United States Natural Population Increase By State in 2012

Updated on January 23, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2012, the natural population increase for the United States was 1,435,445; and the top three states that had the highest natural population increase were:

  1. California: 257,887
  2. Texas: 208,917
  3. New York: 93,020

On the other hand, the top 3 states that had the lowest natural population increase were:

  1. West Virginia: -809
  2. Maine: 43
  3. Vermont: 629

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase for each U.S. state in 2012.

Natural Population Increase refers to the number of births minus the number of deaths.

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State Natural Pop. Increase
Alabama 10711
Alaska 7203
Arizona 36833
Arkansas 8894
California 257887
Colorado 32023
Connecticut 7790
Delaware 3459
Florida 40251
Georgia 61404
Hawaii 8644
Idaho 10468
Illinois 58842
Indiana 24445
Iowa 10405
Kansas 14576
Kentucky 12426
Louisiana 21545
Maine 43
Maryland 29249
Massachusetts 19832
Michigan 24010
Minnesota 28748
Mississippi 10374
Missouri 19841
Montana 3053
Nebraska 10563
Nevada 14290
New Hampshire 1860
New Jersey 35513
New Mexico 10569
New York 93020
North Carolina 40048
North Dakota 3949
Ohio 26336
Oklahoma 15357
Oregon 11974
Pennsylvania 16571
Rhode Island 1691
South Carolina 15477
South Dakota 4487
Tennessee 19669
Texas 208917
Utah 34968
Vermont 629
Virginia 42560
Washington 37281
West Virginia -809
Wisconsin 19805
Wyoming 3067
District of Columbia 4697