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U.S. States By Population

Name the states of the United States in order of population. To make it easier, we give you the first letter as a hint.
Population estimate: July 2025
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First submittedJuly 23, 2012
Times taken152,656
Average score60.0%
Rating4.92
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Population
 
State
39,355,309
C
California
31,709,821
T
Texas
23,462,518
F
Florida
20,002,427
N
New York
13,059,432
P
Pennsylvania
12,719,141
I
Illinois
11,900,510
O
Ohio
11,302,748
G
Georgia
11,197,968
N
North Carolina
10,127,884
M
Michigan
9,548,215
N
New Jersey
8,880,107
V
Virginia
8,001,020
W
Washington
7,623,818
A
Arizona
7,315,076
T
Tennessee
7,154,084
M
Massachusetts
6,973,333
I
Indiana
6,270,541
M
Missouri
6,265,347
M
Maryland
6,012,561
C
Colorado
5,972,787
W
Wisconsin
5,830,405
M
Minnesota
5,570,274
S
South Carolina
5,193,088
A
Alabama
4,618,189
L
Louisiana
4,606,864
K
Kentucky
4,273,586
O
Oregon
4,123,288
O
Oklahoma
3,688,496
C
Connecticut
3,538,904
U
Utah
3,282,188
N
Nevada
3,238,387
I
Iowa
3,114,791
A
Arkansas
2,977,220
K
Kansas
2,954,160
M
Mississippi
2,125,498
N
New Mexico
2,029,733
I
Idaho
2,018,006
N
Nebraska
1,766,147
W
West Virginia
1,432,820
H
Hawaii
1,415,342
N
New Hampshire
1,414,874
M
Maine
1,144,694
M
Montana
1,114,521
R
Rhode Island
1,059,952
D
Delaware
935,094
S
South Dakota
799,358
N
North Dakota
737,270
A
Alaska
644,663
V
Vermont
588,753
W
Wyoming
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102 Comments
Dontneedone
+87
Level 80
Sep 27, 2014
Can there be more time added to the quiz? It can take a while to think which states have more people than others.
NCsupercade
+29
Level 54
Jul 15, 2016
Yes, more time.
qcumber
+7
Level 45
Jan 17, 2018
same, but only because some states have long names just add 30 seconds or a minute
ASmartPanda
+11
Level 49
Dec 4, 2018
definitely more time
percyjackson18
+3
Level 38
Jan 22, 2022
You can always take untimed.
ProbablyANerd
+3
Level 46
Nov 20, 2025
Untimed doesn't give points
Gnomeland24
+13
Level 67
Jul 15, 2016
I back this
TheNewYork
+7
Level 34
Jun 16, 2017
Me too
bserbvb23
+8
Level 88
Jul 15, 2016
^^^
shado474
+13
Level 34
Jul 15, 2016
I wouldn't add more time... otherwise it just comes down to trying them all until you get it.
mf3
+23
Level 90
May 20, 2018
No, because of the yellow box, the "more time" request is sensible.
riverdale
+16
Level 42
May 2, 2019
We are just requesting a little more time...not infinite time
SkyjumperTalon
+7
Level 58
Jul 16, 2016
more time
halpie
+2
Level 80
Aug 26, 2016
Got 44 on my first try. I think the time is sufficient.
markthoma
+2
Level 72
Jun 15, 2018
I really liked the quiz, took me two tries to get them all and had to hurry. Time element makes it more exciting.
gamerbabe
+9
Level 73
Jan 26, 2017
I wish that we could choose to have a timed quiz or one without being timed
garby95
+3
Level 61
Dec 4, 2018
I think he was being sarcastic.
ghanburighan
+10
Level 85
Oct 22, 2014
definitely need more time
Quizzer6794
+2
Level 66
Apr 30, 2016
+1, +2
Parinter
+2
Level 43
Jul 19, 2016
+ 3 !
InfiniteInsanity999
+2
Level 41
Dec 8, 2016
+4!!!
ForgottenOne
+2
Level 49
Jan 25, 2017
+++++
Malbaby
+2
Level 70
Jan 26, 2017
VI
HinesBrothers
+2
Level 78
Sep 10, 2019
VII
turnbacktwo
+1
Level 46
May 6, 2021
+660 million
wiifly
+2
Level 65
Aug 27, 2020
You can just press untimed.
JackintheBox
+5
Level 82
Oct 7, 2020
But then you wouldn't get any points
buck1017
+16
Level 78
Apr 25, 2016
Whew...2 seconds to go. Keeping track of the M's and the N's is a real challenge.
PacoGee
+4
Level 43
Feb 26, 2018
thats what screwed me up,Ms and Ns lol
buck1017
+2
Level 78
May 21, 2018
Did it again with 13 seconds to spare, so I guess I'm getting better?
Ryanboss
+4
Level 54
Jun 30, 2016
More time!!
Jiaozira
+4
Level 72
Jul 15, 2016
Hard when you're not American and have no idea how large the states in the middle are.
godofskis
+14
Level 63
Jul 15, 2016
I live here and no one cares about the states in the middle.
Ryanboss
+8
Level 54
Jul 15, 2016
Wow that's cold
raneman11
+4
Level 68
Jul 15, 2016
sad but true
bks961
+4
Level 74
Jul 15, 2016
everything between the coasts is known as 'flyover territory'....
halpie
+14
Level 80
