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.

Related Topics: US Census 2020 Topic List.
Ranking of US States By Population Density from Census 2020
District of Columbia
11.28K
New Jersey
1.26K
Rhode Island
1.06K
Massachusetts
901.16
Connecticut
744.67
Maryland
636.09
Delaware
508.04
New York
428.69
Florida
401.44
Pennsylvania
290.61
Ranking of US States By Population Density from Census 2020
Rank
State
Population Density
1 District of Columbia 11,280.68
2 New Jersey 1,262.99
3 Rhode Island 1,061.41
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
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