List of U.S. States and territories by population - wikipedia List of U.S. States and territories by population Map of each state 's population as of 2013 As of April 1, 2010, the date of the 2010 United States Census, the nine most populous U.S. states contain slightly more than half of the total population. The 25 least populous states contain less than one - sixth of the total population. California, the most populous state, contains more people than the 21 least populous states combined. Contents 1 Methodology 2 Electoral apportionment 3 State information 4 Summary of population by region 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Methodology Map of population change in U.S. states from April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 The United States Census counts most persons residing in the United States including citizens, non-citizen permanent residents, and non-citizen long - term visitors. Civilian and military federal employees serving abroad and their dependents are counted in their home state. Electoral apportionment 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. This apportionment is based on the proportion of each state 's population to that of the Fifty States together ( without regard to the populations of the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or other U.S. dependencies ). 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 effectively grants the District of Columbia, which is separate from any state, three votes. More precisely, the district gets as many votes in the Electoral College as it would have if it were a state, with the caveat that the district can have no more votes than the least populous state ( which is currently Wyoming ). Currently, this caveat is a moot point since the District would only be entitled to one Representative if it were a state, and is more populous than only two of the seven states with a single member in the House since 2013. Since the Constitution guarantees every state at least one Representative and guarantees every state two Senators, it effectively guarantees every state ( and, since the ratification of the 23rd Amendment, the District of Columbia ) at least three electoral votes. 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 eleven most populous states, representing 56 % of the population, currently have a majority of the Electoral College votes, enough to elect the president. These eleven states have not voted for the same candidate in any presidential election since 1984. State information Rank in the fifty states, 2016 Rank in all states & territories, 2010 State or territory Population estimate, July 1, 2016 Census population, April 1, 2010 Total seats in House of Representatives, 2013 -- 2023 Estimated pop. per House seat, 2016 Census pop. per House seat, 2010 Percent of total U.S. pop., 2016 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 California 39,250,017 37,254,503 7001530000000000000 ♠ 53 738,581 702,905 12.15 % 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 Texas 27,862,596 25,146,105 7001360000000000000 ♠ 36 763,031 698,487 8.62 % 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 Florida 20,612,439 18,804,623 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 750,788 696,345 6.38 % 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 New York 19,745,289 19,378,087 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 733,177 717,707 6.11 % 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 Illinois 