Population by state 2000 and 2009

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.



#State20092000Change% change
1Wyoming544,270493,78350,48710.22%
2District of Columbia599,657572,05527,6024.83%
3Vermont621,760608,82112,9392.13%
4North Dakota646,844642,1954,6490.72%
5Alaska698,473626,93171,54211.41%
6South Dakota812,383754,83557,5487.62%
7Delaware885,122783,557101,56512.96%
8Montana974,989902,19072,7998.07%
9Rhode Island1,053,2091,048,3154,8940.47%
10Hawaii1,295,1781,211,53883,6406.9%
11Maine1,318,3011,274,91543,3863.4%
12New Hampshire1,324,5751,235,79188,7847.18%
13Idaho1,545,8011,293,955251,84619.46%
14Nebraska1,796,6191,711,26585,3544.99%
15West Virginia1,819,7771,808,34411,4330.63%
16New Mexico2,009,6711,819,041190,63010.48%
17Nevada2,643,0851,998,260644,82532.27%
18Utah2,784,5722,233,204551,36824.69%
19Kansas2,818,7472,688,811129,9364.83%
20Arkansas2,889,4502,673,386216,0648.08%
#State20092000Change% change
21Mississippi2,951,9962,844,666107,3303.77%
22Iowa3,007,8562,926,38081,4762.78%
23Connecticut 3,518,2883,405,607112,6813.31%
24Oklahoma3,687,0503,450,638236,4126.85%
25Oregon3,825,6573,421,437404,22011.81%
26Kentucky4,314,1134,042,288271,8256.72%
27Louisiana4,492,0764,468,97223,1040.52%
28South Carolina4,561,2424,011,832549,41013.69%
29Alabama4,708,7084,447,382261,3265.88%
30Colorado5,024,7484,302,015722,73316.8%
31Minnesota5,266,2144,919,492346,7227.05%
32Wisconsin5,654,7745,363,708291,0665.43%
33Maryland5,699,4785,296,544402,9347.61%
34Missouri5,987,5805,596,684390,8966.98%
35Tennessee6,296,2545,689,276606,97810.67%
36Indiana6,423,1136,080,520342,5935.63%
37Massachusetts6,593,5876,349,119244,4683.85%
38Arizona6,595,7785,130,6071,465,17128.56%
39Washington6,664,1955,894,143770,05213.06%
40Virginia7,882,5907,079,048803,54211.35%
#State20092000Change% change
41New Jersey8,707,7398,414,378293,3613.49%
42North Carolina9,380,8848,046,4061,334,47816.58%
43Georgia9,829,2118,186,7811,642,43020.06%
44Michigan9,969,7279,938,49231,2350.31%
45Ohio11,542,64511,353,150189,4951.67%
46Pennsylvania12,604,76712,281,071323,6962.64%
47Illinois12,910,40912,419,658490,7513.95%
48Florida18,537,96915,982,8392,555,13015.99%
49New York19,541,45318,976,811564,6422.98%
50Texas24,782,30220,851,8183,930,48418.85%
51California36,961,66433,871,6483,090,0169.12%