This article includes a sortable table of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and territories ordered by population density. Population density is calculated as resident population divided by total land area. Resident population is from the United States Census Bureau estimates for July 1, 2011, and total land area is also from the Census Bureau.
The population density of the United States is relatively low compared to many other developed countries. For example, the population density of the U.S. is one twelfth that of the Netherlands, and one fifteenth that of South Korea (as of 2010).
| Rank | State | Population density (2011) |
|---|---|---|
| -- | District of Columbia | 10,065 inhabitants per square mile (3,886 /km2) |
| 01 | New Jersey | 1,189 inhabitants per square mile (459 /km2) |
| -- | Puerto Rico | 1,082 inhabitants per square mile (418 /km2) |
| 02 | Rhode Island | 1,006 inhabitants per square mile (388 /km2) |
| -- | U.S. Virgin Islands | 916.9 inhabitants per square mile (354.0 /km2) |
| -- | American Samoa | 914.0 inhabitants per square mile (352.9 /km2) |
| 03 | Massachusetts | 840.2 inhabitants per square mile (324.4 /km2) |
| -- | Guam | 830.0 inhabitants per square mile (320.5 /km2) |
| 04 | Connecticut | 739.1 inhabitants per square mile (285.4 /km2) |
| 05 | Maryland | 596.3 inhabitants per square mile (230.2 /km2) |
| 06 | Delaware | 464.3 inhabitants per square mile (179.3 /km2) |
| 07 | New York | 412.3 inhabitants per square mile (159.2 /km2) |
| 08 | Florida | 353.4 inhabitants per square mile (136.4 /km2) |
| 09 | Pennsylvania | 284.3 inhabitants per square mile (109.8 /km2) |
| 10 | Ohio | 281.9 inhabitants per square mile (108.8 /km2) |
| 11 | California | 241.7 inhabitants per square mile (93.3 /km2) |
| 12 | Illinois | 231.5 inhabitants per square mile (89.4 /km2) |
| 13 | Hawaii | 214.1 inhabitants per square mile (82.7 /km2) |
| 14 | Virginia | 204.5 inhabitants per square mile (79.0 /km2) |
| 15 | North Carolina | 198.2 inhabitants per square mile (76.5 /km2) |
| 16 | Indiana | 181.7 inhabitants per square mile (70.2 /km2) |
| 17 | Michigan | 173.9 inhabitants per square mile (67.1 /km2) |
| 18 | Georgia | 169.5 inhabitants per square mile (65.4 /km2) |
| 19 | South Carolina | 155.4 inhabitants per square mile (60.0 /km2) |
| 20 | Tennessee | 155.4 inhabitants per square mile (60.0 /km2) |
| 21 | New Hampshire | 147.0 inhabitants per square mile (56.8 /km2) |
| 22 | Kentucky | 110.0 inhabitants per square mile (42.5 /km2) |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 105.2 inhabitants per square mile (40.6 /km2) |
| 24 | Louisiana | 105.0 inhabitants per square mile (40.5 /km2) |
| 25 | Washington | 102.6 inhabitants per square mile (39.6 /km2) |
| 26 | Texas | 98.07 inhabitants per square mile (37.87 /km2) |
| 27 | Alabama | 94.65 inhabitants per square mile (36.54 /km2) |
| U.S. Average* | 88.08 inhabitants per square mile (34.01 /km2) | |
| 28 | Missouri | 87.26 inhabitants per square mile (33.69 /km2) |
| 29 | West Virginia | 77.06 inhabitants per square mile (29.75 /km2) |
| 30 | Vermont | 67.73 inhabitants per square mile (26.15 /km2) |
| 31 | Minnesota | 67.14 inhabitants per square mile (25.92 /km2) |
| -- | Northern Mariana Islands | 63.8 inhabitants per square mile (24.6 /km2) |
| 32 | Mississippi | 63.50 inhabitants per square mile (24.52 /km2) |
| 33 | Arizona | 57.05 inhabitants per square mile (22.03 /km2) |
| 34 | Arkansas | 56.43 inhabitants per square mile (21.79 /km2) |
| 35 | Oklahoma | 55.22 inhabitants per square mile (21.32 /km2) |
| 36 | Iowa | 54.81 inhabitants per square mile (21.16 /km2) |
| 37 | Colorado | 49.33 inhabitants per square mile (19.05 /km2) |
| 38 | Maine | 43.04 inhabitants per square mile (16.62 /km2) |
| 39 | Oregon | 40.33 inhabitants per square mile (15.57 /km2) |
| 40 | Kansas | 35.09 inhabitants per square mile (13.55 /km2) |
| 41 | Utah | 34.30 inhabitants per square mile (13.24 /km2) |
| 42 | Nevada | 24.80 inhabitants per square mile (9.58 /km2) |
| 43 | Nebraska | 23.97 inhabitants per square mile (9.25 /km2) |
| 44 | Idaho | 19.15 inhabitants per square mile (7.39 /km2) |
| 45 | New Mexico | 17.16 inhabitants per square mile (6.63 /km2) |
| 46 | South Dakota | 10.86 inhabitants per square mile (4.19 /km2) |
| 47 | North Dakota | 9.916 inhabitants per square mile (3.829 /km2) |
| 48 | Montana | 6.858 inhabitants per square mile (2.648 /km2) |
| 49 | Wyoming | 5.851 inhabitants per square mile (2.259 /km2) |
| 50 | Alaska | 1.264 inhabitants per square mile (0.488 /km2) |
*Does not include territories
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