US Citizen Population By State in 2011 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2011, the US citizen population was 284,485,620 and represented 92.79% of the total US population.

Among all US states and DC, California had the highest citizen population (31.51M), followed by Texas (22.06M), and New York (17.28M).

In terms of percentages, West Virginia had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.30%), followed by Montana (99.05%), and Maine (98.55%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each state and the percentage of each state's population that were citizens.

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US Citizen Population By State in 2011
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US Citizen Population By State in 2011
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State Citizen Population % of State Population
California 31507515 85.23
Texas 22062715 89.06
New York 17279295 89.52
Florida 16821315 90.01
Pennsylvania 12299320 97.15
Illinois 11821080 92.42
Ohio 11292545 97.98
Michigan 9616510 96.94
Georgia 8998955 93.73
North Carolina 8928530 94.80
New Jersey 7857305 89.77
Virginia 7449430 93.99
Indiana 6264615 97.06
Washington 6177710 92.86
Tennessee 6104210 96.92
Massachusetts 6025725 92.53
Missouri 5822365 97.76
Arizona 5754585 90.80
Wisconsin 5510350 97.27
Maryland 5310845 92.58
Minnesota 5067795 96.01
Colorado 4647420 93.58
Alabama 4633280 97.60
South Carolina 4425835 96.72
Louisiana 4387175 97.83
Kentucky 4225300 97.90
Oklahoma 3579870 96.38
Oregon 3564435 93.75
Connecticut 3305815 92.91
Iowa 2951200 97.33
Mississippi 2912300 98.50
Arkansas 2805055 96.86
Kansas 2708275 95.67
Utah 2566680 94.52
Nevada 2365360 88.48
New Mexico 1901955 93.36
West Virginia 1833415 99.30
Nebraska 1741350 96.05
Idaho 1488220 96.02
Maine 1309320 98.55
New Hampshire 1282890 97.49
Hawaii 1241605 92.21
Rhode Island 983130 93.28
Montana 973480 99.05
Delaware 847540 95.14
South Dakota 795650 98.51
Alaska 677685 96.72
North Dakota 656590 98.47
Vermont 614415 98.31
District of Columbia 544115 91.61
Wyoming 543530 97.99