List of U.S. states and territories by population

This is a list of U.S. states by population (with inhabited non-state jurisdictions included for comparison) as of April 1, 2010, the date of the 2010 United States Census. The nine most populous U.S. states contain slightly more than half of the total population. The 25 least populous states contain less than one-sixth of the total population. California, the most populous state, contains more people than the 21 least populous states combined.

Methodology

The United States Census counts most persons residing in the United States including citizens, non-citizen permanent residents, and non-citizen long-term visitors. Civilian and military federal employees serving abroad and their dependents are counted in their home state.

Electoral apportionment

Based on data from the decennial census, each state is allocated a proportion of the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives, although each state is guaranteed a minimum of one seat, regardless of population. This apportionment is based on the proportion of each state's population to that of the Fifty States together (without regard to the populations of the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or other U.S. dependencies). The Electoral College is the body that, every four years, elects the president and vice president of the United States. Each state's representation in the Electoral College is equal to that state's total number of members in both houses of the United States Congress. The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution grants the District of Columbia, which is separate from any state, three votes. More precisely, it gets as many votes in the Electoral College as it would have if it were a state, but no more votes than the state with the fewest votes, which is currently three (e.g. Wyoming). Thus, the total representation in the College is 538 members (equal to 100 senators plus 435 representatives, plus 3 members for the District of Columbia). The 11 most populous states, representing 56% of the population, have a majority of the Electoral College votes, enough to elect the president.

States and territories

Summary of population by region

See also

• Demographics of the United States
• List of United States cities by population
• List of U.S. states by African-American population
• List of U.S. states by historical population (tables of state populations since 1790)
• List of U.S. states by population density
• List of U.S. states by population growth rate
• List of U.S. states by vehicles per capita
• List of U.S. states by religiosity
• United States

References

General

• "State Totals: Vintage 2013". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 15 July 2014. 
• "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2010-12-26. 
• "2010 Apportionment Population", U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 6, 2011
• "2009 Census estimates". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2010-08-07. Retrieved 2010-08-13. 
• "2000 Census population, area and density results". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2010-08-13. 
• Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1995, U.S. Census Bureau, Section 29: Outlying Areas, Table No. 1347. Land Area and Population Characteristics, by [Outlying] Area: 1990 (page 828). Retrieved May 28, 2011

Specific

External links

• United States Government
  • United States Census Bureau
    • 2010 United States Census
    • USCB population estimates
  • United States Office of Management and Budget

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