Ranking of US States By Population Density from Census 2020
Updated on October 17, 2023.
According to the data from the US 2020 Census, in April 2020, among all US states and DC, District of Columbia had the highest population density per square mile (11,280.68 people per sqr mile), followed by New Jersey (1,262.99 people per sqr mile), and Rhode Island (1,061.41 people per sqr mile).
On the other hand, Alaska had the lowest population density per square mile (1.28 people per sqr mile), followed by Wyoming (5.94 people per sqr mile), and Montana (7.45 people per sqr mile).
The chart below shows the top 10 states with high population density, and the table below shows the ranking for all US states and DC.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
Ranking of US States By Population Density from Census 2020
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| Rank | State | Population Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 11280.68 |
| 2 | New Jersey | 1262.99 |
| 3 | Rhode Island | 1061.41 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 901.16 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 744.67 |
| 6 | Maryland | 636.09 |
| 7 | Delaware | 508.04 |
| 8 | New York | 428.69 |
| 9 | Florida | 401.44 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | 290.61 |
| 11 | Ohio | 288.79 |
| 12 | California | 253.68 |
| 13 | Illinois | 230.80 |
| 14 | Hawaii | 226.59 |
| 15 | Virginia | 218.62 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 214.70 |
| 17 | Indiana | 189.40 |
| 18 | Georgia | 185.59 |
| 19 | Michigan | 178.02 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 170.25 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 167.61 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | 153.85 |
| 23 | Washington | 115.95 |
| 24 | Kentucky | 114.10 |
| 25 | Texas | 111.55 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 108.81 |
| 27 | Louisiana | 107.79 |
| 28 | Alabama | 99.20 |
| 29 | Missouri | 89.53 |
| 30 | West Virginia | 74.61 |
| 31 | Minnesota | 71.67 |
| 32 | Vermont | 69.77 |
| 33 | Mississippi | 63.11 |
| 34 | Arizona | 62.92 |
| 35 | Arkansas | 57.92 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | 57.72 |
| 37 | Iowa | 57.12 |
| 38 | Colorado | 55.71 |
| 39 | Maine | 44.17 |
| 40 | Oregon | 44.14 |
| 41 | Utah | 39.72 |
| 42 | Kansas | 35.93 |
| 43 | Nevada | 28.26 |
| 44 | Nebraska | 25.53 |
| 45 | Idaho | 22.25 |
| 46 | New Mexico | 17.45 |
| 47 | South Dakota | 11.70 |
| 48 | North Dakota | 11.29 |
| 49 | Montana | 7.45 |
| 50 | Wyoming | 5.94 |
| 51 | Alaska | 1.28 |