Use this form to list the population of each of the 50 states in the United States in 2000 and 2009. You can also order the states by absolute and relative population growth.
The 2000 data is from the United States Census Bureau Population Census in 2000. The 2009 population data is from the 2009 population estimate.
| # | State | 2009 | 2000 | Change | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 9,969,727 | 9,938,492 | 31,235 | 0.31% |
| 2 | Rhode Island | 1,053,209 | 1,048,315 | 4,894 | 0.47% |
| 3 | Louisiana | 4,492,076 | 4,468,972 | 23,104 | 0.52% |
| 4 | West Virginia | 1,819,777 | 1,808,344 | 11,433 | 0.63% |
| 5 | North Dakota | 646,844 | 642,195 | 4,649 | 0.72% |
| 6 | Ohio | 11,542,645 | 11,353,150 | 189,495 | 1.67% |
| 7 | Vermont | 621,760 | 608,821 | 12,939 | 2.13% |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | 12,604,767 | 12,281,071 | 323,696 | 2.64% |
| 9 | Iowa | 3,007,856 | 2,926,380 | 81,476 | 2.78% |
| 10 | New York | 19,541,453 | 18,976,811 | 564,642 | 2.98% |
| 11 | Connecticut | 3,518,288 | 3,405,607 | 112,681 | 3.31% |
| 12 | Maine | 1,318,301 | 1,274,915 | 43,386 | 3.4% |
| 13 | New Jersey | 8,707,739 | 8,414,378 | 293,361 | 3.49% |
| 14 | Mississippi | 2,951,996 | 2,844,666 | 107,330 | 3.77% |
| 15 | Massachusetts | 6,593,587 | 6,349,119 | 244,468 | 3.85% |
| 16 | Illinois | 12,910,409 | 12,419,658 | 490,751 | 3.95% |
| 17 | District of Columbia | 599,657 | 572,055 | 27,602 | 4.83% |
| 18 | Kansas | 2,818,747 | 2,688,811 | 129,936 | 4.83% |
| 19 | Nebraska | 1,796,619 | 1,711,265 | 85,354 | 4.99% |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 5,654,774 | 5,363,708 | 291,066 | 5.43% |
| # | State | 2009 | 2000 | Change | % change |
| 21 | Indiana | 6,423,113 | 6,080,520 | 342,593 | 5.63% |
| 22 | Alabama | 4,708,708 | 4,447,382 | 261,326 | 5.88% |
| 23 | Kentucky | 4,314,113 | 4,042,288 | 271,825 | 6.72% |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 3,687,050 | 3,450,638 | 236,412 | 6.85% |
| 25 | Hawaii | 1,295,178 | 1,211,538 | 83,640 | 6.9% |
| 26 | Missouri | 5,987,580 | 5,596,684 | 390,896 | 6.98% |
| 27 | Minnesota | 5,266,214 | 4,919,492 | 346,722 | 7.05% |
| 28 | New Hampshire | 1,324,575 | 1,235,791 | 88,784 | 7.18% |
| 29 | Maryland | 5,699,478 | 5,296,544 | 402,934 | 7.61% |
| 30 | South Dakota | 812,383 | 754,835 | 57,548 | 7.62% |
| 31 | Montana | 974,989 | 902,190 | 72,799 | 8.07% |
| 32 | Arkansas | 2,889,450 | 2,673,386 | 216,064 | 8.08% |
| 33 | California | 36,961,664 | 33,871,648 | 3,090,016 | 9.12% |
| 34 | Wyoming | 544,270 | 493,783 | 50,487 | 10.22% |
| 35 | New Mexico | 2,009,671 | 1,819,041 | 190,630 | 10.48% |
| 36 | Tennessee | 6,296,254 | 5,689,276 | 606,978 | 10.67% |
| 37 | Virginia | 7,882,590 | 7,079,048 | 803,542 | 11.35% |
| 38 | Alaska | 698,473 | 626,931 | 71,542 | 11.41% |
| 39 | Oregon | 3,825,657 | 3,421,437 | 404,220 | 11.81% |
| 40 | Delaware | 885,122 | 783,557 | 101,565 | 12.96% |
| # | State | 2009 | 2000 | Change | % change |
| 41 | Washington | 6,664,195 | 5,894,143 | 770,052 | 13.06% |
| 42 | South Carolina | 4,561,242 | 4,011,832 | 549,410 | 13.69% |
| 43 | Florida | 18,537,969 | 15,982,839 | 2,555,130 | 15.99% |
| 44 | North Carolina | 9,380,884 | 8,046,406 | 1,334,478 | 16.58% |
| 45 | Colorado | 5,024,748 | 4,302,015 | 722,733 | 16.8% |
| 46 | Texas | 24,782,302 | 20,851,818 | 3,930,484 | 18.85% |
| 47 | Idaho | 1,545,801 | 1,293,955 | 251,846 | 19.46% |
| 48 | Georgia | 9,829,211 | 8,186,781 | 1,642,430 | 20.06% |
| 49 | Utah | 2,784,572 | 2,233,204 | 551,368 | 24.69% |
| 50 | Arizona | 6,595,778 | 5,130,607 | 1,465,171 | 28.56% |
| 51 | Nevada | 2,643,085 | 1,998,260 | 644,825 | 32.27% |