States ranked

U.S. states by population

California ranks first by residents on July 1, 2025 (39,355,309); Wyoming is last (588,753). The Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 estimates, the newest population figure for every state.

Which U.S. states have the most people?

First to fifth: California (39,355,309), Texas (31,709,821), Florida (23,462,518), New York (20,002,427) and Pennsylvania (13,059,432).

U.S. states by population, by residents on July 1, 2025.
Rank	State	Residents on July 1, 2025	Since 2020
1	California	39,355,309	−0.5%
2	Texas	31,709,821	+8.8%
3	Florida	23,462,518	+8.9%
4	New York	20,002,427	−1.0%
5	Pennsylvania	13,059,432	+0.4%
6	Illinois	12,719,141	−0.8%
7	Ohio	11,900,510	+0.9%
8	Georgia	11,302,748	+5.5%
9	North Carolina	11,197,968	+7.2%
10	Michigan	10,127,884	+0.5%
11	New Jersey	9,548,215	+2.8%
12	Virginia	8,880,107	+2.9%
13	Washington	8,001,020	+3.8%
14	Arizona	7,623,818	+6.5%
15	Tennessee	7,315,076	+5.8%
16	Massachusetts	7,154,084	+1.7%
17	Indiana	6,973,333	+2.8%
18	Missouri	6,270,541	+1.9%
19	Maryland	6,265,347	+1.4%
20	Colorado	6,012,561	+4.1%
21	Wisconsin	5,972,787	+1.3%
22	Minnesota	5,830,405	+2.2%
23	South Carolina	5,570,274	+8.8%
24	Alabama	5,193,088	+3.3%
25	Louisiana	4,618,189	−0.9%
26	Kentucky	4,606,864	+2.2%
27	Oregon	4,273,586	+0.9%
28	Oklahoma	4,123,288	+4.1%
29	Connecticut	3,688,496	+2.2%
30	Utah	3,538,904	+8.2%
31	Nevada	3,282,188	+5.7%
32	Iowa	3,238,387	+1.5%
33	Arkansas	3,114,791	+3.4%
34	Kansas	2,977,220	+1.3%
35	Mississippi	2,954,160	−0.2%
36	New Mexico	2,125,498	+0.4%
37	Idaho	2,029,733	+10.4%
38	Nebraska	2,018,006	+2.9%
39	West Virginia	1,766,147	−1.5%
40	Hawaii	1,432,820	−1.5%
41	New Hampshire	1,415,342	+2.7%
42	Maine	1,414,874	+3.8%
43	Montana	1,144,694	+5.6%
44	Rhode Island	1,114,521	+1.6%
45	Delaware	1,059,952	+7.1%
46	South Dakota	935,094	+5.5%
47	North Dakota	799,358	+2.6%
48	Alaska	737,270	+0.5%
49	Vermont	644,663	+0.2%
50	Wyoming	588,753	+2.1%

Not states, so not ranked: District of Columbia, 693,645; Puerto Rico, 3,184,835.

Source: Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025 (NST-EST2025) · Census Bureau source

How is this ranking made?

One figure is read for each of the 50 states: the residents on July 1, 2025. Equal figures share a rank. A ranking measures one number; it is not a judgment of a place. The rules are on the methodology page (how a survey figure's reliability is judged), and every ranking is on the rankings page.

Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025 (NST-EST2025) · How ranks are computed