US Citizen Voting-age 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 voting-age population was 224,603,560 and represented 70.51% of the total US population.
Among all US states and DC, California had the highest citizen voting-age population (24.58M), followed by Texas (17.18M), and Florida (14.20M).
In terms of percentages, Maine had the highest percentage of its population being citizens of voting-age (79.09%), followed by Vermont (78.81%), and West Virginia (78.72%).
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 2016
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| State | Citizen Voting-age Population | % of State Population |
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| California | 24582605 | 63.60 |
| Texas | 17177625 | 63.72 |
| Florida | 14195895 | 71.21 |
| New York | 13605855 | 69.07 |
| Pennsylvania | 9725845 | 76.08 |
| Illinois | 9003480 | 70.06 |
| Ohio | 8734125 | 75.38 |
| Michigan | 7408625 | 74.76 |
| North Carolina | 7203790 | 72.47 |
| Georgia | 7063805 | 69.94 |
| New Jersey | 6087275 | 68.28 |
| Virginia | 5998905 | 72.19 |
| Washington | 5008035 | 70.80 |
| Massachusetts | 4887325 | 72.49 |
| Tennessee | 4876605 | 74.47 |
| Indiana | 4824555 | 73.22 |
| Arizona | 4613575 | 68.57 |
| Missouri | 4547880 | 75.05 |
| Wisconsin | 4313305 | 74.95 |
| Maryland | 4212265 | 70.68 |
| Minnesota | 3980475 | 73.03 |
| Colorado | 3824440 | 71.36 |
| Alabama | 3639495 | 75.18 |
| South Carolina | 3620830 | 74.89 |
| Louisiana | 3432035 | 73.88 |
| Kentucky | 3313800 | 75.11 |
| Oregon | 2911330 | 73.11 |
| Oklahoma | 2787655 | 71.93 |
| Connecticut | 2582885 | 71.97 |
| Iowa | 2295040 | 73.88 |
| Mississippi | 2217765 | 74.19 |
| Arkansas | 2175340 | 73.28 |
| Kansas | 2061775 | 71.14 |
| Utah | 1903495 | 64.56 |
| Nevada | 1902280 | 67.00 |
| New Mexico | 1464240 | 70.31 |
| West Virginia | 1453210 | 78.72 |
| Nebraska | 1341015 | 71.28 |
| Idaho | 1148895 | 70.25 |
| Maine | 1051865 | 79.09 |
| New Hampshire | 1027630 | 77.41 |
| Hawaii | 1006725 | 71.21 |
| Montana | 789500 | 77.15 |
| Rhode Island | 780250 | 73.99 |
| Delaware | 689655 | 73.78 |
| South Dakota | 627070 | 73.68 |
| North Dakota | 555690 | 75.49 |
| Alaska | 527810 | 71.63 |
| District of Columbia | 494090 | 74.97 |
| Vermont | 493535 | 78.81 |
| Wyoming | 432375 | 74.16 |