Atlantic

Ocean

Gulf of

Mexico

Pacific

Ocean

Lak e Supe r i o r

Lak e

Hu

r

o

n

L a k e Er i e

Lake Ontario

L

a

k

e

M

i

c

h

ig

a

n

Mississippi

River

Missouri

River

Ohio River

Red River

Arkansas

River

Rio Grande

Colorado

River

Columbia River

Snake River

CANADA

MEXICO

Philadelphia

New York

Chicago

San Antonio

Dallas

Houston

Los Angeles

San Diego

San Jose

Philadelphia

New York

Chicago

San Antonio

Dallas

Houston

Los Angeles

San Diego

San Jose

Philadelphia

New York

Chicago

San Antonio

Dallas

Houston

Los Angeles

San Diego

San Jose

Austin

Pierre

Albany

Helena

Boston

Topeka

Denver

Madison

Olympia

Raleigh

Trenton

Concord

Augusta

Lincoln

Jackson

Lansing

Atlanta

Phoenix

Cheyenne

Richmond

Washington

Columbia

Columbus

Bismarck

Santa Fe

St. Paul

Hartford

Providence

Annapolis

Dover

Frankfort

Nashville

Charleston

Montpelier

Harrisburg

Des Moines

Boise

Sacramento

Carson City

Montgomery

Baton Rouge

Springfield

Tallahassee

Little Rock

Indianapolis

Oklahoma City

Salt Lake City

Jefferson

City

Austin

Pierre

Albany

Helena

Boston

Topeka

Denver

Madison

Olympia

Raleigh

Trenton

Concord

Augusta

Lincoln

Jackson

Lansing

Atlanta

Phoenix

Cheyenne

Richmond

Washington

Columbia

Columbus

Bismarck

Santa Fe

St. Paul

Hartford

Providence

Annapolis

Dover

Frankfort

Nashville

Charleston

Montpelier

Harrisburg

Des Moines

Boise

Sacramento

Carson City

Montgomery

Baton Rouge

Springfield

Tallahassee

Little Rock

Indianapolis

Oklahoma City

Salt Lake City

Jefferson

City

Salem

Austin

Pierre

Albany

Helena

Boston

Topeka

Denver

Madison

Olympia

Raleigh

Trenton

Concord

Augusta

Lincoln

Jackson

Lansing

Atlanta

Phoenix

Cheyenne

Richmond

Washington

Columbia

Columbus

Bismarck

Santa Fe

St. Paul

Hartford

Providence

Annapolis

Dover

Frankfort

Nashville

Charleston

Montpelier

Harrisburg

Des Moines

Boise

Sacramento

Carson City

Montgomery

Baton Rouge

Springfield

Tallahassee

Little Rock

Indianapolis

Oklahoma City

Salt Lake City

Jefferson

City

Salem

*

7,169,967 (10)

1,657,375 (2)

1,029,862 (1)

745,475 (1)

855,444 (1)

1,893,921 (3)

5,490,726 (8)

3,118,102 (4)

583,200 (1)

5,436,519 (7)

2,084,828 (3)

27,419,612 (36)

3,896,251 (5)

2,903,820 (4)

6,075,300 (8)

12,854,526 (18)

5,763,217 (8)

9,925,568 (14)

6,614,418 (9)

11,609,756 (16)

4,424,376 (6)

1,836,843 (3)

8,365,952 (11)

5,996,079 (8)

943,732 (1)

8,960,161 (12)

3,594,478 (5)

1,056,138 (2)

6,789,319 (9)

624,636 (1)

1,331,848 (2) 1,330,158 (2)

19,798,228 (27)

12,790,505 (18)

2,977,944 (4)

4,663,461 (6)

2,986,220 (4) 4,850,771 (7)

4,893,444 (7)

10,052,564 (13)

10,201,635 (14)

20,278,447 (27)

6,597,381 (9)

2,993,941 (4)

2,887,725 (4)

38,982,847 (53)

6,809,946 (9)

672,391 ( ) *

4,025,127 (5)

7,169,967 (10)

1,657,375 (2)

1,029,862 (1)

745,475 (1)

855,444 (1)

1,893,921 (3)

5,490,726 (8)

3,118,102 (4)

583,200 (1)

5,436,519 (7)

2,084,828 (3)

27,419,612 (36)

3,896,251 (5)

2,903,820 (4)

6,075,300 (8)

12,854,526 (18)

5,763,217 (8)

9,925,568 (14)

6,614,418 (9)

11,609,756 (16)

4,424,376 (6)

1,836,843 (3)

8,365,952 (11)

5,996,079 (8)

943,732 (1)

8,960,161 (12)

3,594,478 (5)

1,056,138 (2)

6,789,319 (9)

624,636 (1)

1,331,848 (2) 1,330,158 (2)

19,798,228 (27)

12,790,505 (18)

2,977,944 (4)

4,663,461 (6)

2,986,220 (4) 4,850,771 (7)

4,893,444 (7)

10,052,564 (13)

10,201,635 (14)

