1940 United States Census - State Rankings

State Rankings

1940 U.S. State Population Rankings
Rank	State	Population
1	New York	13,479,142
2	Pennsylvania	9,900,180
3	Illinois	7,897,241
4	Ohio	6,907,612
5	California	6,907,387
6	Texas	6,414,824
7	Michigan	5,256,106
8	Massachusetts	4,316,721
9	New Jersey	4,160,165
10	Missouri	3,784,664
11	North Carolina	3,571,623
12	Indiana	3,427,796
13	Wisconsin	3,137,587
14	Georgia	3,123,723
15	Tennessee	2,915,841
16	Kentucky	2,845,627
17	Alabama	2,832,961
18	Minnesota	2,792,300
19	Virginia	2,677,773
20	Iowa	2,538,268
21	Louisiana	2,363,880
22	Oklahoma	2,336,434
23	Mississippi	2,183,796
24	West Virginia	1,961,974
25	Arkansas	1,949,387
26	South Carolina	1,899,804
27	Florida	1,897,414
28	Maryland	1,821,244
29	Kansas	1,801,028
30	Washington	1,736,191
31	Connecticut	1,709,242
32	Nebraska	1,315,834
33	Colorado	1,123,296
34	Oregon	1,089,684
35	Maine	847,226
36	Rhode Island	713,346
x	District of Columbia	663,091
37	South Dakota	642,961
38	North Dakota	641,935
39	Montana	559,456
40	Utah	550,310
41	New Mexico	531,818
42	Idaho	524,873
43	Arizona	499,261
44	New Hampshire	491,524
45	Vermont	359,231
46	Delaware	266,505
47	Wyoming	250,742
48	Nevada	110,247

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