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Between 2005 and 2006, North Carolina passed New Jersey to become the 10th most populous state. [6] The state's population reported as under 5 years old was 6.7%, 24.4% were under 18, and 12.0% were 65 or older.
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.
As the United States has grown in area and population, new states have been formed out of U.S. territories or the division of existing states. The population figures provided here reflect modern state boundaries. Shaded areas of the tables indicate census years when a territory or the part of another state had not yet been admitted as a new state.
At the state level, there was a population rise in 42 states and the District of Columbia. In 2022, 31 states and the District of Columbia isaw growth, and in 2021 34 states did.
New census population estimates by race, ethnicity and age show more change in still-growing North Carolina.
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Population density is defined as the population divided by land area. Data are from the US Census unless otherwise specified. Population data are for the year 2023 [2] and area data are for the year 2010. [3] Some population estimates for territories are from the United Nations Commission on Population and Development. [4]
Population 2020 Population growth rate 2010-2020 Racial characteristics of population % foreign born population Life expectancy in years 2022 % of people in poverty % of 25+ year old people with bachelor or higher degrees % of people without health insurance % vote for Biden in 2020 election [1] [2] United States: $37,638: $69,201: 331,449,520 ...