US Population By State, 2018

Updated on June 16, 2025.

The US Census Bureau estimated that there were 326,838,199 people living in the United States in 2018. The chart below shows the state level population for each US state. California was the most populated state (39,437,463), followed by Texas (28,624,564), and then Florida (21,254,926). Wyoming was the least populated state with a population of 579,054.

Hover over the states to see the number and percentage of the US population that lives in each of the states. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further. We also have links to the county level population for each state in a section below.

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State Population % of US Population
Alabama 4891628 1.50
Alaska 736624 0.23
Arizona 7164228 2.19
Arkansas 3012161 0.92
California 39437463 12.07
Colorado 5697155 1.74
Connecticut 3574561 1.09
Delaware 966985 0.30
Florida 21254926 6.50
Georgia 10519389 3.22
Hawaii 1423102 0.44
Idaho 1752074 0.54
Illinois 12724685 3.89
Indiana 6698481 2.05
Iowa 3149900 0.96
Kansas 2912748 0.89
Kentucky 4464273 1.37
Louisiana 4664450 1.43
Maine 1340123 0.41
Maryland 6042153 1.85
Massachusetts 6885720 2.11
Michigan 9987286 3.06
Minnesota 5608762 1.72
Mississippi 2982879 0.91
Missouri 6125986 1.87
Montana 1061818 0.33
Nebraska 1925512 0.59
Nevada 3030725 0.93
New Hampshire 1355064 0.42
New Jersey 8891730 2.72
New Mexico 2093754 0.64
New York 19544098 5.98
North Carolina 10391358 3.18
North Dakota 760062 0.23
Ohio 11680892 3.57
Oklahoma 3943488 1.21
Oregon 4183538 1.28
Pennsylvania 12809107 3.92
Rhode Island 1059338 0.32
South Carolina 5091702 1.56
South Dakota 879386 0.27
Tennessee 6778180 2.07
Texas 28624564 8.76
Utah 3155153 0.97
Vermont 624802 0.19
Virginia 8510920 2.60
Washington 7526793 2.30
West Virginia 1805953 0.55
Wisconsin 5809319 1.78
Wyoming 579054 0.18
District of Columbia 704147 0.22