| State |
Population 2001 |
Ranking |
| District of Columbia |
572,059 |
0 |
| California |
33,871,648 |
1 |
| Texas |
20,851,820 |
2 |
| New York |
18,976,457 |
3 |
| Florida |
15,982,378 |
4 |
| Illinois |
12,419,293 |
5 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,281,054 |
6 |
| Ohio |
11,353,140 |
7 |
| Michigan |
9,938,444 |
8 |
| New Jersey |
8,414,350 |
9 |
| Georgia |
8,186,453 |
10 |
| North Carolina |
8,049,313 |
11 |
| Virginia |
7,078,515 |
12 |
| Massachusetts |
6,349,097 |
13 |
| Indiana |
6,080,485 |
14 |
| Washington |
5,894,121 |
15 |
| Tennessee |
5,689,283 |
16 |
| Missouri |
5,595,211 |
17 |
| Wisconsin |
5,363,675 |
18 |
| Maryland |
5,296,486 |
19 |
| Arizona |
5,130,632 |
20 |
| Minnesota |
4,919,479 |
21 |
| Louisiana |
4,468,976 |
22 |
| Alabama |
4,447,100 |
23 |
| Colorado |
4,301,261 |
24 |
| Kentucky |
4,041,769 |
25 |
| South Carolina |
4,012,012 |
26 |
| Oklahoma |
3,450,654 |
27 |
| Oregon |
3,421,399 |
28 |
| Connecticut |
3,405,565 |
29 |
| Iowa |
2,926,324 |
30 |
| Mississippi |
2,844,658 |
31 |
| Kansas |
2,688,418 |
32 |
| Arkansas |
2,673,400 |
33 |
| Utah |
2,233,169 |
34 |
| Nevada |
1,998,257 |
35 |
| New mexico |
1,819,046 |
36 |
| West Virginia |
1,808,344 |
37 |
| Nebraska |
1,711,263 |
38 |
| Idaho |
1,293,953 |
39 |
| Maine |
1,274,923 |
40 |
| New Hampshire |
1,235,786 |
41 |
| Hawaii |
1,211,537 |
42 |
| Rhode Island |
1,048,319 |
43 |
| Montana |
902,195 |
44 |
| Delaware |
783,600 |
45 |
| South Dakota |
754,844 |
46 |
| North Dakota |
642,200 |
47 |
| Alaska |
626,932 |
48 |
| Vermont |
608,827 |
49 |
| Wyoming |
493,782 |
50 |
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