668,148 | 579,061 | 2.84% | 56.26% |
| 12 | 12 | Virginia | 7,769,089 | 11 | 13 | 284 | 701,099 | 593,238 | 2.52% | 58.78% |
| 13 | 13 | Washington | 6,549,224 | 9 | 11 | 295 | 718,714 | 588,038 | 2.11% | 60.89% |
| 14 | 14 | Arizona | 6,500,180 | 8 | 10 | 328 | 792,344 | 633,876 | 2.07% | 67.14% |
| 15 | 15 | Massachusetts | 6,497,967 | 10 | 12 | 307 | 644,978 | 537,480 | 2.11% | 63.00% |
| 16 | 16 | Indiana | 6,376,792 | 9 | 11 | 318 | 705,032 | 576,844 | 2.07% | 65.07% |
| 17 | 17 | Tennessee | 6,214,888 | 9 | 11 | 339 | 684,080 | 559,702 | 2.01% | 69.15% |
| 18 | 18 | Missouri | 5,911,605 | 9 | 11 | 350 | 653,157 | 534,401 | 1.92% | 71.07% |
| 19 | 19 | Maryland | 5,633,597 | 8 | 10 | 360 | 702,293 | 561,834 | 1.84% | 72.91% |
| 20 | 20 | Wisconsin | 5,627,967 | 8 | 10 | 370 | 700,205 | 560,164 | 1.83% | 74.74% |
| 21 | 21 | Minnesota | 5,220,393 | 8 | 10 | 380 | 649,703 | 519,762 | 1.70% | 76.44% |
| 22 | 22 | Colorado | 4,939,456 | 7 | 9 | 389 | 694,502 | 540,168 | 1.59% | 78.03% |
| 23 | 23 | Alabama | 4,661,900 | 7 | 9 | 398 | 661,122 | 514,206 | 1.51% | 79.54% |
| 24 | 24 | South Carolina | 4,479,800 | 6 | 8 | 406 | 734,618 | 550,963 | 1.44% | 80.98% |
| 25 | 25 | Louisiana | 4,410,796 | 7 | 9 | 415 | 613,315 | 477,023 | 1.40% | 82.38% |
| 26 | 26 | Kentucky | 4,269,245 | 6 | 8 | 423 | 706,912 | 530,184 | 1.39% | 83.77% |
| A | 27 | Puerto Rico | 3,954,037 | (1)[3] | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.29% | 85.06% |
| 27 | 28 | Oregon | 3,790,060 | 5 | 7 | 430 | 749,491 | 535,351 | 1.23% | 86.29% |
| 28 | 29 | Oklahoma | 3,642,361 | 5 | 7 | 437 | 723,463 | 516,759 | 1.18% | 87.47% |
| 29 | 30 | Connecticut | 3,501,252 | 5 | 7 | 444 | 700,462 | 500,330 | 1.15% | 88.62% |
| 30 | 31 | Iowa | 3,002,555 | 5 | 7 | 451 | 597,609 | 426,864 | 0.98% | 89.60% |
| 31 | 32 | Mississippi | 2,938,618 | 4 | 6 | 457 | 729,696 | 486,464 | 0.95% | 90.55% |
| 32 | 33 | Arkansas | 2,855,390 | 4 | 6 | 463 | 708,699 | 462,666 | 0.93% | 91.48% |
| 33 | 34 | Kansas | 2,802,134 | 4 | 6 | 469 | 693,999 | 462,666 | 0.91% | 92.39% |
| 34 | 35 | Utah | 2,736,424 | 3 | 5 | 474 | 881,777 | 529,066 | 0.87% | 93.26% |
| 35 | 36 | Nevada | 2,600,167 | 3 | 5 | 479 | 855,127 | 513,076 | 0.84% | 94.10% |
| 36 | 37 | New Mexico | 1,984,356 | 3 | 5 | 484 | 751,939 | 459,993 | 0.64% | 94.74% |
| 37 | 38 | West Virginia | 1,814,468 | 3 | 5 | 489 | 604,012 | 362,407 | 0.59% | 95.33% |
| 38 | 39 | Nebraska | 1,783,432 | 3 | 5 | 494 | 591,524 | 354,914 | 0.58% | 95.91% |
| 39 | 40 | Idaho | 1,523,816 | 2 | 4 | 498 | 749,701 | 374,851 | 0.49% | 96.40% |
| 40 | 41 | Maine | 1,316,456 | 2 | 4 | 502 | 658,604 | 329,302 | 0.43% | 96.83% |
| 41 | 42 | New Hampshire | 1,315,809 | 2 | 4 | 506 | 657,914 | 328,957 | 0.43% | 97.26% |
| 42 | 43 | Hawaii | 1,288,198 | 2 | 4 | 510 | 641,694 | 320,847 | 0.42% | 97.68% |
| 43 | 44 | Rhode Island | 1,050,788 | 2 | 4 | 514 | 528,916 | 264,458 | 0.35% | 98.03% |
| 44 | 45 | Montana | 967,440 | 1 | 3 | 517 | 957,861 | 319,287 | 0.31% | 98.34% |
| 45 | 46 | Delaware | 873,092 | 1 | 3 | 520 | 864,764 | 288,255 | 0.28% | 98.62% |
| 46 | 47 | South Dakota | 804,194 | 1 | 3 | 523 | 796,214 | 265,405 | 0.26% | 98.88% |
| 47 | 48 | Alaska | 686,293 | 1 | 3 | 526 | 683,478 | 227,826 | 0.22% | 99.10% |
| 48 | 49 | North Dakota | 641,481 | 1 | 3 | 529 | 639,715 | 213,238 | 0.21% | 99.31% |
| 49 | 50 | Vermont | 621,270 | 1 | 3 | 532 | 621,254 | 207,085 | 0.20% | 99.51% |
| B | 51 | District of Columbia | 591,833 | (1)[4] | 3 | 535 | n/a | 196,097 | 0.19% | 99.70% |
| 50 | 52 | Wyoming | 532,668 | 1 | 3 | 538 | 522,830 | 174,277 | 0.17% | 99.87% |
| C | 53 | Guam | 173,456 | (1)[4] | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.06% | 99.93% |
| D | 54 | US Virgin Islands | 108,448 | (1)[4] | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.04% | 99.96% |
| E | 55 | Northern Mariana Islands | 84,546 | 0[5] | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.03% | 99.99% |
| F | 56 | American Samoa | 57,291 | (1)[4] | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.02% | 100.00% |
- ^ Because of rounding of the individual percentages, the entries in this column may not sum to 100.00%.
- ^ Because of rounding, this column may not be the exact sum of the previous cumulative and the adjacent column.
- ^ Puerto Rico elects a non-voting resident commissioner to the House.
- ^ a b c d American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are represented by one non-voting House delegate each.
- ^ An act to add a delegate from the Northern Mariana Islands was signed into law on May 8, 2008. The CNMI is currently unrepresented in Congress, but will replace its Resident Representative in Washington DC with a non-voting delegate in the House following an election in November 2008. Bush signs federalization bill, Agnes E. Donato, Saipan Tribune, May 10, 2008.
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