12,801,539 12,831,549 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 714,444 712,813 3.96 % 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 Pennsylvania 12,784,227 12,702,887 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 711,250 705,688 3.96 % 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 Ohio 11,646,273 11,536,725 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 725,839 721,032 3.59 % 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 Georgia 10,310,371 9,688,681 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 729,633 691,975 3.19 % 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 North Carolina 10,146,788 9,535,692 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 772,523 733,498 3.14 % 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 Michigan 9,928,300 9,884,129 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 708,755 705,974 3.07 % 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 New Jersey 8,944,469 8,791,936 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 746,501 732,658 2.77 % 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 Virginia 8,411,808 8,001,045 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 762,090 727,366 2.60 % 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 Washington 7,288,000 6,724,543 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 717,035 672,454 2.26 % 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 Arizona 6,931,071 6,392,307 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 758,674 710,224 2.15 % 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 Massachusetts 6,811,779 6,547,817 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 754,936 727,514 2.11 % 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 Tennessee 6,651,194 6,346,275 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 733,367 705,123 2.06 % 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 Indiana 6,633,053 6,484,229 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 735,520 720,422 2.05 % 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 Missouri 6,093,000 5,988,927 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 760,459 748,615 1.89 % 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 Maryland 6,016,447 5,773,785 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 750,800 721,694 1.86 % 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 Wisconsin 5,778,708 5,687,289 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 721,417 710,873 1.79 % 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 Colorado 5,540,545 5,029,324 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 779,511 720,704 1.72 % 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 Minnesota 5,519,952 5,303,925 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 686,199 662,991 1.71 % 7001230000000000000 ♠ 23 7001240000000000000 ♠ 24 South Carolina 4,961,119 4,625,401 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 699,449 660,766 1.54 % 7001240000000000000 ♠ 24 7001230000000000000 ♠ 23 Alabama 4,863,300 4,780,127 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 694,140 682,819 1.51 % 7001250000000000000 ♠ 25 7001250000000000000 ♠ 25 Louisiana 4,681,666 4,533,479 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 778,454 755,562 1.45 % 7001260000000000000 ♠ 26 7001260000000000000 ♠ 26 Kentucky 4,436,974 4,339,349 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 737,515 723,228 1.37 % 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 