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This is a list of United States of America states by population as of 2020. The list was made using the 2020 United States Census . The total population of the United States was 331,449,281 at the 2020 Census, not including U.S. territories, or 335,073,176, including U.S. territories.
The greatest rate of growth at the start of 2023 belonged to Utah (1.50%), followed by Idaho (1.43%) and Texas (1.34%). By comparison, the state with the lowest population growth at the start of 2023 was West Virginia, whose population shrank by 0.33%.
The 25 least populous states contain less than one-sixth of the total population. California, the most populous state, contains more people than the 21 least populous states combined, and Wyoming, the least populous state, has a population less than any of the 31 most populous U.S. cities.
The U.S. population is enormous — 339,123,510 people as of 2023 — and growing. But there’s more to the numbers than “largest and smallest”. Some American metropolises have a population larger than that of entire nations, while some of the least populated states have fewer people than a large city.
More than half of the states (27 out of 50) have a population of less than 5 million, illustrating the rural or less densely populated nature of many parts of the country. On the other end of the spectrum, states like Wyoming, Vermont, and Alaska have populations of less than a million.
Population Estimate for 2023. Rank. State. FIPS Code. Population. 1. California. 06000. 38,965,193.
California, Texas, and Florida are the three most populated states, accounting for over a quarter of the total US population. While Wyoming and Vermont are the least populated state.
Estimates of the Total Resident Population and Resident Population Age 18 Years and Older for the United States, States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: July 1, 2023 (SCPRC-EST2023-18+POP) [<1.0MB] Median Age and Age by Sex.
50. California is the most populous while Wyoming is the least populous state in the United States.
This is a list of all U.S. states and the five principal U.S. territories with population estimates as of 2022, ranked from the most populous U.S. state to the least populous state in the United States.