US Citizen Population By State in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the US citizen population was 296,343,215 and represented 93.03% of the total US population.

Among all US states and DC, California had the highest citizen population (33.36M), followed by Texas (24.05M), and Florida (18.10M).

In terms of percentages, West Virginia had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.23%), followed by Montana (99.06%), and Mississippi (98.58%).

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 2016
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State Citizen Population % of State Population
California 33355850 86.29
Texas 24051895 89.23
Florida 18101505 90.81
New York 17677060 89.74
Pennsylvania 12390670 96.92
Illinois 11928170 92.81
Ohio 11348025 97.94
Michigan 9601975 96.90
Georgia 9507595 94.14
North Carolina 9445115 95.01
New Jersey 8019215 89.95
Virginia 7816280 94.06
Washington 6564105 92.80
Indiana 6385815 96.91
Tennessee 6349390 96.97
Massachusetts 6234910 92.48
Arizona 6192375 92.03
Missouri 5930025 97.86
Wisconsin 5599330 97.30
Maryland 5517145 92.57
Minnesota 5234810 96.04
Colorado 5041535 94.07
Alabama 4734500 97.80
South Carolina 4694710 97.11
Louisiana 4535710 97.63
Kentucky 4314920 97.80
Oregon 3753590 94.26
Oklahoma 3725960 96.14
Connecticut 3333940 92.90
Iowa 3012100 96.96
Mississippi 2946760 98.58
Arkansas 2874015 96.82
Utah 2794020 94.76
Kansas 2771390 95.62
Nevada 2547140 89.71
New Mexico 1954250 93.83
West Virginia 1831855 99.23
Nebraska 1799310 95.64
Idaho 1574195 96.25
Maine 1308385 98.38
Hawaii 1303950 92.24
New Hampshire 1291415 97.28
Montana 1013805 99.06
Rhode Island 986565 93.56
Delaware 890715 95.30
South Dakota 833720 97.96
North Dakota 721470 98.01
Alaska 712745 96.73
Vermont 613910 98.03
District of Columbia 605025 91.81
Wyoming 570345 97.82