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United States total population: 281,421,906 (as of April 1, 2000, according to the US Census Bureau).

State Population Ranking Population
Census Data: April, 2000
California 1 33,871,648
Texas 2 20,851,820
New York 3 18,976,457
Florida 4 15,982,378
Illinois 5 12,419,293
Pennsylvania 6 12,281,054
Ohio 7 11,353,140
Michigan 8 9,938,444
New Jersey 9 8,414,350
Georgia 10 8,186,453
State Population Ranking Population
North Carolina 11 8,049,313
Virginia 12 7,078,515
Massachusetts 13 6,349,097
Indiana 14 6,080,485
Washington 15 5,894,121
Tennessee 16 5,689,283
Missouri 17 5,595,211
Wisconsin 18 5,363,675
Maryland 19 5,296,486
Arizona 20 5,130,632
State Population Ranking Population
Minnesota 21 4,919,479
Louisiana 22 4,468,976
Alabama 23 4,447,100
Colorado 24 4,301,261
Kentucky 25 4,041,769
South Carolina 26 4,012,012
Oklahoma 27 3,450,654
Oregon 28 3,421,399
Connecticut 29 3,405,565
Iowa 30 2,926,324
State Population Ranking Population
Mississippi 31 2,844,658
Kansas 32 2,688,418
Arkansas 33 2,673,400
Utah 34 2,233,169
Nevada 35 1,998,257
New Mexico 36 1,819,046
West Virginia 37 1,808,344
Nebraska 38 1,711,263
Idaho 39 1,293,953
Maine 40 1,274,923
State Population Ranking Population
New Hampshire 41 1,235,786
Hawaii 42 1,211,537
Rhode Island 43 1,048,319
Montana 44 902,195
Delaware 45 783,600
South Dakota 46 754,844
North Dakota 47 642,200
Alaska 48 626,932
Vermont 49 608,827
District of Columbia 50 572,059
Wyoming 51 493,782
State Population Ranking Population
Census Data: April, 2000

State	Population Ranking	Population Census Data: April, 2000
California	1	33,871,648
Texas	2	20,851,820
New York	3	18,976,457
Florida	4	15,982,378
Illinois	5	12,419,293
Pennsylvania	6	12,281,054
Ohio	7	11,353,140
Michigan	8	9,938,444
New Jersey	9	8,414,350
Georgia	10	8,186,453
State	Population Ranking	Population
North Carolina	11	8,049,313
Virginia	12	7,078,515
Massachusetts	13	6,349,097
Indiana	14	6,080,485
Washington	15	5,894,121
Tennessee	16	5,689,283
Missouri	17	5,595,211
Wisconsin	18	5,363,675
Maryland	19	5,296,486
Arizona	20	5,130,632
State	Population Ranking	Population
Minnesota	21	4,919,479
Louisiana	22	4,468,976
Alabama	23	4,447,100
Colorado	24	4,301,261
Kentucky	25	4,041,769
South Carolina	26	4,012,012
Oklahoma	27	3,450,654
Oregon	28	3,421,399
Connecticut	29	3,405,565
Iowa	30	2,926,324
State	Population Ranking	Population
Mississippi	31	2,844,658
Kansas	32	2,688,418
Arkansas	33	2,673,400
Utah	34	2,233,169
Nevada	35	1,998,257
New Mexico	36	1,819,046
West Virginia	37	1,808,344
Nebraska	38	1,711,263
Idaho	39	1,293,953
Maine	40	1,274,923
State	Population Ranking	Population
New Hampshire	41	1,235,786
Hawaii	42	1,211,537
Rhode Island	43	1,048,319
Montana	44	902,195
Delaware	45	783,600
South Dakota	46	754,844
North Dakota	47	642,200
Alaska	48	626,932
Vermont	49	608,827
District of Columbia	50	572,059
Wyoming	51	493,782
State	Population Ranking	Population Census Data: April, 2000

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