States by population, 2025
California is the most populous state, with about 39.4 million people in 2025, followed by Texas with 31.7 million and Florida with 23.5 million. Wyoming has the fewest, about 589,000. Nine states hold more than half of the country's 341 million people.
The 50 states by population, July 1, 2025
| Rank | State | Population | Share of US | Change since 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 39,355,309 | 11.5% | −0.5% |
| 2 | Texas | 31,709,821 | 9.3% | +8.8% |
| 3 | Florida | 23,462,518 | 6.9% | +8.9% |
| 4 | New York | 20,002,427 | 5.9% | −1.0% |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 13,059,432 | 3.8% | +0.4% |
| 6 | Illinois | 12,719,141 | 3.7% | −0.8% |
| 7 | Ohio | 11,900,510 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 8 | Georgia | 11,302,748 | 3.3% | +5.5% |
| 9 | North Carolina | 11,197,968 | 3.3% | +7.2% |
| 10 | Michigan | 10,127,884 | 3.0% | +0.5% |
| 11 | New Jersey | 9,548,215 | 2.8% | +2.8% |
| 12 | Virginia | 8,880,107 | 2.6% | +2.9% |
| 13 | Washington | 8,001,020 | 2.3% | +3.8% |
| 14 | Arizona | 7,623,818 | 2.2% | +6.5% |
| 15 | Tennessee | 7,315,076 | 2.1% | +5.8% |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 7,154,084 | 2.1% | +1.7% |
| 17 | Indiana | 6,973,333 | 2.0% | +2.8% |
| 18 | Missouri | 6,270,541 | 1.8% | +1.9% |
| 19 | Maryland | 6,265,347 | 1.8% | +1.4% |
| 20 | Colorado | 6,012,561 | 1.8% | +4.1% |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 5,972,787 | 1.8% | +1.3% |
| 22 | Minnesota | 5,830,405 | 1.7% | +2.2% |
| 23 | South Carolina | 5,570,274 | 1.6% | +8.8% |
| 24 | Alabama | 5,193,088 | 1.5% | +3.3% |
| 25 | Louisiana | 4,618,189 | 1.4% | −0.9% |
| 26 | Kentucky | 4,606,864 | 1.4% | +2.2% |
| 27 | Oregon | 4,273,586 | 1.3% | +0.9% |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 4,123,288 | 1.2% | +4.1% |
| 29 | Connecticut | 3,688,496 | 1.1% | +2.2% |
| 30 | Utah | 3,538,904 | 1.0% | +8.2% |
| 31 | Nevada | 3,282,188 | 1.0% | +5.7% |
| 32 | Iowa | 3,238,387 | 0.9% | +1.5% |
| 33 | Arkansas | 3,114,791 | 0.9% | +3.4% |
| 34 | Kansas | 2,977,220 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 35 | Mississippi | 2,954,160 | 0.9% | −0.2% |
| 36 | New Mexico | 2,125,498 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 37 | Idaho | 2,029,733 | 0.6% | +10.4% |
| 38 | Nebraska | 2,018,006 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 39 | West Virginia | 1,766,147 | 0.5% | −1.5% |
| 40 | Hawaii | 1,432,820 | 0.4% | −1.5% |
| 41 | New Hampshire | 1,415,342 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 42 | Maine | 1,414,874 | 0.4% | +3.8% |
| 43 | Montana | 1,144,694 | 0.3% | +5.6% |
| 44 | Rhode Island | 1,114,521 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 45 | Delaware | 1,059,952 | 0.3% | +7.1% |
| 46 | South Dakota | 935,094 | 0.3% | +5.5% |
| 47 | North Dakota | 799,358 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 48 | Alaska | 737,270 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 49 | Vermont | 644,663 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 50 | Wyoming | 588,753 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
Total for the 50 states: 341,091,212. Change is from the April 1, 2020, estimates base to July 1, 2025.
The biggest and the smallest
Population is concentrated in a few large states. California alone has more people than the 21 smallest states combined, and the nine most populous states, from California to North Carolina, are home to more than half of all Americans. At the other end, Wyoming, Vermont and Alaska each have fewer than 750,000 residents, fewer than many single cities.
Who is growing
Between April 2020 and July 2025, the 50 states together grew by about 3.1 percent. The fastest growth was in the South and the Mountain West. Idaho grew by about 10.4 percent, the fastest rate of any state, followed by Florida, South Carolina, Texas and Utah, each at more than 8 percent. In raw numbers, Texas added about 2.6 million people and Florida 1.9 million.
Seven states shrank over the same period, according to the estimates: Hawaii and West Virginia by about 1.5 percent each, New York by about 1 percent, and Louisiana, Illinois, California and Mississippi by smaller amounts. California is still by far the largest state.
About the numbers
These are Census Bureau population estimates for July 1, 2025, not census counts. The estimates start from the 2020 census and add births and immigration and subtract deaths and emigration, so they are revised each year; the next full count is the 2030 census. Growth here is measured from the estimates base for April 1, 2020.
Questions people ask
- What is the most populous state?
- California, with about 39.4 million people on July 1, 2025.
- What is the least populous state?
- Wyoming, with about 589,000 people, followed by Vermont and Alaska.
- Which state is growing fastest?
- In percentage terms, Idaho, which grew by about 10.4 percent from April 2020 to July 2025. Texas added the most people, about 2.6 million, followed by Florida with 1.9 million.
- Which states are losing population?
- Seven states had fewer people in July 2025 than in April 2020, according to Census Bureau estimates - California, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York and West Virginia.
Sources
- US Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimates; 2010 state area measurements