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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Ranking of US States By Natural Population Increase in 2018
California
191.83K
Texas
179.17K
New York
72.56K
Georgia
43.40K
Illinois
37.43K
Virginia
32.13K
Washington
29.91K
Utah
29.31K
New Jersey
27.09K
North Carolina
26.42K
Ranking of US States By Natural Population Increase in 2018
Rank
State
Natural Pop. Increase
1 California 191,832
2 Texas 179,170
3 New York 72,561
4 Georgia 43,403
5 Illinois 37,433
6 Virginia 32,132
7 Washington 29,914
8 Utah 29,307
9 New Jersey 27,094
10 North Carolina 26,417
11 Colorado 25,624
12 Minnesota 23,290
13 Arizona 21,922
14 Maryland 21,625
15 Florida 17,191
16 Indiana 16,842
17 Louisiana 14,221
18 Ohio 12,848
19 Michigan 12,490
20 Massachusetts 11,539
21 Nevada 10,969
22 Wisconsin 10,934
23 Tennessee 10,577
24 Missouri 10,425
25 Kansas 8,771
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