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First U.S. States to Reach 5 Million People

Name the states of the United States that were the earliest to reach a population of 5 million.
Dates are estimates based on decennial censuses
Based on the QM Quiz for 1 Million
Florida is recorded as 4,951,560 for the 1970 census, but reaches 5,000,000 in about 96 days and 4 hours after January first, if that is the date when the population was 4,951,560.
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Year
State
1879
New York
1888
Pennsylvania
1903
Illinois
1913
Ohio
1923
Texas
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State
1927
California
1934
Michigan
1952
New Jersey
1957
Massachusetts
1970
Florida
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2 Comments
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Level 65
Jul 20, 2023
I really didn’t expect California to be here, I thought it would surely have been admitted as a state too late.

Great quiz.

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Level 63
Jul 20, 2023
Thanks!