STATE RANKINGS [When states share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. States may share the same value but have different ranks due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------- Persons per square mile of land area ------------------------------- 1997 1990 STATE --------------- --------------- Number Rank Number Rank ----------------------------------- --------------- United States 75.7 X 70.3 X Alabama 85.1 25 79.6 25 Alaska 1.1 50 1.0 50 Arizona 40.1 37 32.3 37 Arkansas 48.4 34 45.1 35 California 206.9 12 191.0 12 Colorado 37.5 38 31.8 38 Connecticut 674.9 4 678.5 4 Delaware 374.2 7 340.8 7 District of Columbia 8615.0 X 9,884.4 X Florida 271.7 9 239.9 10 Georgia 129.3 20 111.8 21 Hawaii 184.7 13 172.5 13 Idaho 14.6 44 12.2 44 Illinois 214.0 11 205.6 11 Indiana 163.5 16 154.6 16 Iowa 51.1 33 49.7 33 Kansas 31.7 40 30.3 39 Kentucky 98.4 23 92.8 23 Louisiana 99.9 22 96.9 22 Maine 40.2 36 39.8 36 Maryland 521.2 5 489.1 5 Massachusetts 780.5 3 767.6 3 Michigan 172.0 14 163.6 14 Minnesota 58.9 31 55.0 31 Mississippi 58.2 32 54.9 32 Missouri 78.4 27 74.3 27 Montana 6.0 48 5.5 48 Nebraska 21.6 42 20.5 42 Nevada 15.3 43 10.9 45 New Hampshire 130.8 18 123.7 18 New Jersey 1085.4 1 1,044.3 1 New Mexico 14.3 45 12.5 43 New York 384.1 6 381.0 6 North Carolina 152.4 17 136.1 17 North Dakota 9.3 47 9.3 46 Ohio 273.2 8 264.9 9 Oklahoma 48.3 35 45.8 34 Oregon 33.8 39 29.6 40 Pennsylvania 268.2 10 265.1 8 Rhode Island 944.9 2 960.3 2 South Carolina 124.9 21 115.8 20 South Dakota 9.7 46 9.2 47 Tennessee 130.2 19 118.3 19 Texas 74.2 29 64.9 29 Utah 25.1 41 21.0 41 Vermont 63.7 30 60.8 30 Virginia 170.1 15 156.3 15 Washington 84.3 26 73.1 28 West Virginia 75.4 28 74.5 26 Wisconsin 95.2 24 90.1 24 Wyoming 4.9 49 4.7 49 ----------------------------------- --------------- X Not applicable. Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table A-1.