Ranking of US States By Natural Population Increase in 2018
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Natural Population Increase for the United States was 996.20K. Among all US states and DC, California had the highest natural population increase (191.83K), followed by Texas (179.17K), and New York (72.56K).
On the other hand, West Virginia had the lowest natural population increase (-5.04K) followed by Maine (-2.31K), and New Hampshire (-652).
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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US States By Natural Population Increase in 2018
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| Rank | State | Natural Pop. Increase |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 191832 |
| 2 | Texas | 179170 |
| 3 | New York | 72561 |
| 4 | Georgia | 43403 |
| 5 | Illinois | 37433 |
| 6 | Virginia | 32132 |
| 7 | Washington | 29914 |
| 8 | Utah | 29307 |
| 9 | New Jersey | 27094 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 26417 |
| 11 | Colorado | 25624 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 23290 |
| 13 | Arizona | 21922 |
| 14 | Maryland | 21625 |
| 15 | Florida | 17191 |
| 16 | Indiana | 16842 |
| 17 | Louisiana | 14221 |
| 18 | Ohio | 12848 |
| 19 | Michigan | 12490 |
| 20 | Massachusetts | 11539 |
| 21 | Nevada | 10969 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 10934 |
| 23 | Tennessee | 10577 |
| 24 | Missouri | 10425 |
| 25 | Kansas | 8771 |
| 26 | Nebraska | 8653 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | 8592 |
| 28 | Iowa | 7911 |
| 29 | Idaho | 7405 |
| 30 | Oregon | 6596 |
| 31 | South Carolina | 6564 |
| 32 | Kentucky | 6233 |
| 33 | Alaska | 5939 |
| 34 | Hawaii | 5744 |
| 35 | Arkansas | 4790 |
| 36 | Mississippi | 4666 |
| 37 | District of Columbia | 4457 |
| 38 | New Mexico | 4407 |
| 39 | North Dakota | 4246 |
| 40 | South Dakota | 4224 |
| 41 | Alabama | 4105 |
| 42 | Connecticut | 3817 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | 2217 |
| 44 | Wyoming | 1895 |
| 45 | Montana | 1763 |
| 46 | Delaware | 1323 |
| 47 | Rhode Island | 698 |
| 48 | Vermont | -576 |
| 49 | New Hampshire | -652 |
| 50 | Maine | -2312 |
| 51 | West Virginia | -5036 |