US Citizen Voting-age Population By State in 2012 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 28, 2026.
Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2012, the US citizen voting-age population was 215,144,520 and represented 69.60% of the total US population.
Among all US states and DC, California had the highest citizen voting-age population (23.07M), followed by Texas (15.89M), and Florida (13.21M).
In terms of percentages, West Virginia had the highest percentage of its population being citizens of voting-age (78.41%), followed by Maine (78.11%), and Vermont (77.99%).
The chart and table below shows the citizen voting-age population of each state and the percentage of each state's population that were citizens of voting-age.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).
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US Citizen Voting-age Population By State in 2012
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| State | Citizen Voting-age Population | % of State Population |
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| California | 23072670 | 61.82 |
| Texas | 15891110 | 63.04 |
| Florida | 13207185 | 69.93 |
| New York | 13204950 | 68.07 |
| Pennsylvania | 9590430 | 75.52 |
| Illinois | 8826635 | 68.83 |
| Ohio | 8613175 | 74.68 |
| Michigan | 7293125 | 73.69 |
| North Carolina | 6826610 | 71.53 |
| Georgia | 6693990 | 68.91 |
| New Jersey | 5918655 | 67.30 |
| Virginia | 5732825 | 71.53 |
| Washington | 4737815 | 70.31 |
| Indiana | 4712810 | 72.67 |
| Massachusetts | 4698980 | 71.62 |
| Tennessee | 4689695 | 73.82 |
| Missouri | 4445705 | 74.31 |
| Arizona | 4285735 | 66.85 |
| Wisconsin | 4215825 | 74.13 |
| Maryland | 4045435 | 69.92 |
| Minnesota | 3850635 | 72.47 |
| Alabama | 3544660 | 74.20 |
| Colorado | 3541580 | 70.23 |
| South Carolina | 3417900 | 73.82 |
| Louisiana | 3323625 | 73.38 |
| Kentucky | 3238365 | 74.61 |
| Oregon | 2763610 | 72.03 |
| Oklahoma | 2699980 | 72.02 |
| Connecticut | 2529370 | 70.81 |
| Iowa | 2249700 | 73.82 |
| Mississippi | 2174110 | 73.26 |
| Arkansas | 2126800 | 72.93 |
| Kansas | 2019955 | 70.85 |
| Utah | 1765345 | 63.82 |
| Nevada | 1764035 | 65.23 |
| West Virginia | 1451005 | 78.41 |
| New Mexico | 1420960 | 69.14 |
| Nebraska | 1305335 | 71.44 |
| Idaho | 1087265 | 69.35 |
| Maine | 1038190 | 78.11 |
| New Hampshire | 1001685 | 76.03 |
| Hawaii | 962795 | 70.65 |
| Rhode Island | 766305 | 72.81 |
| Montana | 759475 | 76.65 |
| Delaware | 655780 | 72.85 |
| South Dakota | 602610 | 73.86 |
| North Dakota | 517100 | 76.47 |
| Alaska | 503360 | 70.78 |
| Vermont | 487805 | 77.99 |
| District of Columbia | 454205 | 74.98 |
| Wyoming | 417625 | 74.20 |