List of U.S. states by population

Midtown Manhattan in New York City, America's most populous city.
Midtown Manhattan in New York City, America's most populous city.
Downtown Los Angeles, California: the most populous city of the most populous state.
Center City Philadelphia is one of America's largest urban centres. It has the largest skyline outside of New York on the east coast.
Center City Philadelphia is one of America's largest urban centres. It has the largest skyline outside of New York on the east coast.

This is a list of United States of America states by population as of 2005, according to the 2005 Census estimates taken by the United States Census Bureau. The total population of the United States was 281,421,906 at the 2000 Census, and is estimated to be 298,224,478 in March 2006.

Rank State Population
1 California 36,132,147
2 Texas 22,859,968
3 New York 19,254,630
4 Florida 17,789,864
5 Illinois 12,763,371
6 Pennsylvania 12,429,616
7 Ohio 11,464,042
8 Michigan 10,120,860
9 Georgia 9,072,576
10 New Jersey 8,717,925
11 North Carolina 8,683,242
12 Virginia 7,567,465
13 Massachusetts 6,398,743
14 Washington 6,287,759
15 Indiana 6,271,973
16 Tennessee 5,962,959
17 Arizona 5,939,292
18 Missouri 5,800,310
19 Maryland 5,600,388
20 Wisconsin 5,536,201
21 Minnesota 5,132,799
22 Colorado 4,665,177
23 Alabama 4,557,808
24 Louisiana 4,523,628
25 South Carolina 4,255,083
26 Kentucky 4,173,405
(n/a) Puerto Rico 3,916,632
27 Oregon 3,641,056
28 Oklahoma 3,547,884
29 Connecticut 3,510,297
30 Iowa 2,966,334
31 Mississippi 2,921,088
32 Arkansas 2,779,154
33 Kansas 2,744,687
34 Utah 2,469,585
35 Nevada 2,414,807
36 New Mexico 1,928,384
37 West Virginia 1,816,856
38 Nebraska 1,758,787
39 Idaho 1,429,096
40 Maine 1,321,505
41 New Hampshire 1,309,940
42 Hawaii 1,275,194
43 Rhode Island 1,076,189
44 Montana 935,670
45 Delaware 843,524
46 South Dakota 775,933
47 Alaska 663,661
48 North Dakota 636,677
49 Vermont 623,050
(n/a) District of Columbia 550,521
50 Wyoming 509,294
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Reference

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