United States Natural Population Increase By State in 2017

Updated on January 23, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2017, the natural population increase for the United States was 1,101,981; and the top three states that had the highest natural population increase were:

  1. California: 217,478
  2. Texas: 195,226
  3. New York: 76,090

On the other hand, the top 3 states that had the lowest natural population increase were:

  1. West Virginia: -4,187
  2. Maine: -2,156
  3. Vermont: -271

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase for each U.S. state in 2017.

Natural Population Increase refers to the number of births minus the number of deaths.

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State Natural Pop. Increase
Alabama 5448
Alaska 6328
Arizona 26836
Arkansas 5366
California 217478
Colorado 27623
Connecticut 4389
Delaware 1779
Florida 23220
Georgia 46942
Hawaii 6482
Idaho 8780
Illinois 42586
Indiana 16920
Iowa 8211
Kansas 10207
Kentucky 6069
Louisiana 16855
Maine -2156
Maryland 21941
Massachusetts 12623
Michigan 14754
Minnesota 25264
Mississippi 5419
Missouri 12376
Montana 1858
Nebraska 9383
Nevada 11561
New Hampshire -144
New Jersey 26713
New Mexico 5652
New York 76090
North Carolina 27604
North Dakota 4701
Ohio 14521
Oklahoma 10806
Oregon 7790
Pennsylvania 2000
Rhode Island 534
South Carolina 7995
South Dakota 4185
Tennessee 11179
Texas 195226
Utah 31631
Vermont -271
Virginia 32207
Washington 32883
West Virginia -4187
Wisconsin 13462
Wyoming 2293
District of Columbia 4569