Rank in the fifty states, 2016 Rank in all states & territories, 2010 State or territory Population estimate, July 1, 2016 Census population, April 1, 2010 Total seats in House of Representatives, 2013 -- 2023 Estimated pop. per House seat, 2016 Census pop. per House seat, 2010 Percent of total U.S. pop., 2016 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 California 39,250,017 37,254,503 7001530000000000000 ♠ 53 738,581 702,905 12.15 % 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 Texas 27,862,596 25,146,105 7001360000000000000 ♠ 36 763,031 698,487 8.62 % 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 Florida 20,612,439 18,804,623 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 750,788 696,345 6.38 % 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 New York 19,745,289 19,378,087 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 733,177 717,707 6.11 % 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 Illinois 12,801,539 12,831,549 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 714,444 712,813 3.96 % 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 Pennsylvania 12,784,227 12,702,887 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 711,250 705,688 3.96 % 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 Ohio 11,646,273 11,536,725 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 725,839 721,032 3.59 % 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 Georgia 10,310,371 9,688,681 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 729,633 691,975 3.19 % 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 North Carolina 10,146,788 9,535,692 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 772,523 733,498 3.14 % 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 Michigan 9,928,300 9,884,129 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 708,755 705,974 3.07 % 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 New Jersey 8,944,469 8,791,936 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 746,501 732,658 2.77 % 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 Virginia 8,411,808 8,001,045 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 762,090 727,366 2.60 % 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 Washington 7,288,000 6,724,543 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 717,035 672,454 2.26 % 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 Arizona 6,931,071 6,392,307 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 758,674 710,224 2.15 % 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 Massachusetts 6,811,779 6,547,817 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 754,936 727,514 2.11 % 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 Tennessee 6,651,194 6,346,275 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 733,367 705,123 2.06 % 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 Indiana 6,633,053 6,484,229 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 735,520 720,422 2.05 % 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 Missouri 6,093,000 5,988,927 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 760,459 748,615 1.89 % 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 Maryland 6,016,447 5,773,785 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 750,800 721,694 1.86 % 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 Wisconsin 5,778,708 5,687,289 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 721,417 710,873 1.79 % 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 Colorado 5,540,545 5,029,324 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 779,511 720,704 1.72 % 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 Minnesota 5,519,952 5,303,925 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 686,199 662,991 1.71 % 7001230000000000000 ♠ 23 7001240000000000000 ♠ 24 South Carolina 4,961,119 4,625,401 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 699,449 660,766 1.54 % 7001240000000000000 ♠ 24 7001230000000000000 ♠ 23 Alabama 4,863,300 4,780,127 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 694,140 682,819 1.51 % 7001250000000000000 ♠ 25 7001250000000000000 ♠ 25 Louisiana 4,681,666 4,533,479 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 778,454 755,562 1.45 % 7001260000000000000 ♠ 26 7001260000000000000 ♠ 26 Kentucky 4,436,974 4,339,349 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 737,515 723,228 1.37 % 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 Oregon 4,093,465 3,831,073 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 805,795 766,215 1.27 % 7001280000000000000 ♠ 28 7001280000000000000 ♠ 28 Oklahoma 3,923,561 3,751,616 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 782,268 750,270 1.21 % 7001290000000000000 ♠ 29 7001300000000000000 ♠ 30 Connecticut 3,576,452 3,574,118 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 718,177 714,819 1.11 % 7001710000000000000 ♠ -- 7001290000000000000 ♠ 29 Puerto Rico 3,411,307 3,726,157 1 (non-voting) -- -- 1.06 % 7001300000000000000 ♠ 30 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 Iowa 3,134,693 3,046,869 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 780,975 761,589 0.97 % 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 7001350000000000000 ♠ 35 Utah 3,051,217 2,763,888 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 748,083 690,221 0.94 % 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 Mississippi 2,988,726 2,968,103 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 748,083 741,824 0.93 % 7001330000000000000 ♠ 33 7001330000000000000 ♠ 33 Arkansas 2,988,248 2,915,958 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 744,551 728,980 0.93 % 7001340000000000000 ♠ 34 7001360000000000000 ♠ 36 Nevada 2,940,058 2,700,691 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 722,711 675,110 0.91 % 7001350000000000000 ♠ 35 7001340000000000000 ♠ 34 Kansas 2,907,289 2,853,132 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 727,910 713,280 0.90 % 7001360000000000000 ♠ 36 7001370000000000000 ♠ 37 New Mexico 2,081,015 2,059,192 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 695,036 686,393 0.64 % 7001370000000000000 ♠ 37 7001390000000000000 ♠ 39 Nebraska 1,907,116 1,826,341 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 632,063 608,780 0.59 % 7001380000000000000 ♠ 38 7001380000000000000 ♠ 38 West Virginia 1,831,102 1,853,011 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 614,709 617,665 0.57 % 7001390000000000000 ♠ 39 7001400000000000000 ♠ 40 Idaho 1,683,140 1,567,652 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 827,465 783,791 0.52 % 7001400000000000000 ♠ 40 7001410000000000000 ♠ 41 Hawaii 1,428,557 1,360,301 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 715,802 680,151 0.44 % 7001410000000000000 ♠ 41 7001430000000000000 ♠ 43 New Hampshire 1,334,795 1,316,466 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 665,304 658,235 0.41 % 7001420000000000000 ♠ 42 7001420000000000000 ♠ 42 Maine 1,331,479 1,328,361 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 664,664 664,181 0.41 % 7001430000000000000 ♠ 43 7001440000000000000 ♠ 44 Rhode Island 1,056,426 1,052,931 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 528,149 526,284 0.33 % 7001440000000000000 ♠ 44 7001450000000000000 ♠ 45 Montana 1,042,520 989,417 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 1,032,949 989,415 0.32 % 7001450000000000000 ♠ 45 7001460000000000000 ♠ 46 Delaware 952,065 897,936 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 952,065 897,934 0.30 % 7001460000000000000 ♠ 46 7001470000000000000 ♠ 47 South Dakota 865,454 814,191 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 858,469 814,180 0.27 % 7001470000000000000 ♠ 47 7001490000000000000 ♠ 49 North Dakota 757,952 672,591 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 756,927 672,591 0.24 % 7001480000000000000 ♠ 48 7001480000000000000 ♠ 48 Alaska 741,894 710,249 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 741,894 710,231 0.23 % 7001610000000000000 ♠ -- 7001510000000000000 ♠ 51 District of Columbia 681,170 601,767 1 (non-voting) -- -- 0.21 % 7001490000000000000 ♠ 49 7001500000000000000 ♠ 50 Vermont 624,594 625,745 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 626,042 625,741 0.19 % 7001500000000000000 ♠ 50 7001520000000000000 ♠ 52 Wyoming 585,501 563,767 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 586,107 563,626 0.18 % 7001720000000000000 ♠ -- 7001530000000000000 ♠ 53 Guam 161,785 159,358 1 (non-voting) -- -- 0.06 % 7001730000000000000 ♠ -- 7001540000000000000 ♠ 54 U.S. Virgin Islands 103,574 106,405 1 (non-voting) -- -- 0.04 % 7001740000000000000 ♠ -- 7001550000000000000 ♠ 55 American Samoa 54,343 55,519 1 (non-voting) -- -- 0.01 % 7001750000000000000 ♠ -- 7001560000000000000 ♠ 56 Northern Mariana Islands 52,344 53,883 1 (non-voting) -- -- 0.00 % 7001760000000000000 ♠ -- 7001590000000000000 ♠ 59 Wake Island 188 382 0 -- -- 0.00 % 7001780000000000000 ♠ -- 7001580000000000000 ♠ 58 Johnston Atoll 40 1,100 0 -- -- 0.00 % 7001790000000000000 ♠ -- 7001570000000000000 ♠ 57 Midway Atoll 75 2,220 0 -- -- 0.00 % 7001800000000000000 ♠ -- 7001600000000000000 ♠ 60 Palmyra Atoll 20 n / a 0 -- -- 0.00 % 7001810000000000000 ♠ -- 7001810000000000000 ♠ -- Contiguous United States 320,975,339 306,687,555 432 (+ 1 non-voting) -- -- 98.18 % 7001820000000000000 ♠ -- 7001820000000000000 ♠ -- The fifty states 322,464,620 308,156,338 435 737,348 708,376 98.48 % 7001830000000000000 ♠ -- 7001830000000000000 ♠ -- Fifty states + D.C. 323,145,790 308,758,105 435 (+ 1 non-voting) -- -- 98.67 % 7001840000000000000 ♠ -- 7001840000000000000 ♠ -- Total U.S. territory 326,929,143 312,913,872 435 (+ 6 non-voting) -- -- 100.00 %
who has the most population in the united states
California