United States Natural Population Increase By State in 2018

Updated on January 23, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2018, the natural population increase for the United States was 996,200; and the top three states that had the highest natural population increase were:

  1. California: 191,832
  2. Texas: 179,170
  3. New York: 72,561

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

  1. West Virginia: -5,036
  2. Maine: -2,312
  3. New Hampshire: -652

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase for each U.S. state in 2018.

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

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State Natural Pop. Increase
Alabama 4105
Alaska 5939
Arizona 21922
Arkansas 4790
California 191832
Colorado 25624
Connecticut 3817
Delaware 1323
Florida 17191
Georgia 43403
Hawaii 5744
Idaho 7405
Illinois 37433
Indiana 16842
Iowa 7911
Kansas 8771
Kentucky 6233
Louisiana 14221
Maine -2312
Maryland 21625
Massachusetts 11539
Michigan 12490
Minnesota 23290
Mississippi 4666
Missouri 10425
Montana 1763
Nebraska 8653
Nevada 10969
New Hampshire -652
New Jersey 27094
New Mexico 4407
New York 72561
North Carolina 26417
North Dakota 4246
Ohio 12848
Oklahoma 8592
Oregon 6596
Pennsylvania 2217
Rhode Island 698
South Carolina 6564
South Dakota 4224
Tennessee 10577
Texas 179170
Utah 29307
Vermont -576
Virginia 32132
Washington 29914
West Virginia -5036
Wisconsin 10934
Wyoming 1895
District of Columbia 4457