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