List of U.S. states by historical population

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This is a list of U.S. states by historical population, as enumerated every decade by the United States Census. As required by the United States Constitution, a census has been conducted every 10 years since 1790. Although the decennial census collects a variety of information that used in demographic studies, marketing, and other enterprises, the purpose of the census as stated in the Constitution is to produce an "actual enumeration" of the number of persons in the states in order to calculate their Congressional apportionment.

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As the United States has grown in area and population, new states have been formed out of U.S. territories or the division of existing states. The population figures provided here reflect modern state boundaries. Shaded areas of the tables indicate census years when a territory or the part of another state had not yet been admitted as a new state.

1790–1860, census data

Total population, 1790–1860

NameAdmitted17901800181018201830184018501860
Alabama 1819 1,2509,046127,901309,527590,756771,623964,201
Alaska 1959        
Arizona 1912        
Arkansas 1836  1,06214,27330,38897,574209,897435,450
California 1850      92,597379,994
Colorado 1876       34,277
Connecticut 1788237,946251,002262,042275,202297,675309,978370,792460,147
Delaware 178759,09664,27372,67472,74976,74878,08591,532112,216
District of Columbia [1]  8,14415,47123,33630,26133,74551,68775,080
Florida 1845    34,73054,47787,445140,424
Georgia 178882,548162,686251,407340,989516,823691,392906,1851,057,286
Hawaii 1959        
Idaho 1890        
Illinois 1818 2,45812,28255,211157,445476,183851,4701,711,951
Indiana 1816 2,63224,520147,178343,031685,866988,4161,350,428
Iowa 1846     43,112192,214674,913
Kansas 1861       107,206
Kentucky 179273,677220,959406,511564,317687,917779,828982,4051,155,684
Louisiana [2] 1812  76,556153,407215,739352,411517,762708,002
Maine [3] 182096,540151,719228,705298,335399,455501,793583,169628,279
Maryland [4] 1788319,728341,548380,546407,350447,040470,019583,034687,049
Massachusetts 1788378,787422,845472,040523,287610,408737,699994,5141,231,066
Michigan 1837 3,7574,7627,45228,004212,267397,654749,113
Minnesota 1858      6,077172,023
Mississippi 1817 7,60031,30675,448136,621375,651606,526791,305
Missouri 1821  19,78366,586140,455383,702682,0441,182,012
Montana 1889        
Nebraska 1867       28,841
Nevada 1864       6,857
New Hampshire 1788141,885183,858214,360244,161269,328284,574317,976326,073
New Jersey 1787184,139211,149245,555277,575320,823373,306489,555672,035
New Mexico 1912      61,54787,034
New York 1788340,120586,050959,0491,372,8121,918,6082,428,9213,097,3943,880,735
North Carolina 1789393,751478,103556,526638,829737,987753,419869,039992,622
North Dakota 1889        
Ohio 1803 42,159230,760581,434937,9031,519,4671,980,3292,339,511
Oklahoma 1907        
Oregon 1859      12,09352,465
Pennsylvania 1787434,373602,545810,0911,049,4581,348,2331,724,0332,311,7862,906,215
Rhode Island 179068,82569,12276,93183,05997,199108,830147,545174,620
South Carolina 1788249,073345,591415,115502,741581,185594,398668,507703,708
South Dakota [5] 1889       4,837
Tennessee 179635,691105,602261,727422,813681,904829,2101,002,7171,109,801
Texas 1845      212,592604,215
Utah 1896      11,38040,273
Vermont [6] 179185,425154,465217,713235,764280,652291,948314,120315,098
Virginia [7] 1788691,937807,557877,683938,2611,044,0541,025,2271,119,3481,219,630
Washington 1889      1,20111,594
West Virginia [8] 186355,87378,592105,469136,808176,924224,537302,313376,688
Wisconsin 1848   1,4443,63530,945305,391775,881
Wyoming 1890        
United States  3,929,2145,308,4837,239,8819,638,45312,860,70217,063,35323,191,87631,443,321

