Population of USA States

Here is an interactive list of U.S. States, including their (2012) populations and population densities, as well as land sizes and densities.

Alabama

• Abbr: AL
• Population: 4,822,023
• Land Area (sq. km.): 131,426.36
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 35.47
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 50,744
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 91.87

Alaska

• Abbr: AK
• Population: 731,449
• Land Area (sq. km.): 1,481,346.00
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 0.46
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 571,951
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 1.20

Arizona

• Abbr: AZ
• Population: 6,553,255
• Land Area (sq. km.): 294,313.30
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 22.09
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 113,635
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 57.20

Arkansas

• Abbr: AR
• Population: 2,949,131
• Land Area (sq. km.): 134,856.00
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 21.17
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 52,068
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 54.84

California

• Abbr: CA
• Population: 38,041,430
• Land Area (sq. km.): 403,931.96
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 91.00
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 155,959
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 235.68

Colorado

• Abbr: CO
• Population: 5,187,582
• Land Area (sq. km.): 268,628.39
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 18.39
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 103,718
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 47.62

Connecticut

• Abbr: CT
• Population: 3,590,347
• Land Area (sq. km.): 12,548.49
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 279.02
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 4,845
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 722.65

Delaware

• Abbr: DE
• Population: 917,092
• Land Area (sq. km.): 5,060.84
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 172.52
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 1,954
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 446.82

Florida

• Abbr: FL
• Population: 19,317,568
• Land Area (sq. km.): 139,760.29
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 131.14
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 53,927
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 339.87

Georgia

• Abbr: GA
• Population: 9,919,945
• Land Area (sq. km.): 149,975.85
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 64.58
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 57,906
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 167.27

Hawaii

• Abbr: HI
• Population: 1,392,313
• Land Area (sq. km.): 16,635.49
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 77.44
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 6,423
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 200.56

Idaho

• Abbr: ID
• Population: 1,595,728
• Land Area (sq. km.): 214,313.75
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 7.11
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 82,747
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 18.42

Illinois

• Abbr: IL
• Population: 12,875,255
• Land Area (sq. km.): 143,961.90
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 89.62
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 55,584
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 232.11

Indiana

• Abbr: IN
• Population: 6,537,334
• Land Area (sq. km.): 92,895.10
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 68.65
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 35,867
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 177.79

Iowa

• Abbr: IA
• Population: 3,074,186
• Land Area (sq. km.): 144,700.05
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 20.75
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 55,869
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 53.74

Kansas

• Abbr: KS
• Population: 2,885,905
• Land Area (sq. km.): 211,899.88
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 13.22
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 81,815
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 34.25

Kentucky

• Abbr: KY
• Population: 4,380,415
• Land Area (sq. km.): 102,895.05
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 41.49
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 39,728
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 107.46

Louisiana

• Abbr: LA
• Population: 4,601,893
• Land Area (sq. km.): 112,825.06
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 39.09
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 43,562
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 101.25

Maine

• Abbr: ME
• Population: 1,329,192
• Land Area (sq. km.): 79,932.21
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 16.47
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 30,862
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 42.66

Maryland

• Abbr: MD
• Population: 5,884,563
• Land Area (sq. km.): 25,314.54
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 222.54
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 9,774
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 576.39

Massachusetts

• Abbr: MA
• Population: 6,646,144
• Land Area (sq. km.): 20,305.51
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 320.01
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 7,840
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 828.82

Michigan

• Abbr: MI
• Population: 9,883,360
• Land Area (sq. km.): 147,121.68
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 67.99
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 56,804
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 176.10

Minnesota

• Abbr: MN
• Population: 5,379,139
• Land Area (sq. km.): 206,188.95
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 25.32
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 79,610
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 65.57

Mississippi

• Abbr: MS
• Population: 2,984,926
• Land Area (sq. km.): 121,488.57
• Land Area (sq. km.): 24.19
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 46,907
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 62.65

Missouri

• Abbr: MO
• Population: 6,021,988
• Land Area (sq. km.): 178,413.92
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 33.13
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 68,886
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 85.82

