United States Population By State in 2016

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the population of the United States was 323,071,755. Among all US states, California had the highest population (39,149,186), followed by Texas (27,914,064), and then Florida (20,627,237). Wyoming was the least populated state with a population of 585,243.

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 4866824 1.51
Alaska 742575 0.23
Arizona 6944767 2.15
Arkansas 2991815 0.93
California 39149186 12.12
Colorado 5543844 1.72
Connecticut 3579830 1.11
Delaware 949989 0.29
Florida 20627237 6.39
Georgia 10308442 3.19
Hawaii 1428885 0.44
Idaho 1684036 0.52
Illinois 12821709 3.97
Indiana 6637898 2.06
Iowa 3133210 0.97
Kansas 2912977 0.90
Kentucky 4440306 1.37
Louisiana 4681346 1.45
Maine 1332348 0.41
Maryland 6007014 1.86
Massachusetts 6827280 2.11
Michigan 9954117 3.08
Minnesota 5525360 1.71
Mississippi 2990595 0.93
Missouri 6091384 1.89
Montana 1042137 0.32
Nebraska 1906483 0.59
Nevada 2919555 0.90
New Hampshire 1343694 0.42
New Jersey 8873584 2.75
New Mexico 2092555 0.65
New York 19636391 6.08
North Carolina 10161802 3.15
North Dakota 756114 0.23
Ohio 11640060 3.60
Oklahoma 3928143 1.22
Oregon 4093271 1.27
Pennsylvania 12788468 3.96
Rhode Island 1057816 0.33
South Carolina 4963031 1.54
South Dakota 863693 0.27
Tennessee 6651277 2.06
Texas 27914064 8.64
Utah 3044241 0.94
Vermont 624366 0.19
Virginia 8417651 2.61
Washington 7299961 2.26
West Virginia 1832435 0.57
Wisconsin 5775170 1.79
Wyoming 585243 0.18
District of Columbia 687576 0.21