Oregon 4,093,465 3,831,073 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 805,795 766,215 1.27 % 7001280000000000000 ♠ 28 7001280000000000000 ♠ 28 Oklahoma 3,923,561 3,751,616 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 782,268 750,270 1.21 % 7001290000000000000 ♠ 29 7001300000000000000 ♠ 30 Connecticut 3,576,452 3,574,118 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 718,177 714,819 1.11 % 7001710000000000000 ♠ -- 7001290000000000000 ♠ 29 Puerto Rico 3,411,307 3,726,157 1 ( non-voting ) -- -- 1.06 % 7001300000000000000 ♠ 30 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 Iowa 3,134,693 3,046,869 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 780,975 761,589 0.97 % 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 7001350000000000000 ♠ 35 Utah 3,051,217 2,763,888 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 748,083 690,221 0.94 % 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 Mississippi 2,988,726 2,968,103 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 748,083 741,824 0.93 % 7001330000000000000 ♠ 33 7001330000000000000 ♠ 33 Arkansas 2,988,248 2,915,958 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 744,551 728,980 0.93 % 7001340000000000000 ♠ 34 7001360000000000000 ♠ 36 Nevada 2,940,058 2,700,691 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 722,711 675,110 0.91 % 7001350000000000000 ♠ 35 7001340000000000000 ♠ 34 Kansas 2,907,289 2,853,132 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 727,910 713,280 0.90 % 7001360000000000000 ♠ 36 7001370000000000000 ♠ 37 New Mexico 2,081,015 2,059,192 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 695,036 686,393 0.64 % 7001370000000000000 ♠ 37 7001390000000000000 ♠ 39 Nebraska 1,907,116 1,826,341 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 632,063 608,780 0.59 % 7001380000000000000 ♠ 38 7001380000000000000 ♠ 38 West Virginia 1,831,102 1,853,011 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 614,709 617,665 0.57 % 7001390000000000000 ♠ 39 7001400000000000000 ♠ 40 Idaho 1,683,140 1,567,652 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 827,465 783,791 0.52 % 7001400000000000000 ♠ 40 7001410000000000000 ♠ 41 Hawaii 1,428,557 1,360,301 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 715,802 680,151 0.44 % 7001410000000000000 ♠ 41 7001430000000000000 ♠ 43 New Hampshire 1,334,795 1,316,466 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 665,304 658,235 0.41 % 7001420000000000000 ♠ 42 7001420000000000000 ♠ 42 Maine 1,331,479 1,328,361 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 664,664 664,181 0.41 % 7001430000000000000 ♠ 43 7001440000000000000 ♠ 44 Rhode Island 1,056,426 1,052,931 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 528,149 526,284 0.33 % 7001440000000000000 ♠ 44 7001450000000000000 ♠ 45 Montana 1,042,520 989,417 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 1,032,949 989,415 0.32 % 7001450000000000000 ♠ 45 7001460000000000000 ♠ 46 Delaware 952,065 897,936 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 952,065 897,934 0.30 % 7001460000000000000 ♠ 46 7001470000000000000 ♠ 47 South Dakota 865,454 814,191 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 858,469 814,180 0.27 % 7001470000000000000 ♠ 47 7001490000000000000 ♠ 49 North Dakota 757,952 672,591 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 756,927 672,591 0.24 % 7001480000000000000 ♠ 48 7001480000000000000 ♠ 48 Alaska 741,894 710,249 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 