US states by population (2026 updated list)

1. INTRODUCTION

Below you can find a list of all the US states ordered by population according to the most recent data from the United States Census Bureau.

I hope you find it useful.

 

2. STATES OF THE UNITED STATES BY POPULATION (2026)

1. California: 39,431,263
2. Texas: 31,290,831
3. Florida: 23,372,215
4. New York: 19,867,248
5. Pennsylvania: 13,078,751
6. Illinois: 12,710,158
7. Ohio: 11,883,304
8. Georgia: 11,180,878
9. North Carolina: 11,046,024
10. Michigan: 10,140,459
11. New Jersey: 9,500,851
12. Virginia: 8,811,195
13. Washington: 7,958,180
14. Arizona: 7,582,384
15. Massachusetts: 7,136,171
16. Tennessee: 7,227,750
17. Indiana: 6,924,275
18. Maryland: 6,263,220
19. Missouri: 6,245,466
20. Wisconsin: 5,960,975
21. Colorado: 5,957,493
22. Minnesota: 5,793,151
23. South Carolina: 5,478,831
24. Alabama: 5,157,699
25. Louisiana: 4,597,740
26. Kentucky: 4,588,372
27. Oregon: 4,272,371
28. Oklahoma: 4,095,393
29. Connecticut: 3,675,069
30. Utah: 3,503,613
31. Iowa: 3,241,488
32. Nevada: 3,267,467
33. Arkansas: 3,088,354
34. Mississippi: 2,943,045
35. Kansas: 2,970,606
36. New Mexico: 2,130,256
37. Nebraska: 2,005,465
38. Idaho: 2,001,619
39. West Virginia: 1,769,979
40. Hawaii: 1,446,146
41. New Hampshire: 1,409,032
42. Maine: 1,405,012
43. Montana: 1,137,233
44. Rhode Island: 1,112,308
45. Delaware: 1,051,917
46. South Dakota: 924,669
47. North Dakota: 796,568
48. Alaska: 740,133
49. Vermont: 648,493
50. Wyoming: 587,618

 

3. REFERENCES

• United States Census Bureau (2024; retrieved on 2026). Population Estimates. Available [HERE].
• Ali Zifan – Wikimedia Commons (2014). Map of the states of the US colored by their population. Original image available [HERE].