Enslaved population, 1790–1860

Name17901800181018201830184018501860
Alabama4942,56541,879117,549253,532342,844435,080
Arkansas1361,6174,57619,93547,100111,115
California00
Colorado0
Connecticut2,76495131097251700
Delaware8,8876,1534,1774,5093,2922,6052,2901,798
District of Columbia2,0723,5544,5204,5053,3203,6873,185
Florida15,50125,71739,31061,745
Georgia29,26459,699105,218149,656217,531280,944381,682462,198
Illinois10716891774733100
Indiana282371903300
Iowa1600
Kansas2
Kentucky12,43040,34380,561126,732165,213182,258210,981225,483
Louisiana34,66069,064109,588168,452244,809331,726
Maine00002000
Maryland103,036105,635111,502107,398102,99489,73790,36887,189
Massachusetts00001000
Michigan02401000
Minnesota00
Mississippi2,99514,52332,81465,659195,211309,878436,631
Missouri2,87510,22225,09158,24087,422114,931
Nebraska15
Nevada0
New Hampshire1588003100
New Jersey11,42312,42210,8517,5572,25467423618
New Mexico00
New York21,32420,61315,01710,08875400
North Carolina100,572133,296168,824204,917245,601245,817288,548331,059
Ohio0006300
Oregon00
Pennsylvania3,7371,7067952114036400
Rhode Island9483801084817500
South Carolina107,094146,151196,365258,475315,401327,038384,984402,406
Tennessee3,41713,58444,53580,107141,603183,059239,459275,719
Texas58,161182,566
Utah Territory2629
Vermont00000000
Virginia [9] 287,959339,499383,521411,886453,698431,873452,028472,494
Washington000
West Virginia [10] 4,6687,17210,83615,16917,67318,48820,50018,371
Wisconsin0311100
United States697,681893,6021,191,3621,538,0222,009,0432,487,3553,204,3133,953,760