Aug 26, 2016
And that's why we end up with Republicans running the country, because the coastal elites are dismissive of those in the middle of the country.
tshalla
+1
Level 78
Sep 4, 2016
Let's go, Royals!
PacoGee
+2
Level 43
Feb 26, 2018
they are called in general FLY over states lol
SouthwestChief
+6
Level 73
Jul 15, 2016
Needs more time.
Dax
+2
Level 66
Jul 15, 2016
5 minutes would be fair
OfTheMountain
+4
Level 61
Jul 15, 2016
+1 vote for more time
Algernon
+4
Level 74
Jul 15, 2016
Great quiz but you need a LOT more time. An extra two minutes or even a tad more.
Algernon
+3
Level 74
May 20, 2018
STILL needs more time.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 79
Jul 15, 2016
There are way too many states that start with M and N, and to a lesser extent I and O.
cosmokim
+2
Level 70
Jul 15, 2016
2/25 with I 3/50 with O
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Jul 15, 2016
But there's not a single state that starts with B, or Z, or X, or Y... they could have mixed things up a bit more.
WolfCam
+3
Level 67
Dec 27, 2016
Nor are there any E, J, or Q states
kalbahamut
+7
Level 79
May 24, 2020
Right. Why is there no Binnesota? Zorth Carolina? Yassachusetts? Jontana?
tee111
+2
Level 70
May 24, 2020
Four states start with I, not two.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
May 15, 2021
which is 2/25, or 4/50, or 1 in 12 and 1/2
orange3472
+1
Level 72
Apr 9, 2024
or 0.08, or 8%
MasterChef
+5
Level 63
Jul 15, 2016
Can you please add more time to the quiz?
Gnomeland24
+2
Level 67
Jul 15, 2016
plz
ruudsje
+13
Level 68
Jul 15, 2016
Please remove some states from this country, there's simply not enough time.
Gamer1162
+6
Level 58
Jul 15, 2016
Ok, we'll add every populated territory to have 55
rawe
+3
Level 70
Jul 15, 2016
Done with 1 second remaining haha
HectorVortac
+2
Level 47
Jul 15, 2016
Stubbornly trying to do them in order -- not as easy as I thought.
Natascha
+3
Level 50
Jul 16, 2016
Far too little time.
dorindai
+3
Level 90
Jul 17, 2016
totally agree more time to complete would be great
stankyC
+8
Level 64
Aug 4, 2016
too U.S.-centric
TheCrusher
+2
Level 70
Jul 24, 2018
That took a while...
MrSchickadance
+2
Level 62
Feb 20, 2017
yeah fun quiz but at least a minute longer and it'd be more fun. I got 40 out of 50, it'd be satisfying to get them all!
Tooned
+3
Level 47
Apr 1, 2017
Doesn't need any more time. Finished with 2 seconds remaining, any more time and it's just another gimme quiz. It's supposed to be a challenge!
markthoma
+2
Level 72
Jul 6, 2017
Surprisingly hard -- the short time and the plethora of states starting with certain letters like M or N made it trickier than I thought. Good quiz.
bridog8456
+2
Level 47
Sep 21, 2017
How is Utah so low? It's the only state that starts with U.
PacoGee
+3
Level 43
Feb 26, 2018
its location lol
Archer1212
+3
Level 65
Sep 21, 2017
great quiz but needs WAY more time. at least two more minutes.
Osiris
+2
Level 68
May 19, 2018
Yeah, I can't complete it in time on my phone. I'll have to try it with a regular keyboard. That's the only way I was ever able to get the capitals of the world quiz done in time.
sillie
+2
Level 75
May 21, 2018
If a quiz has enough time to do it on a phone keyboard, then it'll likely be way too generous for a regular keyboard.
DustyCucumbers
+2
Level 26
Sep 21, 2017
17/50. I am Australian though :(
YogBarOg
+4
Level 72
Dec 4, 2018
Hard to understand why there are so many legit requests for more time without any acknowledgement, notification or answer. One more minute would NOT turn this quiz into a "try them all" frenzy. With the actual given time, this quiz is more like "I will try it once more, then once again, and again and remember Missouri comes before Mississippi and Oregon before Oklahoma".
frTank
+4
Level 39
Dec 5, 2018
This needs more than 4 minutes to complete.
mikeyp
+2
Level 76
Dec 5, 2018
I got stuck in the middle, so I jumped ahead to the end and worked backwards, pretty good way because you get a lot of easy answers at the end of the list.
jtjerue
+2
Level 55
Dec 7, 2018
Haven't checked out this list in a while. When did Florida surpass New York? And when did Pennsylvania surpass Illinois? Good info.
joanie97
+4
Level 71
May 25, 2020
1. When every New Yorker over 60 moved to Florida

