[When states share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. Because of rounded data, states may have identical values shown, but different ranks. Cautionary note about rankings]
| State | Number | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 296,410,404 | (X) |
| Alabama | 4,557,808 | 23 |
| Alaska | 663,661 | 47 |
| Arizona | 5,939,292 | 17 |
| Arkansas | 2,779,154 | 32 |
| California | 36,132,147 | 1 |
| Colorado | 4,665,177 | 22 |
| Connecticut | 3,510,297 | 29 |
| Delaware | 843,524 | 45 |
| District of Columbia | 550,521 | (X) |
| Florida | 17,789,864 | 4 |
| Georgia | 9,072,576 | 9 |
| Hawaii | 1,275,194 | 42 |
| Idaho | 1,429,096 | 39 |
| Illinois | 12,763,371 | 5 |
| Indiana | 6,271,973 | 15 |
| Iowa | 2,966,334 | 30 |
| Kansas | 2,744,687 | 33 |
| Kentucky | 4,173,405 | 26 |
| Louisiana | 4,523,628 | 24 |
| Maine | 1,321,505 | 40 |
| Maryland | 5,600,388 | 19 |
| Massachusetts | 6,398,743 | 13 |
| Michigan | 10,120,860 | 8 |
| Minnesota | 5,132,799 | 21 |
| Mississippi | 2,921,088 | 31 |
| Missouri | 5,800,310 | 18 |
| Montana | 935,670 | 44 |
| Nebraska | 1,758,787 | 38 |
| Nevada | 2,414,807 | 35 |
| New Hampshire | 1,309,940 | 41 |
| New Jersey | 8,717,925 | 10 |
| New Mexico | 1,928,384 | 36 |
| New York | 19,254,630 | 3 |
| North Carolina | 8,683,242 | 11 |
| North Dakota | 636,677 | 48 |
| Ohio | 11,464,042 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 3,547,884 | 28 |
| Oregon | 3,641,056 | 27 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,429,616 | 6 |
| Rhode Island | 1,076,189 | 43 |
| South Carolina | 4,255,083 | 25 |
| South Dakota | 775,933 | 46 |
| Tennessee | 5,962,959 | 16 |
| Texas | 22,859,968 | 2 |
| Utah | 2,469,585 | 34 |
| Vermont | 623,050 | 49 |
| Virginia | 7,567,465 | 12 |
| Washington | 6,287,759 | 14 |
| West Virginia | 1,816,856 | 37 |
| Wisconsin | 5,536,201 | 20 |
| Wyoming | 509,294 | 50 |
X Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau,
"Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States and
States, and for Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 (NST-EST2005-01)";
published 22 December 2005;
<http://www.census.gov/popest/states/NST-ann-est.html>.
For more information see http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php
