United States Natural Population Increase By State in 2016

Updated on January 23, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the natural population increase for the United States was 1,267,744; and the top three states that had the highest natural population increase were:

  1. California: 229,031
  2. Texas: 213,780
  3. New York: 84,188

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

  1. West Virginia: -3,116
  2. Maine: -1,469
  3. Vermont: 31

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase for each U.S. state in 2016.

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

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State Natural Pop. Increase
Alabama 7984
Alaska 6858
Arizona 28713
Arkansas 7471
California 229031
Colorado 29879
Connecticut 5806
Delaware 2710
Florida 32352
Georgia 51328
Hawaii 7551
Idaho 9323
Illinois 50593
Indiana 21407
Iowa 10265
Kansas 12531
Kentucky 9204
Louisiana 20796
Maine -1469
Maryland 26242
Massachusetts 15360
Michigan 18765
Minnesota 27455
Mississippi 6816
Missouri 15626
Montana 2577
Nebraska 10408
Nevada 13076
New Hampshire 545
New Jersey 31844
New Mexico 7080
New York 84188
North Carolina 31831
North Dakota 5263
Ohio 21262
Oklahoma 13864
Oregon 10319
Pennsylvania 10417
Rhode Island 1147
South Carolina 10595
South Dakota 4473
Tennessee 14812
Texas 213780
Utah 33057
Vermont 31
Virginia 38689
Washington 35744
West Virginia -3116
Wisconsin 15502
Wyoming 2916
District of Columbia 4843