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