US Citizen Population By State in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the US citizen population was 298,666,640 and represented 93.04% of the total US population.

Among all US states and DC, California had the highest citizen population (33.73M), followed by Texas (24.46M), and Florida (18.41M).

In terms of percentages, West Virginia had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.20%), followed by Montana (98.99%), 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 2017
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US Citizen Population By State in 2017
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State Citizen Population % of State Population
California 33732245 86.53
Texas 24464435 89.22
Florida 18407385 90.77
New York 17792215 89.87
Pennsylvania 12387350 96.85
Illinois 11940645 92.89
Ohio 11361835 97.87
Michigan 9609110 96.81
Georgia 9604740 94.15
North Carolina 9554255 95.04
New Jersey 8062710 89.98
Virginia 7869275 94.06
Washington 6648080 92.72
Indiana 6407460 96.87
Tennessee 6391685 96.88
Arizona 6273240 92.12
Massachusetts 6270025 92.35
Missouri 5944260 97.84
Wisconsin 5607470 97.30
Maryland 5552590 92.60
Minnesota 5267840 95.94
Colorado 5116325 94.11
South Carolina 4751535 97.10
Alabama 4744555 97.81
Louisiana 4548975 97.55
Kentucky 4324940 97.75
Oregon 3795490 94.30
Oklahoma 3745765 96.14
Connecticut 3340090 92.92
Iowa 3020835 96.88
Mississippi 2943750 98.58
Arkansas 2881545 96.76
Utah 2840130 94.86
Kansas 2776045 95.60
Nevada 2594340 89.84
New Mexico 1958450 93.94
West Virginia 1822215 99.20
Nebraska 1811000 95.62
Idaho 1596695 96.34
Hawaii 1313580 92.40
Maine 1309200 98.42
New Hampshire 1295445 97.27
Montana 1019465 98.99
Rhode Island 988795 93.62
Delaware 898095 95.16
South Dakota 837555 97.91
North Dakota 729180 97.81
Alaska 714360 96.72
District of Columbia 617130 91.78
Vermont 611925 97.97
Wyoming 570395 97.80