Ranking of US States By Natural Population Increase in 2017

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Natural Population Increase for the United States was 1.10M. Among all US states and DC, California had the highest natural population increase (217.48K), followed by Texas (195.23K), and New York (76.09K).

On the other hand, West Virginia had the lowest natural population increase (-4.19K) followed by Maine (-2.16K), and Vermont (-271).

The chart below shows the top 10 states with high natural population increase, and the table below shows the ranking of all the 50 US states and the District of Columbia.

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Ranking of US States By Natural Population Increase in 2017
California
217.48K
Texas
195.23K
New York
76.09K
Georgia
46.94K
Illinois
42.59K
Washington
32.88K
Virginia
32.21K
Utah
31.63K
Colorado
27.62K
North Carolina
27.60K
Ranking of US States By Natural Population Increase in 2017
Rank
State
Natural Pop. Increase
1 California 217,478
2 Texas 195,226
3 New York 76,090
4 Georgia 46,942
5 Illinois 42,586
6 Washington 32,883
7 Virginia 32,207
8 Utah 31,631
9 Colorado 27,623
10 North Carolina 27,604
11 Arizona 26,836
12 New Jersey 26,713
13 Minnesota 25,264
14 Florida 23,220
15 Maryland 21,941
16 Indiana 16,920
17 Louisiana 16,855
18 Michigan 14,754
19 Ohio 14,521
20 Wisconsin 13,462
21 Massachusetts 12,623
22 Missouri 12,376
23 Nevada 11,561
24 Tennessee 11,179
25 Oklahoma 10,806
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