States
The states
California is the most populous state (39,355,309 on July 1, 2025) and Wyoming the least (588,753). Idaho grew fastest between 2020 and 2025 (+10.4%) by the Census Bureau's estimates; Hawaii lost the most people (−1.5%), one of 7 states that shrank.
How do the states compare?
| Alabama | 5,193,088 | +3.3% | $63,999 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 737,270 | +0.5% | $92,788 |
| Arizona | 7,623,818 | +6.5% | $79,964 |
| Arkansas | 3,114,791 | +3.4% | $60,773 |
| California | 39,355,309 | −0.5% | $99,122 |
| Colorado | 6,012,561 | +4.1% | $95,470 |
| Connecticut | 3,688,496 | +2.2% | $95,781 |
| Delaware | 1,059,952 | +7.1% | $84,954 |
| District of Columbia | 693,645 | +0.6% | $109,870 |
| Florida | 23,462,518 | +8.9% | $74,568 |
| Georgia | 11,302,748 | +5.5% | $77,353 |
| Hawaii | 1,432,820 | −1.5% | $100,389 |
| Idaho | 2,029,733 | +10.4% | $77,800 |
| Illinois | 12,719,141 | −0.8% | $83,390 |
| Indiana | 6,973,333 | +2.8% | $71,957 |
| Iowa | 3,238,387 | +1.5% | $75,059 |
| Kansas | 2,977,220 | +1.3% | $74,275 |
| Kentucky | 4,606,864 | +2.2% | $63,726 |
| Louisiana | 4,618,189 | −0.9% | $60,756 |
| Maine | 1,414,874 | +3.8% | $74,733 |
| Maryland | 6,265,347 | +1.4% | $103,678 |
| Massachusetts | 7,154,084 | +1.7% | $103,960 |
| Michigan | 10,127,884 | +0.5% | $72,875 |
| Minnesota | 5,830,405 | +2.2% | $89,062 |
| Mississippi | 2,954,160 | −0.2% | $56,447 |
| Missouri | 6,270,541 | +1.9% | $70,702 |
| Montana | 1,144,694 | +5.6% | $72,509 |
| Nebraska | 2,018,006 | +2.9% | $76,475 |
| Nevada | 3,282,188 | +5.7% | $78,260 |
| New Hampshire | 1,415,342 | +2.7% | $99,031 |
| New Jersey | 9,548,215 | +2.8% | $103,556 |
| New Mexico | 2,125,498 | +0.4% | $64,059 |
| New York | 20,002,427 | −1.0% | $85,974 |
| North Carolina | 11,197,968 | +7.2% | $72,388 |
| North Dakota | 799,358 | +2.6% | $76,657 |
| Ohio | 11,900,510 | +0.9% | $71,389 |
| Oklahoma | 4,123,288 | +4.1% | $65,039 |
| Oregon | 4,273,586 | +0.9% | $83,011 |
| Pennsylvania | 13,059,432 | +0.4% | $77,971 |
| Puerto Rico | 3,184,835 | −3.1% | $26,297 |
| Rhode Island | 1,114,521 | +1.6% | $87,796 |
| South Carolina | 5,570,274 | +8.8% | $69,324 |
| South Dakota | 935,094 | +5.5% | $75,081 |
| Tennessee | 7,315,076 | +5.8% | $69,595 |
| Texas | 31,709,821 | +8.8% | $78,476 |
| Utah | 3,538,904 | +8.2% | $95,166 |
| Vermont | 644,663 | +0.2% | $81,203 |
| Virginia | 8,880,107 | +2.9% | $93,170 |
| Washington | 8,001,020 | +3.8% | $98,141 |
| West Virginia | 1,766,147 | −1.5% | $59,608 |
| Wisconsin | 5,972,787 | +1.3% | $77,485 |
| Wyoming | 588,753 | +2.1% | $76,176 |
Source: Census population estimates, Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Census population estimates