741,894 710,231 0.23 % 7001610000000000000 ♠ -- 7001510000000000000 ♠ 51 District of Columbia 681,170 601,767 1 ( non-voting ) -- -- 0.21 % 7001490000000000000 ♠ 49 7001500000000000000 ♠ 50 Vermont 624,594 625,745 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 626,042 625,741 0.19 % 7001500000000000000 ♠ 50 7001520000000000000 ♠ 52 Wyoming 585,501 563,767 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 586,107 563,626 0.18 % 7001720000000000000 ♠ -- 7001530000000000000 ♠ 53 Guam 161,785 159,358 1 ( non-voting ) -- -- 0.06 % 7001730000000000000 ♠ -- 7001540000000000000 ♠ 54 U.S. Virgin Islands 103,574 106,405 1 ( non-voting ) -- -- 0.04 % 7001740000000000000 ♠ -- 7001550000000000000 ♠ 55 American Samoa 54,343 55,519 1 ( non-voting ) -- -- 0.01 % 7001750000000000000 ♠ -- 7001560000000000000 ♠ 56 Northern Mariana Islands 52,344 53,883 1 ( non-voting ) -- -- 0.00 % 7001760000000000000 ♠ -- 7001590000000000000 ♠ 59 Wake Island 188 382 0 -- -- 0.00 % 7001780000000000000 ♠ -- 7001580000000000000 ♠ 58 Johnston Atoll 40 1,100 0 -- -- 0.00 % 7001790000000000000 ♠ -- 7001570000000000000 ♠ 57 Midway Atoll 75 2,220 0 -- -- 0.00 % 7001800000000000000 ♠ -- 7001600000000000000 ♠ 60 Palmyra Atoll 20 n / a 0 -- -- 0.00 % 7001810000000000000 ♠ -- 7001810000000000000 ♠ -- Contiguous United States 320,975,339 306,687,555 432 ( + 1 non-voting ) -- -- 98.18 % 7001820000000000000 ♠ -- 7001820000000000000 ♠ -- The fifty states 322,464,620 308,156,338 435 737,348 708,376 98.48 % 7001830000000000000 ♠ -- 7001830000000000000 ♠ -- Fifty states + D.C. 323,145,790 308,758,105 435 ( + 1 non-voting ) -- -- 98.67 % 7001840000000000000 ♠ -- 7001840000000000000 ♠ -- Total U.S. territory 326,929,143 312,913,872 435 ( + 6 non-voting ) -- -- 100.00 % Jump up ^ Because of rounding of the individual percentages, the entries in this column may not sum to 100 %. Summary of population by region Legend Division totals -- 9 divisions for 50 states and D.C. Region totals -- 4 regions ( 2 or 3 divisions each ) Individual territories Total U.S. Territories 50 States + District of Columbia Divisions & regions as defined by U.S. Census Bureau Last col. shows larger region which contains entity in col. 1 Population of states, territories, divisions and regions State / Territory / Division / Region Rank 2013 population Rank population Rank 2000 population Rank 2000 - change Geographic sort 21 ! Massachusetts 14 ! 14 28 ! 6,692,824 14 ! 14 28 ! 6,547,629 13 ! 13 27 ! 6,349,097 43 ! 43 56 ! 3.1 % 01 ! NEng 07 ! Connecticut 29 ! 29 44 ! 3,596,080 29 ! 29 45 ! 3,574,097 29 ! 29 45 ! 3,405,565 35 ! 35 45 ! 4.9 % 02 ! NEng 19 ! Maine 41 ! 41 56 ! 1,328,302 41 ! 41 57 ! 1,328,361 40 ! 40 56 ! 1,274,923 39 ! 39 49 ! 4.2 % 03 ! NEng 29 ! New Hampshire 42 ! 42 57 ! 1,323,459 42 ! 42 58 ! 1,316,470 41 ! 41 57 ! 1,235,786 32 ! 32 41 ! 6.5 % 04 ! NEng 39 ! Rhode Island 43 ! 43 58 ! 1,051,511 43 ! 43 59 ! 1,052,567 43 ! 43 59 ! 1,048,319 49 ! 49 65 ! 0.4 % 05 ! NEng 45 ! Vermont 49 ! 49 65 ! 626,630 49 ! 49 65 ! 625,741 49 ! 49 65 ! 608,827 44 ! 44 60 ! 2.8 % 06 ! NEng 55 ! New England 59 ! 9 18 ! 14,618,806 59 ! 9 18 ! 14,444,865 59 ! 9 18 ! 13,922,517 57 ! 7 52 ! 3.8 % 07 ! NEast 32 ! New York 03 ! 3 15 ! 19,651,127 03 ! 3 15 ! 19,378,102 03 ! 3 14 ! 18,976,457 46 ! 46 62 ! 2.1 % 08 ! MAtl 38 ! Pennsylvania 06 ! 6 20 ! 12,773,801 06 ! 6 20 ! 12,702,379 06 ! 6 20 ! 12,281,054 41 ! 41 53 ! 3.4 % 09 ! MAtl 30 ! New Jersey 11 ! 11 25 ! 8,899,339 11 ! 11 25 ! 8,791,894 09 ! 9 23 ! 