1870–1950, census data

Name187018801890190019101920193019401950
Alabama996,9921,262,5051,513,0171,828,6972,138,0932,348,1742,646,2482,832,9613,061,743
Alaska  33,42632,05264,35655,03659,27872,524128,643
American Samoa       12,90824,889
Arizona9,65840,44088,243122,931204,354334,162435,573499,261749,587
Arkansas484,471802,5251,128,2111,311,5641,574,4491,752,2041,854,4821,949,3871,909,511
California560,247864,6941,213,3981,485,0532,377,5493,426,8615,677,2516,907,38710,586,223
Canal Zone     22,85839,46751,82752,822
Colorado39,864194,327413,249539,700799,024939,6291,035,7911,123,2961,325,089
Connecticut537,454622,700746,258908,4201,114,7561,380,6311,606,9031,709,2422,007,280
Delaware125,015146,608168,493184,735202,322223,003238,380266,505318,085
District of Columbia131,700177,624230,392278,718331,069437,571486,869663,091802,178
Florida187,748269,493391,422528,542752,619968,4701,468,2111,897,4142,771,305
Georgia1,184,1091,542,1801,837,3532,216,3312,609,1212,895,8322,908,5063,123,7233,444,578
Guam    11,80613,27518,50922,29059,498
Hawaii   154,001191,909255,912368,336423,330499,794
Idaho14,99932,61088,548161,772325,594431,866445,032524,873588,637
Illinois2,539,8913,077,8713,826,3514,821,5505,638,5916,485,2807,630,6547,897,2418,712,176
Indiana1,680,6371,978,3012,192,4042,516,4622,700,8762,930,3903,238,5033,427,7963,934,224
Iowa1,194,0201,624,6151,912,2972,231,8532,224,7712,404,0212,470,9392,538,2682,621,073
Kansas364,399996,0961,428,1081,470,4951,690,9491,769,2571,880,9991,801,0281,905,299
Kentucky1,321,0111,648,6901,858,6352,147,1742,289,9052,416,6302,614,5892,845,6272,944,806
Louisiana726,915939,9461,118,5871,381,6251,656,3881,798,5092,101,5932,363,8802,683,516
Maine626,915648,936661,086694,466742,371768,014797,423847,226913,774
Maryland780,894934,9431,042,3901,188,0441,295,3461,449,6611,631,5261,821,2442,343,001
Massachusetts1,457,3511,783,0852,238,9432,805,3463,366,4163,852,3564,249,6144,316,7214,690,514
Michigan1,184,0591,636,9372,093,8892,420,9822,810,1733,668,4124,842,3255,256,1066,371,766
Minnesota439,706780,7731,310,2831,751,3942,075,7082,387,1252,563,9532,792,3002,982,483
Mississippi827,9221,131,5971,289,6001,551,2701,797,1141,790,6182,009,8212,183,7962,178,914
Missouri1,721,2952,168,3802,679,1843,106,6653,293,3353,404,0553,629,3673,784,6643,954,653
Montana20,59539,159142,924243,329376,053548,889537,606559,456591,024
Nebraska122,993452,4021,062,6561,066,3001,192,2141,296,3721,377,9631,315,8341,325,510
Nevada42,49162,26647,35542,33581,87577,40791,058110,247160,083
New Hampshire318,300346,991376,530411,588430,572443,083465,293491,524533,242
New Jersey906,0961,131,1161,444,9331,883,6692,537,1673,155,9004,041,3344,160,1654,835,329
New Mexico91,874119,565160,282195,310327,301360,350423,317531,818681,187
New York4,382,7595,082,8716,003,1747,268,8949,113,61410,385,22712,588,06613,479,14214,830,192
North Carolina1,071,3611,399,7501,617,9471,893,8102,206,2872,559,1233,170,2763,571,6234,061,929
North Dakota2,40536,909190,983319,146577,056646,872680,845641,935619,636
Ohio2,665,2603,198,0623,672,3164,157,5454,767,1215,759,3946,646,6976,907,6127,946,627
Oklahoma  258,657790,3911,657,1552,028,2832,396,0402,336,4342,233,351
Oregon90,923174,768317,704413,536672,765783,389953,7861,089,6841,521,341
Pennsylvania3,521,9514,282,8915,258,0146,302,1157,665,1118,720,0179,631,3509,900,18010,498,012
Puerto Rico    1,118,0121,299,8091,543,9131,869,2552,210,703
Rhode Island217,353276,531345,506428,556542,610604,397687,497713,346791,896
South Carolina705,606995,5771,151,1491,340,3161,515,4001,683,7241,738,7651,899,8042,117,027
South Dakota11,77698,268348,600401,570583,888636,547692,849642,961652,740
Tennessee1,258,5201,542,3591,767,5182,020,6162,184,7892,337,8852,616,5562,915,8413,291,718
Texas818,5791,591,7492,235,5233,048,7103,896,5424,663,2285,824,7156,414,8247,711,194
U.S. Virgin Islands      22,01239,46751,827
Utah86,336143,963210,779276,749373,351449,396507,847550,310688,862
Vermont330,551332,286332,422343,641355,956352,428359,611359,231377,747
Virginia1,225,1631,512,5651,655,9801,854,1842,061,6122,309,1872,421,8512,677,7733,318,680
Washington23,95575,116357,232518,1031,141,9901,356,6211,563,3961,736,1912,378,963
West Virginia442,014618,457762,794958,8001,221,1191,463,7011,729,2051,901,9742,005,552
Wisconsin1,054,6701,315,4971,693,3302,069,0422,333,8602,632,0672,939,0063,137,5873,434,575
Wyoming9,11820,78960,70592,531145,965194,402225,565250,742290,529
United States38,558,37150,155,78362,947,714 [11] 75,994,57591,972,266105,710,620122,775,046131,669,275150,697,361

