List of U.S. states by population
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This is a list of United States of America states by population as of 2006. The list is made using the 2005 Census estimates taken by the United States Census Bureau. The total population of the United States was 281,421,906 at the 2000 Census, and is estimated to be 301,013,612 in January 2007.
These numbers include all people other than people just visiting: These include citizens, non-citizen permanent residents, non-citizen long-term visitors, and illegal aliens. People in the military who are working in other countries and their families are counted in their home state.
The following is the state by state population count as of the July 1, 2006 estimate.
| Rank | State | Population | House Seats | Electoral Votes | Population per House Seat |
Population per Electoral Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | California | 36,457,549 | 53 | 55 | 687,878 | 662,865 |
| 02 | Texas | 23,507,783 | 32 | 34 | 734,618 | 691,405 |
| 03 | New York | 19,306,183 | 29 | 31 | 665,730 | 622,780 |
| 04 | Florida | 18,089,888 | 25 | 27 | 723,596 | 669,996 |
| 05 | Illinois | 12,831,970 | 19 | 21 | 675,367 | 611,046 |
| 06 | Pennsylvania | 12,440,621 | 19 | 21 | 654,770 | 592,411 |
| 07 | Ohio | 11,478,006 | 18 | 20 | 637,667 | 573,900 |
| 08 | Michigan | 10,095,643 | 15 | 17 | 673,043 | 593,861 |
| 09 | Georgia | 9,363,941 | 13 | 15 | 720,303 | 624,263 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 8,856,505 | 13 | 15 | 681,270 | 590,434 |
| 11 | New Jersey | 8,724,560 | 13 | 15 | 671,120 | 581,637 |
| 12 | Virginia | 7,642,884 | 11 | 13 | 694,808 | 587,914 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 6,437,193 | 10 | 12 | 643,719 | 536,443 |
| 14 | Washington | 6,395,798 | 9 | 11 | 710,644 | 581,436 |
| 15 | Indiana | 6,313,520 | 9 | 11 | 701,502 | 573,956 |
| 16 | Arizona | 6,166,318 | 8 | 10 | 770,790 | 616,632 |
| 17 | Tennessee | 6,038,803 | 9 | 11 | 670,978 | 548,982 |
| 18 | Missouri | 5,842,713 | 9 | 11 | 649,190 | 531,156 |
| 19 | Maryland | 5,615,727 | 8 | 10 | 701,966 | 561,573 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 5,556,506 | 8 | 10 | 694,563 | 555,651 |
| 21 | Minnesota | 5,167,101 | 8 | 10 | 645,888 | 516,710 |
| 22 | Colorado | 4,753,377 | 7 | 9 | 679,054 | 528,153 |
| 23 | Alabama | 4,599,030 | 7 | 9 | 657,004 | 511,003 |
| 24 | South Carolina | 4,321,249 | 6 | 8 | 720,208 | 540,156 |
| 25 | Louisiana | 4,287,768 | 7 | 9 | 612,538 | 476,419 |
| 26 | Kentucky | 4,206,074 | 6 | 8 | 701,012 | 525,759 |
| 27 | Oregon | 3,700,758 | 5 | 7 | 740,152 | 528,680 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 3,579,212 | 5 | 7 | 715,842 | 511,316 |
| 29 | Connecticut | 3,504,809 | 5 | 7 | 700,962 | 500,687 |
| 30 | Iowa | 2,982,085 | 5 | 7 | 596,417 | 426,012 |
| 31 | Mississippi | 2,910,540 | 4 | 6 | 727,635 | 485,090 |
| 32 | Arkansas | 2,810,872 | 4 | 6 | 702,718 | 468,479 |
| 33 | Kansas | 2,764,075 | 4 | 6 | 691,019 | 460,679 |
| 34 | Utah | 2,550,063 | 3 | 5 | 850,021 | 510,013 |
| 35 | Nevada | 2,495,529 | 3 | 5 | 831,843 | 499,106 |
| 36 | New Mexico | 1,954,599 | 3 | 5 | 651,533 | 390,920 |
| 37 | West Virginia | 1,818,470 | 3 | 5 | 606,157 | 363,694 |
| 38 | Nebraska | 1,768,331 | 3 | 5 | 589,444 | 353,666 |
| 39 | Idaho | 1,466,465 | 2 | 4 | 733,233 | 366,616 |
| 40 | Maine | 1,321,574 | 2 | 4 | 660,787 | 330,394 |
| 41 | New Hampshire | 1,314,895 | 2 | 4 | 657,448 | 328,724 |
| 42 | Hawaii | 1,285,498 | 2 | 4 | 642,749 | 321,375 |
| 43 | Rhode Island | 1,067,610 | 2 | 4 | 533,805 | 266,903 |
| 44 | Montana | 944,632 | 1 | 3 | 944,632 | 314,877 |
| 45 | Delaware | 853,476 | 1 | 3 | 853,476 | 284,492 |
| 46 | South Dakota | 781,919 | 1 | 3 | 781,919 | 260,640 |
| 47 | Alaska | 670,053 | 1 | 3 | 670,053 | 223,351 |
| 48 | North Dakota | 635,867 | 1 | 3 | 635,867 | 211,956 |
| 49 | Vermont | 623,908 | 1 | 3 | 623,908 | 207,969 |
| 50 | Wyoming | 515,004 | 1 | 3 | 515,004 | 171,668 |
