State Rankings
Rank | State | Population |
---|---|---|
1 | California | 23,667,764 |
2 | New York | 17,557,000 |
3 | Texas | 14,228,000 |
4 | Pennsylvania | 11,867,000 |
5 | Illinois | 11,419,000 |
6 | Ohio | 10,797,000 |
7 | Florida | 9,739,000 |
8 | Michigan | 9,259,000 |
9 | New Jersey | 7,364,000 |
10 | North Carolina | 5,874,000 |
11 | Massachusetts | 5,737,000 |
12 | Indiana | 5,491,000 |
13 | Georgia | 5,464,000 |
14 | Virginia | 5,346,000 |
15 | Missouri | 4,917,000 |
16 | Wisconsin | 4,706,000 |
17 | Tennessee | 4,591,000 |
18 | Maryland | 4,216,000 |
19 | Louisiana | 4,203,000 |
20 | Washington | 4,130,000 |
21 | Minnesota | 4,077,000 |
22 | Alabama | 3,891,000 |
23 | Kentucky | 3,661,000 |
24 | South Carolina | 3,119,000 |
25 | Connecticut | 3,107,000 |
26 | Oklahoma | 3,026,000 |
27 | Iowa | 2,914,000 |
28 | Colorado | 2,890,000 |
29 | Arizona | 2,718,000 |
30 | Oregon | 2,632,000 |
31 | Mississippi | 2,520,000 |
32 | Kansas | 2,363,000 |
33 | Arkansas | 2,285,000 |
34 | West Virginia | 1,950,000 |
35 | Nebraska | 1,570,000 |
36 | Utah | 1,461,000 |
37 | New Mexico | 1,299,000 |
38 | Maine | 1,125,000 |
39 | Hawaii | 985,000 |
40 | Rhode Island | 948,000 |
41 | Idaho | 945,000 |
42 | New Hampshire | 921,000 |
43 | Nevada | 799,000 |
44 | Montana | 787,000 |
45 | South Dakota | 690,000 |
46 | North Dakota | 654,000 |
x | District of Columbia | 638,000 |
47 | Delaware | 596,000 |
48 | Vermont | 512,000 |
49 | Wyoming | 471,000 |
50 | Alaska | 400,000 |
Between the 1980 census and the 1990 census, the United States' population increased by approximately 22,164,837 or 9.8%.
Read more about this topic: 1980 United States Census
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