context: This is the list of the US states in terms of population as of April 1, 2010, the date of the 2010 US census. The nine most populated states contain more than half of the total population. At least 25 states contain less than a sixth of the total population. California is the most populous state, with a total population of over 21 in all of the combined states.
question: What is the largest US state in terms of population?
answers.text: California