US Citizen Voting-age 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 voting-age population was 226,926,205 and represented 70.69% of the total US population.
Among all US states and DC, California had the highest citizen voting-age population (24.97M), followed by Texas (17.51M), and Florida (14.46M).
In terms of percentages, Maine had the highest percentage of its population being citizens of voting-age (79.32%), followed by Vermont (79.00%), and West Virginia (78.75%).
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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| State | Citizen Voting-age Population | % of State Population |
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| California | 24970110 | 64.05 |
| Texas | 17512735 | 63.87 |
| Florida | 14461395 | 71.31 |
| New York | 13741920 | 69.41 |
| Pennsylvania | 9740190 | 76.15 |
| Illinois | 9043520 | 70.35 |
| Ohio | 8761635 | 75.47 |
| Michigan | 7435280 | 74.91 |
| North Carolina | 7309765 | 72.72 |
| Georgia | 7155975 | 70.15 |
| New Jersey | 6142330 | 68.55 |
| Virginia | 6051620 | 72.34 |
| Washington | 5081380 | 70.87 |
| Massachusetts | 4931670 | 72.64 |
| Tennessee | 4916860 | 74.53 |
| Indiana | 4850325 | 73.33 |
| Arizona | 4690175 | 68.87 |
| Missouri | 4567240 | 75.18 |
| Wisconsin | 4328520 | 75.11 |
| Maryland | 4248700 | 70.86 |
| Minnesota | 4010715 | 73.05 |
| Colorado | 3893360 | 71.61 |
| South Carolina | 3673580 | 75.07 |
| Alabama | 3651915 | 75.29 |
| Louisiana | 3447640 | 73.93 |
| Kentucky | 3325140 | 75.16 |
| Oregon | 2948765 | 73.26 |
| Oklahoma | 2802585 | 71.93 |
| Connecticut | 2599795 | 72.33 |
| Iowa | 2302495 | 73.84 |
| Mississippi | 2220810 | 74.37 |
| Arkansas | 2183895 | 73.34 |
| Kansas | 2069335 | 71.26 |
| Nevada | 1943710 | 67.31 |
| Utah | 1942340 | 64.88 |
| New Mexico | 1471670 | 70.59 |
| West Virginia | 1446500 | 78.75 |
| Nebraska | 1350095 | 71.29 |
| Idaho | 1168165 | 70.48 |
| Maine | 1055130 | 79.32 |
| New Hampshire | 1034685 | 77.69 |
| Hawaii | 1016470 | 71.50 |
| Montana | 794085 | 77.11 |
| Rhode Island | 784490 | 74.28 |
| Delaware | 697330 | 73.89 |
| South Dakota | 629705 | 73.61 |
| North Dakota | 560530 | 75.19 |
| Alaska | 530555 | 71.84 |
| District of Columbia | 503110 | 74.82 |
| Vermont | 493440 | 79.00 |
| Wyoming | 432815 | 74.21 |