Rank in the fifty states, 2017 Rank in all states and territories, 2010 State or territory Population estimate, July 1, 2017 Census population, April 1, 2010 Total seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, 2013 -- 2023 Estimated population per House seat, 2017 Census population per House seat, 2010 Percent of the total U.S. population, 2017 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 California 39,536,653 37,252,895 7001530000000000000 ♠ 53 745,974 702,885 12.14 % 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 Texas 28,304,596 25,146,105 7001360000000000000 ♠ 36 786,238 698,503 8.69 % 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 Florida 20,984,400 18,804,623 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 777,200 696,468 6.44 % 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 New York 19,849,399 19,378,087 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 735,163 717,707 6.09 % 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 Pennsylvania 12,805,537 12,702,887 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 711,419 705,715 3.93 % 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 Illinois 12,802,023 12,831,549 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 711,224 712,864 3.93 % 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 Ohio 11,658,609 11,536,725 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 728,663 721,032 3.58 % 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 9 Georgia 10,429,379 9,688,681 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 744,956 691,975 3.20 % 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 10 North Carolina 10,273,419 9,535,692 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 790,263 733,498 3.15 % 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 8 Michigan 9,962,311 9,884,129 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 711,594 705,974 3.06 % 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 New Jersey 9,005,644 8,791,936 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 750,470 732,658 2.76 % 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 Virginia 8,470,020 8,001,045 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 770,002 727,366 2.60 % 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 Washington 7,405,743 6,724,543 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 740,574 672,454 2.27 % 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 Arizona 7,016,270 6,392,307 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 779,586 710,224 2.15 % 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 Massachusetts 6,859,819 6,547,817 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 762,202 727,514 2.11 % 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 Tennessee 6,715,984 6,346,275 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 746,220 705,123 2.06 % 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 Indiana 6,666,818 6,484,229 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 740,758 720,422 2.05 % 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 Missouri 6,113,532 5,988,927 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 764,192 748,615 1.88 % 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 Maryland 6,052,177 5,773,785 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 756,522 721,694 1.86 % 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 Wisconsin 5,795,483 5,687,289 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 724,435 710,873 1.78 % 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 Colorado 5,607,154 5,029,324 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 801,022 720,704 1.72 % 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 Minnesota 5,576,606 5,303,925 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 697,076 662,991 1.71 % 7001230000000000000 ♠ 23 7001240000000000000 ♠ 24 South Carolina 5,024,369 4,625,401 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 717,767 660,766 1.54 % 7001240000000000000 ♠ 24 7001230000000000000 ♠ 23 Alabama 4,874,747 4,780,127 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 696,392 682,819 1.50 % 7001250000000000000 ♠ 25 7001250000000000000 ♠ 25 Louisiana 4,684,333 4,533,479 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 780,722 755,562 1.44 % 7001260000000000000 ♠ 26 7001260000000000000 ♠ 26 Kentucky 4,454,189 4,339,349 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 742,365 723,228 1.37 % 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 Oregon 4,142,776 3,831,073 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 828,555 766,215 1.27 % 7001280000000000000 ♠ 28 7001280000000000000 ♠ 28 Oklahoma 3,930,864 3,751,616 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 786,173 750,270 1.21 % 7001290000000000000 ♠ 29 7001300000000000000 ♠ 30 Connecticut 3,588,184 3,574,118 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 717,637 714,824 1.10 % 7001710000000000000 ♠ -- 7001290000000000000 ♠ 29 Puerto Rico 3,337,177 3,726,157 1 (non-voting) -- -- 1.01 % 7001300000000000000 ♠ 30 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 Iowa 3,145,711 3,046,869 