Montana

• Abbr: MT
• Population: 1,005,141
• Land Area (sq. km.): 376,977.95
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 2.57
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 145,552
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 6.65

Nebraska

• Abbr: NE
• Population: 1,855,525
• Land Area (sq. km.): 199,097.57
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 8.96
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 76,872
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 23.20

Nevada

• Abbr: NV
• Population: 2,758,931
• Land Area (sq. km.): 284,448.03
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 9.14
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 109,826
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 23.68

New Hampshire

• Abbr: NH
• Population: 1,320,718
• Land Area (sq. km.): 23,227.01
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 56.65
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 8,968
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 146.72

New Jersey

• Abbr: NJ
• Population: 8,864,590
• Land Area (sq. km.): 19,209.94
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 451.99
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 7,417
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 1,170.64

New Mexico

• Abbr: NM
• Population: 2,085,538
• Land Area (sq. km.): 314,310.60
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 6.31
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 121,356
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 16.35

New York

• Abbr: NY
• Population: 19,570,261
• Land Area (sq. km.): 122,283.70
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 159.39
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 47,214
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 412.81

North Carolina

• Abbr: NC
• Population: 9,752,073
• Land Area (sq. km.): 126,160.91
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 73.10
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 48,711
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 189.33

North Dakota

• Abbr: ND
• Population: 699,628
• Land Area (sq. km.): 178,647.02
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 3.59
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 68,976
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 9.30

Ohio

• Abbr: OH
• Population: 11,544,225
• Land Area (sq. km.): 106,054.83
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 108.30
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 40,948
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 280.50

Oklahoma

• Abbr: OK
• Population: 3,814,820
• Land Area (sq. km.): 177,846.71
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 20.48
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 68,667
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 53.04

Oregon

• Abbr: OR
• Population: 3,899,353
• Land Area (sq. km.): 268,631.09
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 14.11
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 95,997
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 39.48

Pennsylvania

• Abbr: PA
• Population: 12,763,536
• Land Area (sq. km.): 116,075.50
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 107.24
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 44,817
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 277.76

Rhode Island

• Abbr: RI
• Population: 1,050,292
• Land Area (sq. km.): 2,706.54
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 388.24
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 1,045
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 1,005.54

South Carolina

• Abbr: SC
• Population: 4,723,723
• Land Area (sq. km.): 77,981.95
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 57.45
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 30,109
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 148.79

South Dakota

• Abbr: SD
• Population: 833,354
• Land Area (sq. km.): 196,541.25
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 4.09
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 75,885
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 10.60

Tennessee

• Abbr: TN
• Population: 6,456,243
• Land Area (sq. km.): 106,751.54<
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 58.22
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 41,217
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 150.78

Texas

• Abbr: TX
• Population: 26,059,203
• Land Area (sq. km.): 678,051.12
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 35.88
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 261,797
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 92.92

Utah

• Abbr: UT
• Population: 2,855,287
• Land Area (sq. km.): 212,751.98
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 12.86
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 82,144
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 33.31

Vermont

• Abbr: VT
• Population: 626,011
• Land Area (sq. km.): 23,957.39
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 25.93
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 9,250
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 67.16

Virginia

• Abbr: VA
• Population: 8,185,867
• Land Area (sq. km.): 102,547.99
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 75.76
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 39,594
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 196.22

Washington

• Abbr: WA
• Population: 6,897,012
• Land Area (sq. km.): 172,348.17
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 38.00
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 66,544
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 98.42

West Virginia

• Abbr: WV
• Population: 1,855,413
• Land Area (sq. km.): 62,361.73
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 29.10
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 24,078
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 75.36

Wisconsin

• Abbr: WI
• Population: 5,726,398
• Land Area (sq. km.): 140,662.25
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 40.01
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 54,310
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 103.63

Wyoming

• Abbr: WY
• Population: 576,412
• Land Area (sq. km.): 251,487.85
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 2.12
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 97,100
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 5.49

TOTAL

• Population: 313,281,717
• Land Area (sq. km.): 9,181,859.76
• Pop. Density (per sq. km.): 36.92
• Land Area (sq. mi.): 3,537,379
• Pop. Density (per sq. mi.): 95.66

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