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U.S. States
Populations, Land Area, and Population Density
Land area, population, and population density vary widely between states across the country. Average land area of each state is 63,142 square miles. The average population in each state is 5,763,868 people. Average population density 434.9 people per square mile.
California has the highest population in the country, Alaska has the largest land area, and the District of Columbia has the smallest land area and highest population density in the country.
Population Density Calculation
Population Density = Total Population ÷ Total Land AreaThe table below is fully sortable by population, land area, and density. Click on the table headers to sort the table. Data used in this section is from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2014 population estimates — the most recent data available.
| State | Population | Land Area (sq mi) | Density (people per sq mi) |
|---|---|---|---|
California
|
38,803,000 (1st) | 155,779.03 (3rd) | 249.1 (17th) |
Texas
|
26,957,000 (2nd) | 261,231.59 (2nd) | 103.2 (32nd) |
Florida
|
19,893,000 (3rd) | 53,624.55 (26th) | 371.0 (13th) |
New York
|
19,746,000 (4th) | 47,126.45 (30th) | 419.0 (12th) |
Illinois
|
12,881,000 (5th) | 55,518.76 (24th) | 232.0 (18th) |
Pennsylvania
|
12,787,000 (6th) | 44,742.66 (32nd) | 285.8 (14th) |
Ohio
|
11,594,000 (7th) | 40,860.79 (35th) | 283.7 (15th) |
Georgia
|
10,097,000 (8th) | 57,513.37 (21st) | 175.6 (23rd) |
North Carolina
|
9,944,000 (9th) | 48,617.96 (29th) | 204.5 (21st) |
Michigan
|
9,910,000 (10th) | 56,538.85 (22nd) | 175.3 (24th) |
New Jersey
|
8,938,000 (11th) | 7,354.08 (46th) | 1,215.4 (2nd) |
Virginia
|
8,326,000 (12th) | 39,490.13 (36th) | 210.8 (20th) |
Washington
|
7,062,000 (13th) | 66,455.49 (20th) | 106.3 (30th) |
Massachusetts
|
6,745,000 (14th) | 7,800.03 (45th) | 864.8 (5th) |
Arizona
|
6,731,000 (15th) | 113,593.91 (6th) | 59.3 (39th) |
Indiana
|
6,597,000 (16th) | 35,826.02 (38th) | 184.1 (22nd) |
Tennessee
|
6,549,000 (17th) | 41,234.92 (34th) | 158.8 (26th) |
Missouri
|
6,064,000 (18th) | 68,741.60 (18th) | 88.2 (34th) |
Maryland
|
5,976,000 (19th) | 9,707.38 (42nd) | 615.7 (10th) |
Wisconsin
|
5,758,000 (20th) | 54,157.76 (25th) | 106.3 (31st) |
Minnesota
|
5,457,000 (21st) | 79,626.59 (14th) | 68.5 (36th) |
Colorado
|
5,356,000 (22nd) | 103,641.75 (8th) | 51.7 (43rd) |
Alabama
|
4,849,000 (23rd) | 50,645.39 (28th) | 95.8 (33rd) |
South Carolina
|
4,832,000 (24th) | 30,060.74 (40th) | 160.8 (25th) |
Louisiana
|
4,650,000 (25th) | 43,204.04 (33rd) | 107.6 (29th) |
Kentucky
|
4,413,000 (26th) | 39,486.27 (37th) | 111.8 (28th) |
Oregon
|
3,970,000 (27th) | 95,988.05 (10th) | 41.4 (45th) |
Oklahoma
|
3,878,000 (28th) | 68,594.88 (19th) | 56.5 (42nd) |
Connecticut
|
3,597,000 (29th) | 4,842.49 (48th) | 742.7 (8th) |
Puerto Rico
|
3,548,000 (30th) | 3,423.95 (49th) | 1,036.3 (3rd) |
Iowa
|
3,107,000 (31st) | 55,856.99 (23rd) | 55.6 (41st) |
Mississippi
|
2,994,000 (32nd) | 46,923.36 (31st) | 63.8 (38th) |
Arkansas
|
2,966,000 (33rd) | 52,035.35 (27th) | 57.0 (40th) |
Utah
|
2,943,000 (34th) | 82,169.46 (12th) | 35.8 (47th) |
Kansas
|
2,904,000 (35th) | 81,758.64 (13th) | 35.5 (46th) |
Nevada
|
2,839,000 (36th) | 109,781.15 (7th) | 25.9 (48th) |
New Mexico
|
2,086,000 (37th) | 121,298.19 (5th) | 17.2 (51st) |
Nebraska
|
1,882,000 (38th) | 76,824.26 (15th) | 24.5 (49th) |
West Virginia
|
1,850,000 (39th) | 24,038.32 (41st) | 77.0 (35th) |
Idaho
|
1,634,000 (40th) | 82,643.20 (11th) | 19.8 (50th) |
Hawaii
|
1,420,000 (41st) | 6,422.81 (47th) | 221.0 (19th) |
Maine
|
1,330,000 (42nd) | 30,842.99 (39th) | 43.1 (44th) |
New Hampshire
|
1,327,000 (43rd) | 8,952.55 (44th) | 148.2 (27th) |
Rhode Island
|
1,055,000 (44th) | 1,033.98 (51st) | 1,020.5 (4th) |
Montana
|
1,024,000 (45th) | 145,545.78 (4th) | 7.0 (54th) |
Delaware
|
936,000 (46th) | 1,948.66 (50th) | 480.1 (11th) |
South Dakota
|
853,000 (47th) | 75,811.13 (16th) | 11.3 (52nd) |
North Dakota
|
739,000 (48th) | 69,000.67 (17th) | 10.7 (53rd) |
Alaska
|
737,000 (49th) | 570,640.61 (1st) | 1.3 (56th) |
District Of Columbia
|
659,000 (50th) | 61.00 (56th) | 10,801.5 (1st) |
Vermont
|
627,000 (51st) | 9,216.64 (43rd) | 68.0 (37th) |
Wyoming
|
584,000 (52nd) | 97,093.07 (9th) | 6.0 (55th) |
Guam
|
161,000 (53rd) | 209.65 (52nd) | 767.8 (7th) |
Virgin Islands
|
104,000 (54th) | 134.36 (54th) | 775.1 (6th) |
American Samoa
|
55,000 (55th) | 76.45 (55th) | 713.6 (9th) |
Northern Mariana Islands
|
51,000 (56th) | 182.24 (53rd) | 282.6 (16th) |