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 786,428 761,717 0.97 % 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 7001350000000000000 ♠ 35 Utah 3,101,833 2,763,888 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 775,458 690,972 0.95 % 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 7001330000000000000 ♠ 33 Arkansas 3,004,279 2,915,958 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 751,070 728,990 0.92 % 7001330000000000000 ♠ 33 7001360000000000000 ♠ 36 Nevada 2,998,039 2,700,691 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 749,510 675,173 0.92 % 7001340000000000000 ♠ 34 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 Mississippi 2,984,100 2,968,103 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 746,025 742,026 0.92 % 7001350000000000000 ♠ 35 7001340000000000000 ♠ 34 Kansas 2,913,123 2,853,132 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 728,281 713,280 0.89 % 7001360000000000000 ♠ 36 7001370000000000000 ♠ 37 New Mexico 2,088,070 2,059,192 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 696,023 686,393 0.64 % 7001370000000000000 ♠ 37 7001390000000000000 ♠ 39 Nebraska 1,920,076 1,826,341 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 640,025 608,780 0.59 % 7001380000000000000 ♠ 38 7001380000000000000 ♠ 38 West Virginia 1,815,857 1,853,011 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 605,285 617,670 0.56 % 7001390000000000000 ♠ 39 7001400000000000000 ♠ 40 Idaho 1,716,943 1,567,652 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 858,472 783,826 0.53 % 7001400000000000000 ♠ 40 7001410000000000000 ♠ 41 Hawaii 1,427,538 1,360,301 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 713,769 680,151 0.44 % 7001410000000000000 ♠ 41 7001430000000000000 ♠ 43 New Hampshire 1,342,795 1,316,466 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 671,398 658,233 0.41 % 7001420000000000000 ♠ 42 7001420000000000000 ♠ 42 Maine 1,335,907 1,328,361 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 667,954 664,181 0.41 % 7001430000000000000 ♠ 43 7001440000000000000 ♠ 44 Rhode Island 1,059,639 1,052,931 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 529,820 526,466 0.33 % 7001440000000000000 ♠ 44 7001450000000000000 ♠ 45 Montana 1,050,493 989,417 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 1,050,493 989,417 0.32 % 7001450000000000000 ♠ 45 7001460000000000000 ♠ 46 Delaware 961,939 897,936 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 961,939 897,936 0.30 % 7001460000000000000 ♠ 46 7001470000000000000 ♠ 47 South Dakota 869,666 814,191 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 869,666 814,191 0.27 % 7001470000000000000 ♠ 47 7001490000000000000 ♠ 49 North Dakota 755,393 672,591 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 755,393 672,591 0.23 % 7001480000000000000 ♠ 48 7001480000000000000 ♠ 48 Alaska 739,795 710,249 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 739,795 710,249 0.23 % 7001610000000000000 ♠ -- 7001510000000000000 ♠ 51 District of Columbia 693,972 601,767 1 (non-voting) -- -- 0.21 % 7001490000000000000 ♠ 49 7001500000000000000 ♠ 50 Vermont 623,657 625,745 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 623,657 625,745 0.19 % 7001500000000000000 ♠ 50 7001520000000000000 ♠ 52 Wyoming 579,315 563,767 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 579,315 563,767 0.18 % 7001720000000000000 ♠ -- 7001530000000000000 ♠ 53 Guam 159,358 1 (non-voting) -- -- 0.06 % 7001730000000000000 ♠ -- 7001540000000000000 ♠ 54 U.S. Virgin Islands 106,405 1 (non-voting) -- -- 0.04 % 7001740000000000000 ♠ -- 7001550000000000000 ♠ 55 American Samoa 55,519 1 (non-voting) -- -- 0.01 % 7001750000000000000 ♠ -- 7001560000000000000 ♠ 56 Northern Mariana Islands 53,883 1 (non-voting) -- -- 0.00 % 7001760000000000000 ♠ -- 7001570000000000000 ♠ 57 Midway Atoll 40 2,220 0 -- -- 0.00 % 7001770000000000000 ♠ -- 7001580000000000000 ♠ 58 Johnston Atoll 0 1,100 0 -- -- 0.00 % 7001780000000000000 ♠ -- 7001590000000000000 ♠ 59 Wake Island 150 382 0 -- -- 0.00 % 7001800000000000000 ♠ -- 7001600000000000000 ♠ 60 Palmyra Atoll 20 20 0 -- -- 0.00 % 7001810000000000000 ♠ -- -- Baker Island 0 0 0 -- -- 0.00 % 7001820000000000000 ♠ -- -- Howland Island 0 0 0 -- -- 0.00 % 7001830000000000000 ♠ -- -- Jarvis Island 0 0 0 -- -- 0.00 % 7001840000000000000 ♠ -- -- Kingman Reef 0 0 0 -- -- 0.00 % 7001850000000000000 ♠ -- -- Navassa Island 0 0 0 -- -- 0.00 % 7001860000000000000 ♠ -- -- Serranilla Bank 0 0 0 -- -- 0.00 % 7001870000000000000 ♠ -- -- Bajo Nuevo Bank 0 0 0 -- -- 0.00 % 7001870000000000000 ♠ -- 7001870000000000000 ♠ -- Contiguous United States 323,551,845 306,687,555 432 (+ 1 non-voting) -- -- 98.18 % 7001820000000000000 ♠ -- 7001820000000000000 ♠ -- The fifty states 325,025,206 308,156,338 435 737,348 708,376 98.48 % 7001830000000000000 ♠ -- 7001830000000000000 ♠ -- Fifty states + D.C. 325,719,178 308,758,105 435 (+ 1 non-voting) -- -- 98.67 % 7001840000000000000 ♠ -- 7001840000000000000 ♠ -- Total U.S. (including D.C. and territories) 329,431,520 312,913,872 435 (+ 6 non-voting) -- -- 100.00 %
which state in the united states has the largest population
California