United States Population By State in 2011

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the population of the United States was 311,583,481. Among all US states, California had the highest population (37,636,311), followed by Texas (25,645,504), and then New York (19,499,921). Wyoming was the least populated state with a population of 567,491.

Hover over or click on the states in the map below to see the number and percentage of the US population that lives in each states. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the population by county each state.

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State Population % of US Population
Alabama 4799642 1.54
Alaska 722349 0.23
Arizona 6473416 2.08
Arkansas 2941038 0.94
California 37636311 12.08
Colorado 5121900 1.64
Connecticut 3588632 1.15
Delaware 907590 0.29
Florida 19055607 6.12
Georgia 9803630 3.15
Hawaii 1379562 0.44
Idaho 1584272 0.51
Illinois 12867783 4.13
Indiana 6517250 2.09
Iowa 3066772 0.98
Kansas 2869677 0.92
Kentucky 4370817 1.40
Louisiana 4576244 1.47
Maine 1328473 0.43
Maryland 5840241 1.87
Massachusetts 6614218 2.12
Michigan 9883053 3.17
Minnesota 5346620 1.72
Mississippi 2979147 0.96
Missouri 6011182 1.93
Montana 997518 0.32
Nebraska 1840914 0.59
Nevada 2713114 0.87
New Hampshire 1320444 0.42
New Jersey 8828552 2.83
New Mexico 2080707 0.67
New York 19499921 6.26
North Carolina 9658913 3.10
North Dakota 685526 0.22
Ohio 11545735 3.71
Oklahoma 3788824 1.22
Oregon 3872672 1.24
Pennsylvania 12747052 4.09
Rhode Island 1053829 0.34
South Carolina 4672655 1.50
South Dakota 823740 0.26
Tennessee 6400298 2.05
Texas 25645504 8.23
Utah 2814797 0.90
Vermont 627197 0.20
Virginia 8102437 2.60
Washington 6827479 2.19
West Virginia 1856606 0.60
Wisconsin 5705840 1.83
Wyoming 567491 0.18
District of Columbia 620290 0.20