U.S. Population by State, 1790 to 2015
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
The following table lists the population of each state in the United States, from the year 1790 to 2015. From 2000 to 2010, Nevada grew the fastest, followed by Arizona, Utah, Idaho and Texas. Louisiana, Ohio, and Rhode Island had the slowest increase in population. Michigan was the only state to experience a population decline over the decade, losing 0.6% of its population.
| State | 2015 pop. | 2010 pop. | 2000 pop. | 1990 pop. | 1950 pop. | 1900 pop. | 1790 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4,858,979 | 4,779,735 | 4,447,100 | 4,040,587 | 3,061,743 | 1,828,697 | — |
| Alaska | 738,432 | 710,231 | 626,932 | 550,043 | 128,643 | 63,592 | — |
| Arizona | 6,828,065 | 6,329,013 | 5,130,632 | 3,665,228 | 749,587 | 122,931 | — |
| Arkansas | 2,978,204 | 2,915,921 | 2,673,400 | 2,350,725 | 1,909,511 | 1,311,564 | — |
| California | 39,144,818 | 37,253,956 | 33,871,648 | 29,760,021 | 10,586,223 | 1,485,053 | — |
| Colorado | 5,456,574 | 5,029,196 | 4,301,261 | 3,294,394 | 1,325,089 | 539,700 | — |
| Connecticut | 3,590,886 | 3,574,097 | 3,405,565 | 3,287,116 | 2,007,280 | 908,420 | 237,946 |
| Delaware | 945,934 | 897,934 | 783,600 | 666,168 | 318,085 | 184,735 | 59,096 |
| DC | 672,228 | 601,723 | 572,059 | 606,900 | 802,178 | 278,718 | — |
| Florida | 20,271,272 | 18,801,311 | 15,982,378 | 12,937,926 | 2,771,305 | 528,542 | — |
| Georgia | 10,214,860 | 9,687,653 | 8,186,453 | 6,478,216 | 3,444,578 | 2,216,331 | 82,548 |
| Hawaii | 1,431,603 | 1,360,301 | 1,211,537 | 1,108,229 | 499,794 | 154,001 | — |
| Idaho | 1,654,930 | 1,567,582 | 1,293,953 | 1,006,749 | 588,637 | 161,772 | — |
| Illinois | 12,859,995 | 12,830,632 | 12,419,293 | 11,430,602 | 8,712,176 | 4,821,550 | — |
| Indiana | 6,619,680 | 6,483,800 | 6,080,485 | 5,544,159 | 3,934,224 | 2,516,462 | — |
| Iowa | 3,123,899 | 3,046,350 | 2,926,324 | 2,776,755 | 2,621,073 | 2,231,853 | — |
| Kansas | 2,911,641 | 2,853,118 | 2,688,418 | 2,477,574 | 1,905,299 | 1,470,495 | — |
| Kentucky | 4,425,092 | 4,339,362 | 4,041,769 | 3,685,296 | 2,944,806 | 2,147,174 | 73,677 |
| Louisiana | 4,649,676 | 4,515,770 | 4,468,976 | 4,219,973 | 2,683,516 | 1,381,625 | — |
| Maine | 1,329,328 | 1,328,361 | 1,274,923 | 1,227,928 | 913,774 | 694,466 | 96,540 |
| Maryland | 6,006,401 | 5,773,552 | 5,296,486 | 4,781,468 | 2,343,001 | 1,188,044 | 319,728 |
| Massachusetts | 6,794,422 | 6,547,629 | 6,349,097 | 6,016,425 | 4,690,514 | 2,805,346 | 378,787 |
| Michigan | 9,922,576 | 9,883,635 | 9,938,444 | 9,295,297 | 6,371,766 | 2,420,982 | — |
| Minnesota | 5,489,594 | 5,303,925 | 4,919,479 | 4,375,099 | 2,982,483 | 1,751,394 | — |