1960–2010, census data

Name196019701980199020002010
Alabama3,266,7403,444,1653,893,8884,040,5874,447,1004,779,736
Alaska226,167300,382401,851550,043626,932710,231
American Samoa20,05127,15932,29746,77357,29155,519
Arizona1,302,1611,770,9002,718,2153,665,2285,130,6326,392,017
Arkansas1,786,2721,923,2952,286,4352,350,7252,673,4002,915,918
California15,717,20419,953,13423,667,90229,760,02133,871,64837,253,956
Canal Zone42,11244,198
Colorado1,753,9472,207,2592,889,9643,294,3944,301,2615,029,196
Connecticut2,535,2343,031,7093,107,5763,287,1163,405,5653,574,097
Delaware446,292548,104594,338666,168783,600897,934
District of Columbia763,956756,510638,333606,900572,059601,723
Florida4,951,5606,789,4439,746,32412,937,92615,982,37818,801,310
Georgia3,943,1164,589,5755,463,1056,478,2168,186,4539,687,653
Guam67,04484,966105,979133,152154,805159,358
Hawaii632,772768,561964,6911,108,2291,211,5371,360,301
Idaho667,191712,567943,9351,006,7491,293,9531,567,582
Illinois10,081,15811,113,97611,426,51811,430,60212,419,29312,830,632
Indiana4,662,4985,193,6695,490,2245,544,1596,080,4856,483,802
Iowa2,757,5372,824,3762,913,8082,776,7552,926,3243,046,355
Kansas2,178,6112,246,5782,363,6792,477,5742,688,4182,853,118
Kentucky3,038,1563,218,7063,660,7773,685,2964,041,7694,339,367
Louisiana3,257,0223,641,3064,205,9004,219,9734,468,9764,533,372
Maine969,265992,0481,124,6601,227,9281,274,9231,328,361
Maryland3,100,6893,922,3994,216,9754,781,4685,296,4865,773,552
Massachusetts5,148,5785,689,1705,737,0376,016,4256,349,0976,547,629
Michigan7,823,1948,875,0839,262,0789,295,2979,938,4449,883,640
Minnesota3,413,8643,804,9714,075,9704,375,0994,919,4795,303,925
Mississippi2,178,1412,216,9122,520,6382,573,2162,844,6582,967,297
Missouri4,319,8134,676,5014,916,6865,117,0735,595,2115,988,927
Montana674,767694,409786,690799,065902,195989,415
Nebraska1,411,3301,483,4931,569,8251,578,3851,711,2631,826,341
Nevada285,278488,738800,4931,201,8331,998,2572,700,551
New Hampshire606,921737,681920,6101,109,2521,235,7861,316,470
New Jersey6,066,7827,168,1647,364,8237,730,1888,414,3508,791,894
New Mexico951,0231,016,0001,302,8941,515,0691,819,0462,059,179
New York16,782,30418,236,96717,558,07217,990,45518,976,45719,378,102
North Carolina4,556,1555,082,0595,881,7666,628,6378,049,3139,535,483
North Dakota632,446617,761652,717638,800642,200672,591
Northern Mariana Islands16,78043,34569,22153,883
Ohio9,706,39710,652,01710,797,63010,847,11511,353,14011,536,504
Oklahoma2,328,2842,559,2293,025,2903,145,5853,450,6543,751,351
Oregon1,768,6872,091,3852,633,1052,842,3213,421,3993,831,074
Pacific Trust Territory90,940116,149
Pennsylvania11,319,36611,793,90911,863,89511,881,64312,281,05412,702,379
Puerto Rico2,349,5442,712,0333,196,5203,522,0373,808,6103,725,789
Rhode Island859,488946,725947,1541,003,4641,048,3191,052,567
South Carolina2,382,5942,590,5163,121,8203,486,7034,012,0124,625,364
South Dakota680,514665,507690,768696,004754,844814,180
Tennessee3,567,0893,923,6874,591,1204,877,1855,689,2836,346,105
Texas9,579,67711,196,73014,229,19116,986,51020,851,82025,145,561
U.S. Virgin Islands32,09962,46896,569101,809108,612106,405
Utah890,6271,059,2731,461,0371,722,8502,233,1692,763,885
Vermont389,881444,330511,456562,758608,827625,741
Virginia3,966,9494,648,4945,346,8186,187,3587,078,5158,001,024
Washington2,853,2143,409,1694,132,1564,866,6925,894,1216,724,540
West Virginia1,860,4211,744,2371,949,6441,793,4771,808,3441,852,994
Wisconsin3,951,7774,417,7314,705,7674,891,7695,363,6755,686,986
Wyoming330,066332,416469,557453,588493,782563,626
United States179,323,175203,211,926226,545,805248,709,873281,421,906308,745,538

