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 Jose

San Diego

Philadelphia

New York

Chicago

San Antonio

Dallas

Houston

Los Angeles

San Jose

San Diego

Philadelphia

New York

Chicago

San Antonio

Dallas

Houston

Los Angeles

San Jose

San Diego

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

2,000 or Greater

Population Density

500 - 1,999.9

100 - 499.9

20 - 99.9

5 - 19.9

Less Than 5

(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

Pacific

Ocean

1 : 4,750,000

0 100 Miles

Atlantic

Ocean

Caribbean

Sea

3,468,963 ( )

PUERTO RICO

*

San Juan

0 50

1 : 1,750,000

Miles

Fun Fact: According to the 2013–2017 American Community Survey 

5-Year Estimates, the total population of the United States is

321,004,407

2017 Population

1920 Population

Number of People (in Millions)

40

20

5

1

10

Population Growth From 1920 to 2017

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Population and Housing, 1920; 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

3.24

2.97

2.94

2.93

2.87

2.85

3.39

3.44

3.54

3.59

3.62

United States

Alaska

Texas

California

Hawaii

Utah

Maine

Vermont

North Dakota

New Hampshire

Montana

Highest 5 States Lowest 5 States

Average Family Size

Number of Persons

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

37.8

35.1

34.3

33.9

33.9

30.5

41.8

42.2

42.7

42.8

44.3

United States

Florida

West Virginia

New Hampshire

Vermont

Maine

Utah

Alaska

District of Columbia

Texas

North Dakota

Highest 5 States Lowest 5 States

Youngest and

Oldest Populations

Median Age in Years

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

70,850

57,436

55,949

54,923

52,689

23,793

93,800

94,110

94,337

95,597

95,995

United States

Connecticut

Massachusetts

New Jersey

Maryland

District of Columbia

Puerto Rico

Mississippi

Arkansas

West Virginia

New Mexico

Highest 5 States Lowest 5 States

Highest and Lowest

Median Incomes

Median Family Income in Dollars ($)

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

Understanding the 

U.S. Population

2017 Population

1920 Population

Number of People (in Millions)

40

20

5

1

10

Population Growth From 1920 to 2017

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Population and Housing, 1920; 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

37.8

35.1

34.3

33.9

33.9

30.5

41.8

42.2

42.7

42.8

44.3

United States

Florida

West Virginia

New Hampshire

Vermont

Maine

Utah

Alaska

District of Columbia

Texas

North Dakota

Highest 5 States Lowest 5 States

Youngest and

Oldest Populations

Median Age in Years

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

3.24

2.97

2.94

2.93

2.87

2.85

3.39

3.44

3.54

3.59

3.62

United States

Alaska

Texas

California

Hawaii

Utah

Maine

Vermont

North Dakota

New Hampshire

Montana

Highest 5 States Lowest 5 States

Average Family Size

Number of Persons

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

70,850

57,436

55,949

54,923

52,689

23,793

93,800

94,110

94,337

95,597

95,995

United States

Connecticut

Massachusetts

New Jersey

Maryland

District of Columbia

Puerto Rico

Mississippi

Arkansas

West Virginia

New Mexico

Highest 5 States Lowest 5 States

Highest and Lowest

Median Incomes

Median Family Income in Dollars ($)

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

Fun Fact: According to the 2013–2017 American Community Survey 

5-Year Estimates, the total population of the United States is

321,004,407

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