Ranking of US States By Number of Adults (18-64yrs) in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on July 8, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among all US states and DC, California had the highest number of adults (18-64yrs) (24.79M), followed by Texas (17.80M), and Florida (12.73M).

The chart below shows the top 10 states, and the table below shows the ranking of all states and DC.

You can see similar info for other age cohorts.

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Ranking of US States By Number of Adults (18-64yrs) in 2021
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Ranking of US States By Number of Adults (18-64yrs) in 2021
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Rank State Adults (18-64yrs) Pop.
1 California 24793042
2 Texas 17795607
3 Florida 12731484
4 New York 12567190
5 Illinois 7921727
6 Pennsylvania 7904378
7 Ohio 7135132
8 Georgia 6613586
9 North Carolina 6378472
10 Michigan 6140600
11 New Jersey 5699066
12 Virginia 5361127
13 Washington 4759132
14 Massachusetts 4446097
15 Arizona 4220909
16 Tennessee 4207064
17 Indiana 4101706
18 Maryland 3825506
19 Missouri 3715323
20 Colorado 3641187
21 Wisconsin 3581639
22 Minnesota 3445386
23 South Carolina 3067603
24 Alabama 3030867
25 Louisiana 2833776
26 Kentucky 2737381
27 Oregon 2590566
28 Oklahoma 2371234
29 Connecticut 2240660
30 Utah 1927139
31 Iowa 1896373
32 Nevada 1882801
33 Arkansas 1795163
34 Mississippi 1788038
35 Kansas 1753920
36 New Mexico 1254499
37 Nebraska 1159799
38 West Virginia 1075679
39 Idaho 1065689
40 Hawaii 873689
41 New Hampshire 861424
42 Maine 821640
43 Rhode Island 690700
44 Montana 642709
45 Delaware 587872
46 South Dakota 516303
47 District of Columbia 474933
48 North Dakota 470688
49 Alaska 463029
50 Vermont 397617
51 Wyoming 345634