| Mississippi | 2,992,333 | 2,967,297 | 2,844,658 | 2,573,216 | 2,178,914 | 1,551,270 | — |
| Missouri | 6,083,672 | 5,988,927 | 5,595,211 | 5,117,073 | 3,954,653 | 3,106,665 | — |
| Montana | 1,032,949 | 989,415 | 902,195 | 799,065 | 591,024 | 243,329 | — |
| Nebraska | 1,896,190 | 1,826,341 | 1,711,263 | 1,578,385 | 1,325,510 | 1,066,300 | — |
| Nevada | 2,890,845 | 2,700,551 | 1,998,257 | 1,201,833 | 160,083 | 42,335 | — |
| New Hampshire | 1,330,608 | 1,316,472 | 1,235,786 | 1,109,252 | 533,242 | 411,588 | 141,885 |
| New Jersey | 8,958,013 | 8,791,894 | 8,414,350 | 7,730,188 | 4,835,329 | 1,883,669 | 184,139 |
| New Mexico | 2,085,109 | 2,059,180 | 1,819,046 | 1,515,069 | 681,187 | 195,310 | — |
| New York | 19,795,791 | 19,378,104 | 18,976,457 | 17,990,455 | 14,830,192 | 7,268,894 | 340,120 |
| North Carolina | 10,042,802 | 9,535,475 | 8,049,313 | 6,628,637 | 4,061,929 | 1,893,810 | 393,751 |
| North Dakota | 756,927 | 672,591 | 642,200 | 638,800 | 619,636 | 319,146 | — |
| Ohio | 11,613,423 | 11,536,502 | 11,353,140 | 10,847,115 | 7,946,627 | 4,157,545 | — |
| Oklahoma | 3,911,338 | 3,751,354 | 3,450,654 | 3,145,585 | 2,233,351 | 790,3912 | — |
| Oregon | 4,028,977 | 3,831,074 | 3,421,399 | 2,842,321 | 1,521,341 | 413,536 | — |
| Pennsylvania | 12,802,503 | 12,702,379 | 12,281,054 | 11,881,643 | 10,498,012 | 6,302,115 | 434,373 |
| Rhode Island | 1,056,298 | 1,052,567 | 1,048,319 | 1,003,464 | 791,896 | 428,556 | 68,825 |
| South Carolina | 4,896,146 | 4,625,364 | 4,012,012 | 3,486,703 | 2,117,027 | 1,340,316 | 249,073 |
| South Dakota | 858,469 | 814,180 | 754,844 | 696,004 | 652,740 | 401,570 | — |
| Tennessee | 6,600,299 | 6,346,110 | 5,689,283 | 4,877,185 | 3,291,718 | 2,020,616 | 35,691 |
| Texas | 27,469,114 | 25,145,561 | 20,851,820 | 16,986,510 | 7,711,194 | 3,048,710 | — |
| Utah | 2,995,919 | 2,763,885 | 2,233,169 | 1,722,850 | 688,862 | 276,749 | — |
| Vermont | 626,042 | 625,741 | 608,827 | 562,758 | 377,747 | 343,641 | 85,425 |
| Virginia | 8,382,993 | 8,001,024 | 7,078,515 | 6,187,358 | 3,318,680 | 1,854,184 | 747,6103 |
| Washington | 7,170,351 | 6,724,540 | 5,894,121 | 4,866,692 | 2,378,963 | 518,103 | — |
| West Virginia | 1,844,128 | 1,852,996 | 1,808,344 | 1,793,477 | 2,005,552 | 958,800 | — |
| Wisconsin | 5,771,337 | 5,686,986 | 5,363,675 | 4,891,769 | 3,434,575 | 2,069,042 | — |
| Wyoming | 586,107 | 563,626 | 493,782 | 453,588 | 290,529 | 92,531 | — |
| Total U.S. | 321,418,820 | 308,745,538 | 281,421,906 | 248,709,873 | 152,271,417 | 76,212,168 | 3,929,214 |
1. Estimated.
2. Includes population of Indian Territory, 1900: 392,960.
3. Until 1863, Virginia included what is now West Virginia.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Web: www.census.gov.
See also:
