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state population ranking

States Ranked by Estimated July 1, 2001 Population
Geographic Area Rank July 1, 2001 Estimate April 1, 2000 Population Estimates Base Numeric Population Change Percent Change
United States   284,796,887 281,421,906 3,374,981 1.2
   California 1 34,501,130 33,871,648 629,482 1.9
   Texas 2 21,325,018 20,851,820 473,198 2.3
   New York 3 19,011,378 18,976,457 34,921 0.2
   Florida 4 16,396,515 15,982,378 414,137 2.6
   Illinois 5 12,482,301 12,419,293 63,008 0.5
   Pennsylvania 6 12,287,150 12,281,054 6,096 0.0
   Ohio 7 11,373,541 11,353,140 20,401 0.2
   Michigan 8 9,990,817 9,938,444 52,373 0.5
   New Jersey 9 8,484,431 8,414,350 70,081 0.8
   Georgia 10 8,383,915 8,186,453 197,462 2.4
   North Carolina 11 8,186,268 8,049,313 136,955 1.7
   Virginia 12 7,187,734 7,078,515 109,219 1.5
   Massachusetts 13 6,379,304 6,349,097 30,207 0.5
   Indiana 14 6,114,745 6,080,485 34,260 0.6
   Washington 15 5,987,973 5,894,121 93,852 1.6
   Tennessee 16 5,740,021 5,689,283 50,738 0.9
   Missouri 17 5,629,707 5,595,211 34,496 0.6
   Wisconsin 18 5,401,906 5,363,675 38,231 0.7
   Maryland 19 5,375,156 5,296,486 78,670 1.5
   Arizona 20 5,307,331 5,130,632 176,699 3.4
   Minnesota 21 4,972,294 4,919,479 52,815 1.1
   Louisiana 22 4,465,430 4,468,976 -3,546 -0.1
   Alabama 23 4,464,356 4,447,100 17,256 0.4
   Colorado 24 4,417,714 4,301,261 116,453 2.7
   Kentucky 25 4,065,556 4,041,769 23,787 0.6
   South Carolina 26 4,063,011 4,012,012 50,999 1.3
   Oregon 27 3,472,867 3,421,399 51,468 1.5
   Oklahoma 28 3,460,097 3,450,654 9,443 0.3
   Connecticut 29 3,425,074 3,405,565 19,509 0.6
   Iowa 30 2,923,179 2,926,324 -3,145 -0.1
   Mississippi 31 2,858,029 2,844,658 13,371 0.5
   Kansas 32 2,694,641 2,688,418 6,223 0.2
   Arkansas 33 2,692,090 2,673,400 18,690 0.7
   Utah 34 2,269,789 2,233,169 36,620 1.6
   Nevada 35 2,106,074 1,998,257 107,817 5.4
   New Mexico 36 1,829,146 1,819,046 10,100 0.6
   West Virginia 37 1,801,916 1,808,344 -6,428 -0.4
   Nebraska 38 1,713,235 1,711,263 1,972 0.1
   Idaho 39 1,321,006 1,293,953 27,053 2.1
   Maine 40 1,286,670 1,274,923 11,747 0.9
   New Hampshire 41 1,259,181 1,235,786 23,395 1.9
   Hawaii 42 1,224,398 1,211,537 12,861 1.1
   Rhode Island 43 1,058,920 1,048,319 10,601 1.0
   Montana 44 904,433 902,195 2,238 0.2
   Delaware 45 796,165 783,600 12,565 1.6
   South Dakota 46 756,600 754,844 1,756 0.2
   Alaska 47 634,892 626,932 7,960 1.3
   North Dakota 48 634,448 642,200 -7,752 -1.2
   Vermont 49 613,090 608,827 4,263 0.7
   District of Columbia 50 571,822 572,059 -237 0.0
   Wyoming 51 494,423 493,782 641 0.1
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Table ST-2001EST-04 - States Ranked by Estimated July 1, 2001 Population
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Release Date: December 27, 2001

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