8,414,350 37 ! 37 47 ! 4.5 % 10 ! MAtl 53 ! Mid-Atlantic 54 ! 4 09 ! 41,324,267 54 ! 4 09 ! 40,872,375 54 ! 4 09 ! 39,671,861 58 ! 8 57 ! 3.0 % 11 ! NEast 61 ! Northeast 63 ! 4 06 ! 55,943,073 63 ! 4 06 ! 55,317,240 63 ! 4 05 ! 53,594,378 63 ! 4 55 ! 3.2 % 12 ! USA 09 ! Florida 04 ! 4 16 ! 19,552,860 04 ! 4 16 ! 18,801,310 04 ! 4 17 ! 15,982,378 08 ! 8 09 ! 17.6 % 13 ! SAtl 10 ! Georgia 08 ! 8 22 ! 9,992,167 09 ! 9 23 ! 9,687,653 10 ! 10 24 ! 8,186,453 07 ! 7 08 ! 18.3 % 14 ! SAtl 33 ! North Carolina 10 ! 10 24 ! 9,848,060 10 ! 10 24 ! 9,535,483 11 ! 11 25 ! 8,049,313 06 ! 6 07 ! 18.5 % 15 ! SAtl 46 ! Virginia 12 ! 12 26 ! 8,260,405 12 ! 12 26 ! 8,001,024 12 ! 12 26 ! 7,078,515 16 ! 16 21 ! 13.0 % 16 ! SAtl 20 ! Maryland 19 ! 19 33 ! 5,928,814 19 ! 19 33 ! 5,773,552 19 ! 19 33 ! 5,296,486 23 ! 23 30 ! 9.0 % 17 ! SAtl 40 ! South Carolina 24 ! 24 38 ! 4,774,839 24 ! 24 38 ! 4,625,364 26 ! 26 41 ! 4,012,012 10 ! 10 13 ! 15.3 % 18 ! SAtl 48 ! West Virginia 38 ! 38 53 ! 1,854,304 37 ! 37 53 ! 1,852,994 37 ! 37 53 ! 1,808,344 45 ! 45 61 ! 2.5 % 19 ! SAtl 08 ! Delaware 45 ! 45 60 ! 925,749 45 ! 45 61 ! 897,934 45 ! 45 61 ! 783,600 11 ! 11 14 ! 14.6 % 20 ! SAtl 64 ! District of Columbia 64 ! -- 64 ! 646,449 64 ! -- 66 ! 601,723 64 ! -- 66 ! 572,059 64 ! -- 44 ! 5.2 % 21 ! SAtl 57 ! South Atlantic 51 ! 1 05 ! 61,783,647 51 ! 1 05 ! 59,777,037 51 ! 1 06 ! 51,769,160 53 ! 3 12 ! 15.5 % 22 ! South 42 ! Tennessee 17 ! 17 31 ! 6,495,978 17 ! 17 31 ! 6,346,105 16 ! 16 30 ! 5,689,283 19 ! 19 24 ! 11.5 % 23 ! ESC 01 ! Alabama 23 ! 23 37 ! 4,833,722 23 ! 23 37 ! 4,779,736 23 ! 23 37 ! 4,447,100 27 ! 27 35 ! 7.5 % 24 ! ESC 17 ! Kentucky 26 ! 26 40 ! 4,395,295 26 ! 26 40 ! 4,339,367 25 ! 25 40 ! 4,041,769 28 ! 28 36 ! 7.4 % 25 ! ESC 24 ! Mississippi 31 ! 31 46 ! 2,991,207 31 ! 31 47 ! 2,967,297 31 ! 31 47 ! 2,844,658 38 ! 38 48 ! 4.3 % 26 ! ESC 52 ! East South Central 58 ! 8 17 ! 18,716,202 58 ! 8 17 ! 18,432,505 58 ! 8 16 ! 17,022,810 55 ! 5 32 ! 8.3 % 27 ! South 43 ! Texas 02 ! 2 12 ! 26,448,193 02 ! 2 12 ! 25,145,561 02 ! 2 12 ! 20,851,820 05 ! 5 06 ! 20.6 % 28 ! WSC 18 ! Louisiana 25 ! 25 39 ! 4,625,470 25 ! 25 39 ! 4,533,372 22 ! 22 36 ! 4,468,976 48 ! 48 64 ! 1.4 % 29 ! WSC 36 ! Oklahoma 28 ! 28 42 ! 3,850,568 28 ! 28 43 ! 3,751,351 27 ! 27 43 ! 3,450,654 24 ! 24 31 ! 8.7 % 30 ! WSC 04 ! Arkansas 32 ! 32 47 ! 2,959,373 32 ! 32 48 ! 2,915,918 33 ! 33 49 ! 2,673,400 22 ! 22 29 ! 9.1 % 31 ! WSC 59 ! West South Central 55 ! 5 11 ! 37,883,604 55 ! 5 11 ! 36,346,202 55 ! 5 11 ! 31,444,850 52 ! 2 11 ! 15.6 % 32 ! South 62 ! South 60 ! 1 02 ! 118,383,453 60 ! 1 02 ! 114,555,744 60 ! 1 02 ! 100,236,820 60 ! 1 15 ! 14.3 % 33 ! USA 13 ! Illinois 05 ! 5 19 ! 12,882,135 05 ! 5 19 ! 12,830,632 05 ! 5 19 ! 12,419,293 42 ! 42 54 ! 3.3 % 34 ! ENC 35 ! Ohio 07 ! 7 21 ! 11,570,808 07 ! 7 21 ! 11,536,504 07 ! 7 21 ! 11,353,140 47 ! 47 63 ! 1.6 % 35 ! ENC 22 ! Michigan 09 ! 9 23 ! 9,895,622 08 ! 8 22 ! 9,883,640 08 ! 8 22 ! 9,938,444 50 ! 50 66 ! - 0.6 % 36 ! ENC 14 ! Indiana 16 ! 16 30 ! 6,570,902 15 ! 15 29 ! 6,483,802 14 ! 14 28 ! 6,080,485 31 ! 31 39 ! 6.6 % 37 ! ENC 49 ! Wisconsin 20 ! 20 34 ! 5,742,713 20 ! 20 34 ! 5,686,986 18 ! 18 32 ! 5,363,675 34 ! 34 43 ! 6.0 % 38 ! ENC 51 ! East North Central 53 ! 3 08 ! 46,662,180 53 ! 3 08 ! 46,421,564 52 ! 2 07 ! 45,155,037 59 ! 9 59 ! 2.8 % 39 ! MWest 25 ! Missouri 18 ! 18 32 ! 6,044,171 18 ! 18 32 ! 5,988,927 17 ! 17 31 ! 5,595,211 29 ! 29 37 ! 7.0 % 40 ! WNC 23 ! Minnesota 21 ! 21 35 ! 5,420,380 21 ! 21 35 ! 5,303,925 21 ! 21 35 ! 