United States Population By State in 2012

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the population of the United States was 313,877,662. Among all US states, California had the highest population (37,944,551), followed by Texas (26,084,120), and then New York (19,574,362). Wyoming was the least populated state with a population of 576,656.

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 4816632 1.54
Alaska 730810 0.23
Arizona 6556344 2.09
Arkansas 2952876 0.94
California 37944551 12.09
Colorado 5193660 1.66
Connecticut 3595211 1.15
Delaware 915518 0.29
Florida 19302016 6.15
Georgia 9903580 3.16
Hawaii 1395199 0.45
Idaho 1595910 0.51
Illinois 12883029 4.10
Indiana 6538989 2.08
Iowa 3076844 0.98
Kansas 2886024 0.92
Kentucky 4387865 1.40
Louisiana 4602067 1.47
Maine 1328094 0.42
Maryland 5888375 1.88
Massachusetts 6664269 2.12
Michigan 9898289 3.15
Minnesota 5377500 1.71
Mississippi 2984599 0.95
Missouri 6026027 1.92
Montana 1004168 0.32
Nebraska 1853691 0.59
Nevada 2744670 0.87
New Hampshire 1324677 0.42
New Jersey 8845671 2.82
New Mexico 2087715 0.67
New York 19574362 6.24
North Carolina 9751810 3.11
North Dakota 702227 0.22
Ohio 11550971 3.68
Oklahoma 3819320 1.22
Oregon 3900102 1.24
Pennsylvania 12769123 4.07
Rhode Island 1054893 0.34
South Carolina 4719027 1.50
South Dakota 833859 0.27
Tennessee 6455752 2.06
Texas 26084120 8.31
Utah 2854146 0.91
Vermont 626361 0.20
Virginia 8187456 2.61
Washington 6898599 2.20
West Virginia 1857446 0.59
Wisconsin 5720825 1.82
Wyoming 576656 0.18
District of Columbia 635737 0.20