2. When Illinois' financial situation and tax laws got so burdensome that people fled to Indiana or even Wisconsin

Tom2121
+2
Level 43
Sep 1, 2019
omg I love Nebraska but unfortunately we don't have one in my village :( I LOVE THEIR FRENCH FRIES
Lilylee
+6
Level 79
Sep 6, 2019
Two thousand and fourteen just called, this quiz definitely needs more time.
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Apr 18, 2020
Added another minute!
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
May 28, 2020
hey I finally got 50/50 now. :P
nerdalert
+3
Level 89
May 15, 2020
Finished with 26 seconds. Not that hard guys. Start with the top ten or fifteen, then move to the last ten, save the middle for last.
Scaro88
+2
Level 78
May 25, 2020
Got 42, I’m not from the US although I don’t think that’s an excuse not to know them! I had no idea New Jersey had so many people, I always assumed it was a similar size to New Hampshire and Vermont given their proximity and its small area
joanie97
+2
Level 71
May 25, 2020
It is a similar size, but it has the highest population density of any US state. The population of the New York City spills well into New Jersey in the north, and it has the Philadelphia urban area in the south.
Capistrano
+3
Level 80
May 26, 2020
It was actually easier for me going from small to large. Incidentally, it would be nice if you could reverse the yellow box so that it moved UP after each correct answer instead of DOWN on a quiz like this.
mapjunkie95
+3
Level 39
May 28, 2020
Those M states are really messing me up
Geo1296
+2
Level 46
Sep 5, 2020
me too
UltraEl1te
+1
Level 37
Oct 7, 2020
Lol, every person in the chat is bragging for time. done with 17 seconds remaining
EvanAviator
+5
Level 61
Dec 26, 2020
i do not remember asking
PumpkintheNerd
+1
Level 39
Jul 3, 2022
NO-ONE CARES
Irishboy11
+1
Level 38
Mar 3, 2021
I Finished It With 16 Seconds Remaining
Acingaman
+1
Level 25
May 6, 2021
on my first try i got it with 54 seconds left
percyjackson18
+1
Level 38
Jan 22, 2022
First try 50/50 100% with 46 seconds left!
Lagos1734
+2
Level 33
Apr 11, 2022
I never thought of Missouri until I only had eight seconds left, and...I live there
AwesomePotato170
+1
Level 63
Jan 19, 2023
Used 2:24, 2:36 left!!! (I do a LOT of research on topics like this)
Neodymium
+1
Level 63
Feb 19, 2023
https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/1744710/us-states-by-population-in-2070-all

This.....but in the Future!

AlexThirkell
+1
Level 74
Feb 19, 2023
Nice quiz! I got 31, which was one more than the average apparently :)

I got a lot from the most populous 1/3, then went down to the least populous 1/3, then failed miserably with the M's and N's in the middle :S

miceonvenus
+3
Level 82
Feb 20, 2023
please add more time, especially for mobile users it’s hard to get it in the time allowed
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Feb 21, 2023
4:33, was stressing about running out of time but I was able to get the last few
RJG
+3
Level 63
Feb 26, 2023
Awful time limit.
Bletsch
+1
Level 71
Apr 10, 2024
I'd suggest leaving the time limit the same. To get to a perfect score, I just kept taking it until my "fourth-grade-teacher" skills came back to me; it came down to figuring out the plethora of states beginning with the letter M!
LeoTheNerd1121
+1
Level 46
Sep 4, 2025
I think 10-15 minutes would suffice, 5 minutes is far too short.
RollingStones1
+1
Level 50
Apr 1, 2026
You could make one with a map, it would do well
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