4,919,479 26 ! 26 34 ! 7.8 % 41 ! WNC 15 ! Iowa 30 ! 30 45 ! 3,090,416 30 ! 30 46 ! 3,046,355 30 ! 30 46 ! 2,926,324 40 ! 40 50 ! 4.1 % 42 ! WNC 16 ! Kansas 34 ! 34 49 ! 2,893,957 33 ! 33 49 ! 2,853,118 32 ! 32 48 ! 2,688,418 33 ! 33 42 ! 6.1 % 43 ! WNC 27 ! Nebraska 37 ! 37 52 ! 1,868,516 38 ! 38 54 ! 1,826,341 38 ! 38 54 ! 1,711,263 30 ! 30 38 ! 6.7 % 44 ! WNC 41 ! South Dakota 46 ! 46 61 ! 844,877 46 ! 46 62 ! 814,180 46 ! 46 62 ! 754,844 25 ! 25 33 ! 7.9 % 45 ! WNC 34 ! North Dakota 48 ! 48 63 ! 723,393 48 ! 48 64 ! 672,591 47 ! 47 63 ! 642,200 36 ! 36 46 ! 4.7 % 46 ! WNC 58 ! West North Central 57 ! 7 14 ! 20,885,710 57 ! 7 14 ! 20,505,437 56 ! 6 13 ! 19,237,739 56 ! 6 40 ! 6.6 % 47 ! MWest 60 ! Midwest 62 ! 3 04 ! 67,547,890 62 ! 3 04 ! 66,927,001 61 ! 2 03 ! 64,392,776 62 ! 3 51 ! 3.9 % 48 ! USA 03 ! Arizona 15 ! 15 29 ! 6,626,624 16 ! 16 30 ! 6,392,017 20 ! 20 34 ! 5,130,632 02 ! 2 02 ! 24.6 % 49 ! Mtn 06 ! Colorado 22 ! 22 36 ! 5,268,367 22 ! 22 36 ! 5,029,196 24 ! 24 38 ! 4,301,261 09 ! 9 10 ! 16.9 % 50 ! Mtn 44 ! Utah 33 ! 33 48 ! 2,900,872 34 ! 34 50 ! 2,763,885 34 ! 34 50 ! 2,233,169 03 ! 3 03 ! 23.8 % 51 ! Mtn 28 ! Nevada 35 ! 35 50 ! 2,790,136 35 ! 35 51 ! 2,700,551 35 ! 35 51 ! 1,998,257 01 ! 1 01 ! 35.1 % 52 ! Mtn 31 ! New Mexico 36 ! 36 51 ! 2,085,287 36 ! 36 52 ! 2,059,179 36 ! 36 52 ! 1,819,046 15 ! 15 20 ! 13.2 % 53 ! Mtn 12 ! Idaho 39 ! 39 54 ! 1,612,136 39 ! 39 55 ! 1,567,582 39 ! 39 55 ! 1,293,953 04 ! 4 05 ! 21.1 % 54 ! Mtn 26 ! Montana 44 ! 44 59 ! 1,015,165 44 ! 44 60 ! 989,415 44 ! 44 60 ! 902,195 21 ! 21 28 ! 9.7 % 55 ! Mtn 50 ! Wyoming 50 ! 50 66 ! 582,658 50 ! 50 67 ! 563,626 50 ! 50 67 ! 493,782 12 ! 12 16 ! 14.1 % 56 ! Mtn 54 ! Mountain 56 ! 6 13 ! 22,881,245 56 ! 6 13 ! 22,065,451 57 ! 7 15 ! 18,172,295 51 ! 1 04 ! 21.4 % 57 ! West 05 ! California 01 ! 1 10 ! 38,332,521 01 ! 1 10 ! 37,253,956 01 ! 1 10 ! 33,871,648 20 ! 20 26 ! 10.0 % 58 ! Pac 47 ! Washington 13 ! 13 27 ! 6,971,406 13 ! 13 27 ! 6,724,540 15 ! 15 29 ! 5,894,121 13 ! 13 17 ! 14.1 % 59 ! Pac 37 ! Oregon 27 ! 27 41 ! 3,930,065 27 ! 27 42 ! 3,831,074 28 ! 28 44 ! 3,421,399 18 ! 18 23 ! 12.0 % 60 ! Pac 11 ! Hawaii 40 ! 40 55 ! 1,404,054 40 ! 40 56 ! 1,360,301 42 ! 42 58 ! 1,211,537 17 ! 17 22 ! 12.3 % 61 ! Pac 02 ! Alaska 47 ! 47 62 ! 735,132 47 ! 47 63 ! 710,231 48 ! 48 64 ! 626,932 14 ! 14 19 ! 13.3 % 62 ! Pac 56 ! Pacific 52 ! 2 07 ! 51,373,178 52 ! 2 07 ! 49,880,102 53 ! 3 08 ! 45,025,637 54 ! 4 25 ! 10.8 % 63 ! West 63 ! West 61 ! 2 03 ! 74,254,423 61 ! 2 03 ! 71,945,553 62 ! 3 04 ! 63,197,932 61 ! 2 18 ! 13.8 % 64 ! USA 65 ! 50 states and D.C. 65 ! -- 01 ! 316,128,839 65 ! -- 01 ! 308,745,538 65 ! -- 01 ! 281,421,906 65 ! -- 27 ! 9.7 % 65 ! NAmer 69 ! Puerto Rico 66 ! 1 43 ! 3,615,086 66 ! 1 44 ! 3,725,789 66 ! 1 42 ! 3,808,610 68 ! 3 68 ! - 2.2 % 66 ! Terr. 67 ! Guam 67 ! 2 68 ! -- 67 ! 2 68 ! 159,358 67 ! 2 68 ! 154,805 66 ! 1 58 ! 2.9 % 67 ! Terr. 70 ! U.S. Virgin Islands 68 ! 3 69 ! -- 68 ! 3 69 ! 106,405 68 ! 3 69 ! 108,612 67 ! 2 67 ! - 2.0 % 68 ! Terr. 66 ! American Samoa 69 ! 4 70 ! -- 69 ! 4 70 ! 55,519 70 ! 5 71 ! 57,291 69 ! 4 70 ! - 3.1 % 69 ! Terr. 68 ! Northern Mariana Islands 70 ! 5 71 ! -- 70 ! 5 71 ! 53,883 69 ! 4 70 ! 69,221 70 ! 5 71 ! - 22.2 % 70 ! Terr. 71 ! Total Territories 71 ! -- 67 ! -- 71 ! -- 41 ! 4,100,954 71 ! -- 39 ! 4,198,539 71 ! -- 69 ! - 2.3 % 71 ! 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Question: which state has the largest population in the us
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