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Five Most Populous U.S. States By Decade

Can you name the five most populous U.S. states for every decade between 1790-2020?
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1790
635,764
Virginia
434,373
Pennsylvania
393,751
North Carolina
340,120
New York
319,728
Maryland
 
 
1820
1,372,812
New York
1,049,458
Pennsylvania
801,453
Virginia
638,829
North Carolina
581,434
Ohio
 
 
1850
3,097,394
New York
2,311,786
Pennsylvania
1,980,329
Ohio
1,002,717
Tennessee
994,514
Massachusetts
 
 
1880
5,082,871
New York
4,282,891
Pennsylvania
3,198,062
Ohio
3,077,871
Illinois
2,168,380
Missouri
 
 
1910
9,113,614
New York
7,665,111
Pennsylvania
5,638,591
Illinois
4,767,121
Ohio
3,896,542
Texas
 
 
1940
13,479,142
New York
9,900,180
Pennsylvania
7,897,241
Illinois
6,907,612
Ohio
6,907,387
California
 
 
1970
19,953,134
California
18,236,967
New York
11,793,909
Pennsylvania
11,196,730
Texas
11,113,976
Illinois
 
 
2000
33,871,648
California
20,851,820
Texas
18,976,457
New York
15,982,378
Florida
12,419,293
Illinois
1800
751,684
Virginia
602,546
Pennsylvania
586,050
New York
478,103
North Carolina
345,591
South Carolina
 
 
1830
1,918,608
New York
1,348,233
Pennsylvania
937,903
Ohio
867,130
Virginia
737,987
North Carolina
 
 
1860
3,880,735
New York
2,906,215
Pennsylvania
2,339,511
Ohio
1,711,951
Illinois
1,350,428
Indiana
 
 
1890
6,003,174
New York
5,258,113
Pennsylvania
3,826,252
Illinois
3,672,329
Ohio
2,679,185
Missouri
 
 
1920
10,385,227
New York
8,720,017
Pennsylvania
6,485,280
Illinois
5,759,394
Ohio
4,663,228
Texas
 
 
1950
14,830,192
New York
10,586,223
California
10,498,012
Pennsylvania
8,712,176
Illinois
7,946,627
Ohio
 
 
1980
23,667,902
California
17,558,072
New York
14,229,191
Texas
11,863,895
Pennsylvania
11,426,518
Illinois
 
 
2010
37,253,956
California
25,145,561
Texas
19,378,102
New York
18,801,310
Florida
12,830,632
Illinois
1810
959,049
New York
810,091
Pennsylvania
772,214
Virginia
556,526
North Carolina
415,115
South Carolina
 
 
1840
2,428,921
New York
1,724,033
Pennsylvania
1,519,467
Ohio
829,210
Tennessee
800,690
Virginia
 
 
1870
4,382,759
New York
3,521,951
Pennsylvania
2,665,260
Ohio
2,539,851
Illinois
1,721,295
Missouri
 
 
1900
7,268,894
New York
6,302,115
Pennsylvania
4,821,550
Illinois
4,157,545
Ohio
3,106,665
Missouri
 
 
1930
12,588,066
New York
9,631,650
Pennsylvania
7,630,654
Illinois
6,646,697
Ohio
5,824,715
Texas
 
 
1960
16,782,304
New York
15,717,204
California
11,319,366
Pennsylvania
10,081,358
Illinois
9,706,397
Ohio
 
 
1990
29,760,021
California
17,990,455
New York
16,986,510
Texas
12,937,926
Florida
11,881,643
Pennsylvania
 
 
2020
39,538,223
California
29,145,505
Texas
21,538,187
Florida
20,201,249
New York
13,002,700
Pennsylvania
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Level 40
Jun 19, 2025
Any particular reason you put them in order by 30's instead of just simply putting them in chronological order? Are you going to respond?
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Level 67
Jun 19, 2025
Yes. It was put in order by the 30s so you didn't have to scroll down or right as much. If it was put in chronological order you would have to scroll down a lot just to get to the end.