20,278,447 (27)

6,597,381 (9)

2,993,941 (4)

2,887,725 (4)

38,982,847 (53)

6,809,946 (9)

672,391 ( ) *

4,025,127 (5)

TEXAS

UTAH

MONTANA

CALIFORNIA

ARIZONA

IDAHO

NEVADA

IOWA

COLORADO

KANSAS

WYOMING

NEW MEXICO

ILLINOIS

OHIO

FLORIDA

MISSOURI

MINNESOTA

NEBRASKA

GEORGIA

OKLAHOMA

ALABAMA

WASHINGTON

ARKANSAS

SOUTH DAKOTA

WISCONSIN

NORTH DAKOTA

MAINE

VIRGINIA

NEW YORK

LOUISIANA

INDIANA

MICHIGAN

MISSISSIPPI

KENTUCKY

TENNESSEE NORTH CAROLINA

PENNSYLVANIA

SOUTH 

CAROLINA

WEST

VIRGINIA

VERMONT

MARYLAND

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

NEW JERSEY

NEW HAMPSHIRE

MASSACHUSETTS

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

RHODE ISLAND

OREGON

TEXAS

UTAH

MONTANA

CALIFORNIA

ARIZONA

IDAHO

NEVADA

IOWA

COLORADO

KANSAS

WYOMING

NEW MEXICO

ILLINOIS

OHIO

FLORIDA

MISSOURI

MINNESOTA

NEBRASKA

GEORGIA

OKLAHOMA

ALABAMA

WASHINGTON

ARKANSAS

SOUTH DAKOTA

WISCONSIN

NORTH DAKOTA

MAINE

VIRGINIA

NEW YORK

LOUISIANA

INDIANA

MICHIGAN

MISSISSIPPI

KENTUCKY

TENNESSEE NORTH CAROLINA

PENNSYLVANIA

SOUTH 

CAROLINA

WEST

VIRGINIA

VERMONT

MARYLAND

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

NEW JERSEY

NEW HAMPSHIRE

MASSACHUSETTS

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

RHODE ISLAND

OREGON

500 or Greater

Population Density

200 - 499.9

100 - 199.9

50 - 99.9

Less Than 50

(Persons per Square Mile)

State Capital

City With Population Over 1,000,000

National Capital

WISCONSIN

5,686,986 (8)

State

Population

Number of Congressional

Representatives per State

State Name

*( denotes non-voting member)

Legend

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

0 200

1 : 4,750,000

Miles

738,565 (1)

ALASKA

Juneau

CANADA

RUSSIA

Yu kon River

Bering

Sea

Arctic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

0 400 Miles

1 : 21,000,000

1,421,658 (2)

HAWAII

Honolulu

1 : 4,750,000

0 100 Miles

Pacific

Ocean

3,468,963 ( )

PUERTO RICO

*

San Juan

0 50

1 : 1,750,000

Miles

Atlantic

Ocean

Caribbean

Sea

One Dot Represents

7,500 People

Where Do People Live?

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Total Population 

of the United States: 

321,004,407

California

Alabama

Arizona

Connecticut

District of Columbia

Georgia

Idaho

Indiana

Kansas

Louisiana

Maryland

Michigan

Mississippi

Montana

Nevada

New Jersey

New York

North Dakota

Oklahoma

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Tennessee

Utah

Virginia

West Virginia

Wyoming

Alaska

Arkansas

Colorado

Delaware

Florida

Hawaii

Illinois

Iowa

Kentucky

Maine

Massachusetts

Minnesota

Missouri

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Mexico

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Rhode Island

South Dakota

Vermont

Washington

Wisconsin

Puerto Rico

Texas

State Population

0 10 20

Population (in Millions)

30 40

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

37.8

33.9

33.9

30.5

42.7

42.8

44.3

United States

New Hampshire

Vermont

Maine

Utah

Alaska

District of Columbia

Highest 3 States Lowest 3 States

Youngest and

Oldest Populations

Median Age in Years

Understanding the 

U.S. Population

One Dot Represents

7,500 People

Where Do People Live?

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

37.8

33.9

33.9

30.5

42.7

42.8

44.3

United States

New Hampshire

Vermont

Maine

Utah

Alaska

District of Columbia

Highest 3 States Lowest 3 States

Youngest and

Oldest Populations

Median Age in Years

Total Population 

of the United States: 

321,004,407

California

Alabama

Arizona

Connecticut

District of Columbia

Georgia

Idaho

Indiana

Kansas

Louisiana

Maryland

Michigan

Mississippi

Montana

Nevada

New Jersey

New York

North Dakota

Oklahoma

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Tennessee

Utah

Virginia

West Virginia

Wyoming

Alaska

Arkansas

Colorado

Delaware

Florida

Hawaii

Illinois

Iowa

Kentucky

Maine

Massachusetts

Minnesota

Missouri

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Mexico

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Rhode Island

South Dakota

Vermont

Washington

Wisconsin

Puerto Rico

Texas

State Population

0 10 20

Population (in Millions)

30 40

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

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