# List of states and territories of the United States by population density

This is a list of the 50 states, the 5 territories, and the District of Columbia of the United States of America by population density, population size, and land area. It also includes a sortable table of density by states, territories, divisions, and regions by population rank and land area, and a sortable table for density by states, divisions, regions, and territories in square miles and square kilometers.
The population density of the United States is lower than that of many other countries because of the United States' large land area. There are large, sparsely populated areas in parts of the US, like the east-to-west stretch extending from the outskirts of Seattle all the way to Minneapolis, or the north-to-south portion from northern Montana to southern New Mexico, excluding Denver and Albuquerque. For comparison, the population density of the U.S. is 1/15 that of South Korea and 1/12 that of India and the Netherlands. On the other hand, it is over 8 times higher than that of Canada and over 9 times higher than that of Australia.

## States and territories by population density

Population density is defined as the population divided by land area. Data are from the US Census unless otherwise specified. Population data are for the year 2023 and area data are for the year 2010. Some population estimates for territories are from the United Nations Commission on Population and Development.
States and territories by density, population and area :
| Location | Density | Density | Population | Land area | Land area |
| Location | /mi$^2$ | /km$^2$ | Population | mi$^2$ | km$^2$ |
| District of Columbia | 11,131 | 4,297 | 678,972 | 61 | 158 |
| New Jersey | 1,263 | 488 | 9,290,841 | 7,354 | 19,047 |
| Rhode Island | 1,060 | 409 | 1,095,962 | 1,034 | 2,678 |
| Puerto Rico | 936 | 361 | 3,205,691 | 3,424 | 8,868 |
| Massachusetts | 898 | 347 | 7,001,399 | 7,800 | 20,202 |
| Guam | 824 | 319 | 172,952 | 210 | 543 |
| Connecticut | 747 | 288 | 3,617,176 | 4,842 | 12,542 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 737 | 284 | 98,750 | 134 | 348 |
| Maryland | 637 | 246 | 6,180,253 | 9,707 | 25,142 |
| American Samoa | 578 | 222 | 43,915 | 76 | 198 |
| Delaware | 529 | 204 | 1,031,890 | 1,949 | 5,047 |
| Florida | 422 | 163 | 22,610,726 | 53,625 | 138,887 |
| New York | 415 | 160 | 19,571,216 | 47,126 | 122,057 |
| Pennsylvania | 290 | 112 | 12,961,683 | 44,743 | 115,883 |
| Ohio | 288 | 111 | 11,785,935 | 40,861 | 105,829 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 274 | 106 | 49,796 | 182 | 472 |
| California | 250 | 97 | 38,965,193 | 155,779 | 403,466 |
| Illinois | 226 | 87 | 12,549,689 | 55,519 | 143,793 |
| Hawaii | 223 | 86 | 1,435,138 | 6,423 | 16,635 |
| North Carolina | 223 | 86 | 10,835,491 | 48,618 | 125,920 |
| Virginia | 221 | 85 | 8,715,698 | 39,490 | 102,279 |
| Georgia | 192 | 74 | 11,029,227 | 57,513 | 148,959 |
| Indiana | 192 | 74 | 6,862,199 | 35,826 | 92,789 |
| South Carolina | 179 | 69 | 5,373,555 | 30,061 | 77,857 |
| Michigan | 178 | 69 | 10,037,261 | 56,539 | 146,435 |
| Tennessee | 173 | 67 | 7,126,489 | 41,235 | 106,798 |
| New Hampshire | 157 | 60 | 1,402,054 | 8,953 | 23,187 |
| Washington | 118 | 45 | 7,812,880 | 66,456 | 172,119 |
| Texas | 117 | 45 | 30,503,301 | 261,232 | 676,587 |
| Kentucky | 115 | 44 | 4,526,154 | 39,486 | 102,269 |
| Wisconsin | 109 | 42 | 5,910,955 | 54,158 | 140,268 |
| Louisiana | 106 | 41 | 4,573,749 | 43,204 | 111,898 |
| Alabama | 101 | 39 | 5,108,468 | 50,645 | 131,171 |
| Missouri | 90 | 35 | 6,196,156 | 68,742 | 178,040 |
| West Virginia | 74 | 28 | 1,770,071 | 24,038 | 62,259 |
| Minnesota | 72 | 28 | 5,737,915 | 79,627 | 206,232 |
| Vermont | 70 | 27 | 647,464 | 9,217 | 23,871 |
| Arizona | 65 | 25 | 7,431,344 | 113,594 | 294,207 |
| Mississippi | 63 | 24 | 2,939,690 | 46,923 | 121,531 |
| Oklahoma | 59 | 23 | 4,053,824 | 68,595 | 177,660 |
| Arkansas | 59 | 23 | 3,067,732 | 52,035 | 134,771 |
| Iowa | 57 | 22 | 3,207,004 | 55,857 | 144,669 |
| Colorado | 57 | 22 | 5,877,610 | 103,642 | 268,431 |
| Maine | 45 | 17 | 1,395,722 | 30,843 | 79,883 |
| Oregon | 44 | 17 | 4,233,358 | 95,988 | 248,608 |
| Utah | 42 | 16 | 3,417,734 | 82,170 | 212,818 |
| Kansas | 36 | 14 | 2,940,546 | 81,759 | 211,754 |
| Nevada | 29 | 11 | 3,194,176 | 109,781 | 284,332 |
| Nebraska | 26 | 10 | 1,978,379 | 76,824 | 198,974 |
| Idaho | 24 | 9.2 | 1,964,726 | 82,643 | 214,045 |
| New Mexico | 17 | 6.7 | 2,114,371 | 121,298 | 314,161 |
| South Dakota | 12 | 4.7 | 919,318 | 75,811 | 196,350 |
| North Dakota | 11 | 4.4 | 783,926 | 69,001 | 178,711 |
| Montana | 7.8 | 3.0 | 1,132,812 | 145,546 | 376,962 |
| Wyoming | 6.0 | 2.3 | 584,057 | 97,093 | 251,470 |
| Alaska | 1.3 | 0.50 | 733,406 | 570,641 | 1,477,953 |
| Contiguous US | 113 | 43 | 332,746,351 | 2,954,843 | 7,653,006 |
| 50 States | 95 | 37 | 334,235,923 | 3,531,846 | 9,147,436 |
| 50 States and DC | 95 | 37 | 334,914,895 | 3,531,907 | 9,147,594 |
| United States | 96 | 37 | 338,485,999 | 3,531,905 | 9,147,593 |

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* New Jersey is the most densely populated state.
* New York is home to the most populous city in the country, and ranks 8th among the states in density.
* Despite a small population, Vermont has fairly average population density because of its small area.
* Idaho's population has increased rapidly in recent decades, but its population density is lower than other states.
* About half of the population of Alaska lives in the Anchorage metropolitan area.
* Puerto Rico is the fourth most densely populated of states and possessions of the U.S.