State Population Estimates


State Population Estimates and Population Change: July 1, 2001 to July 1, 2002
State July 1, 2002
Population		 July 1, 2002
Population
National Rank		 Numerical
Population
Change		 Numerical
Population
Change
National Rank		 Percent
Population
Change		 Percent
Population
Change
National Rank
United States 288,368,698 (X) 3,051,139 (X) 1.1 (X)
Alabama 4,486,508 23 17,596 33 0.4 42
Alaska 643,786 47 10,156 40 1.6 8
Arizona 5,456,453 19 149,487 5 2.8 2
Arkansas 2,710,079 33 15,381 35 0.6 34
California 35,116,033 1 515,570 1 1.5 10
Colorado 4,506,542 22 75,553 12 1.7 6
Connecticut 3,460,503 29 25,901 27 0.8 26
Delaware 807,385 45 10,786 39 1.4 14
District of Columbia 570,898 50 -2,924 51 -0.5 51
Florida 16,713,149 4 339,819 3 2.1 3
Georgia 8,560,310 10 154,633 4 1.8 5
Hawaii 1,244,898 42 17,874 32 1.5 11
Idaho 1,341,131 39 20,546 31 1.6 9
Illinois 12,600,620 5 80,393 8 0.6 30
Indiana 6,159,068 14 32,325 23 0.5 36
Iowa 2,936,760 30 4,793 45 0.2 48
Kansas 2,715,884 32 13,759 36 0.5 37
Kentucky 4,092,891 26 24,075 30 0.6 32
Louisiana 4,482,646 24 12,278 37 0.3 46
Maine 1,294,464 40 9,994 42 0.8 25
Maryland 5,458,137 18 72,058 14 1.3 16
Massachusetts 6,427,801 13 26,637 26 0.4 41
Michigan 10,050,446 8 44,180 18 0.4 39
Minnesota 5,019,720 21 35,185 22 0.7 27
Mississippi 2,871,782 31 12,049 38 0.4 40
Missouri 5,672,579 17 35,270 20 0.6 31
Montana 909,453 44 4,071 46 0.4 38
Nebraska 1,729,180 38 9,141 43 0.5 35
Nevada 2,173,491 35 75,769 10 3.6 1
New Hampshire 1,275,056 41 15,697 34 1.2 19
New Jersey 8,590,300 9 79,184 9 0.9 23
New Mexico 1,855,059 36 24,124 29 1.3 17
New York 19,157,532 3 73,182 13 0.4 43
North Carolina 8,320,146 11 114,041 6 1.4 12
North Dakota 634,110 48 -2,440 50 -0.4 50
Ohio 11,421,267 7 31,482 25 0.3 45
Oklahoma 3,493,714 28 24,137 28 0.7 28
Oregon 3,521,515 27 48,074 15 1.4 13
Pennsylvania 12,335,091 6 31,987 24 0.3 47
Rhode Island 1,069,725 43 10,066 41 0.9 22
South Carolina 4,107,183 25 45,058 17 1.1 20
South Dakota 761,063 46 2,739 48 0.4 44
Tennessee 5,797,289 16 47,891 16 0.8 24
Texas 21,779,893 2 408,910 2 1.9 4
Utah 2,316,256 34 37,544 19 1.6 7
Vermont 616,592 49 3,614 47 0.6 33
Virginia 7,293,542 12 96,792 7 1.3 15
Washington 6,068,996 15 75,606 11 1.3 18
West Virginia 1,801,873 37 898 49 0.0 49
Wisconsin 5,441,196 20 35,249 21 0.7 29
Wyoming 498,703 51 4,949 44 1.0 21
Notes: Population change represents the July 1, 2001 to July 1, 2002 time period. (X) Not applicable.
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Table ST-EST2002-02 - State Population Estimates and Population Change: July 1, 2001 to July 1, 2002
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Release Date: December 20, 2002

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