1900–2015, Federal Reserve economic data

List of U.S. states by historical population
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The United States Census of 1880 conducted by the Census Bureau during June 1880 was the tenth United States Census. It was the first time that women were permitted to be enumerators. The Superintendent of the Census was Francis Amasa Walker. This was the first census in which a city – New York – recorded a population of over one million.

1870 United States Census Ninth U.S. national census; first to provide detailed demographic info on African Americans

The United States Census of 1870 was the ninth United States Census. Conducted by the Census Bureau in June 1870, the 1870 Census was the first census to provide detailed information on the African-American population, only years after the culmination of the Civil War when slaves were granted freedom. The population was said to be 38,555,983 individuals, a 22.62% increase since 1860. The 1870 Census' population estimate is controversial, as many believed it underestimated the true population numbers, especially in New York and Pennsylvania.

1900 United States Census National census

The Twelfth United States Census, conducted by the Census Office on June 1, 1900, determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168, an increase of 21.0 percent over the 62,979,766 persons enumerated during the 1890 Census.

1910 United States Census National census

The Thirteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau on April 15, 1910, determined the resident population of the United States to be 92,228,496, an increase of 21.0 percent over the 76,212,168 persons enumerated during the 1900 Census. The 1910 Census switched from a portrait page orientation to a landscape orientation.

1920 United States Census National census

The Fourteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau one month from January 5, 1920, determined the resident population of the United States to be 106,021,537, an increase of 15.0 percent over the 92,228,496 persons enumerated during the 1910 Census.

1950 United States Census National census

The Seventeenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 150,697,361, an increase of 14.5 percent over the 131,669,275 persons enumerated during the 1940 Census. This was the first census in which:

The demographics of Washington, D.C., also known as the District of Columbia, are ethnically diverse in the cosmopolitan capital city. In 2017, the District had a population of 693,972 people, for a resident density of 11,367 people per square mile.

U.S. state constituent political entity of the United States

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders. Four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names.

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Notes
  1. ↑ The District of Columbia is not a state but was created with the passage of the Residence Act of 1790. The territory that formed that federal capital was originally donated by both Maryland and Virginia; however, the Virginia portion was returned by Congress in 1846.
  2. ↑ Previously a part of the Orleans Territory.
  3. ↑ Between 1790 and 1820, the District of Maine was part of the state of Massachusetts.
  4. ↑ Starting with the 1800 Census, Maryland donated territory to create the District of Columbia.
  5. ↑ Figures recorded for Dakota Territory by the censuses of 1860, 1870, and 1880 are listed here as belonging to South Dakota.
  6. ↑ Vermont was enumerated in the 1790 Census but was only admitted as a state in 1791.
  7. ↑ Between 1790 and 1860, the state of West Virginia was part of Virginia. In addition, between the Censuses of 1800 and 1840, territory donated by the state of Virginia formed a portion of District of Columbia but the land was returned in 1846.
  8. ↑ Between 1790 and 1860, the state of West Virginia was part of Virginia; the data for each state reflect the present-day boundaries.
  9. ↑ Not including the Virginia counties that formed the new state of West Virginia in 1863, but includes the enslaved population in the returned land that had been donated to form the District of Columbia.
  10. ↑ These figures are for the Virginia counties that formed the state of West Virginia in 1863.
  11. ↑ Figure includes Native American reservations in the United States. There were 62,622,250 persons not on reservations in 1890.
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