|
State
|
Population
|
1
|
California
|
39,536,653
|
2
|
Texas
|
28,304,596
|
3
|
Florida
|
20,984,400
|
4
|
New York
|
19,849,399
|
5
|
Pennsylvania
|
12,805,537
|
6
|
Illinois
|
12,802,023
|
7
|
Ohio
|
11,658,609
|
8
|
Georgia
|
10,429,379
|
9
|
North Carolina
|
10,273,419
|
10
|
Michigan
|
9,962,311
|
11
|
New Jersey
|
9,005,644
|
12
|
Virginia
|
8,470,020
|
13
|
Washington
|
7,405,743
|
14
|
Arizona
|
7,016,270
|
15
|
Massachusetts
|
6,859,819
|
16
|
Tennessee
|
6,715,984
|
17
|
Indiana
|
6,666,818
|
18
|
Missouri
|
6,113,532
|
19
|
Maryland
|
6,052,177
|
20
|
Wisconsin
|
5,795,483
|
21
|
Colorado
|
5,607,154
|
22
|
Minnesota
|
5,576,606
|
23
|
South Carolina
|
5,024,369
|
24
|
Alabama
|
4,874,747
|
25
|
Louisiana
|
4,684,333
|
26
|
Kentucky
|
4,454,189
|
27
|
Oregon
|
4,142,776
|
28
|
Oklahoma
|
3,930,864
|
29
|
Connecticut
|
3,588,184
|
30
|
Iowa
|
3,145,711
|
31
|
Utah
|
3,101,833
|
32
|
Arkansas
|
3,004,279
|
33
|
Nevada
|
2,998,039
|
34
|
Mississippi
|
2,984,100
|
35
|
Kansas
|
2,913,123
|
36
|
New Mexico
|
2,088,070
|
37
|
Nebraska
|
1,920,076
|
38
|
West Virginia
|
1,815,857
|
39
|
Idaho
|
1,716,943
|
40
|
Hawaii
|
1,427,538
|
41
|
New Hampshire
|
1,342,795
|
42
|
Maine
|
1,335,907
|
43
|
Rhode Island
|
1,059,639
|
44
|
Montana
|
1,050,493
|
45
|
Delaware
|
961,939
|
46
|
South Dakota
|
869,666
|
47
|
North Dakota
|
755,393
|
48
|
Alaska
|
739,795
|
49
|
Vermont
|
623,657
|
50
|
Wyoming
|
579,315
|
|
Utah should be before Iowa.
Nevada before Arkansas.
Idaho before West Virginia.
Montana before Rhode Island.