RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest American population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are American ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Florida leads at 1,706,158. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 667,856, against an all-states median of 262,112.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States5.8% of US population331,449,28119,364,103–

01Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,706,158+34%

02Texas, TXTX30,188,4241,543,181+13%

03California, CACA39,287,3771,159,580+30%

04North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,082,461+2%

05Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071,022,287+1%

06New York, NYNY19,852,366951,465+38%

07Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383834,514−22%

08Virginia, VAVA8,705,170797,277−5%

09Alabama, ALAL5,086,768791,025+26%

10Ohio, OHOH11,810,293767,217−16%

11Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824624,215−26%

12Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639569,777+4%

13South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225517,612−8%

14Indiana, ININ6,851,073515,462−20%

15Michigan, MIMI10,077,761495,910+5%

16Missouri, MOMO6,191,814472,837−14%

17Illinois, ILIL12,694,798469,852−20%

18Louisiana, LALA4,611,961349,259−14%

19Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779319,637−8%

20Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391295,482−4%

21New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809293,861+5%

22Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634288,039−18%

23Washington, WAWA7,816,116285,696+6%

24Maryland, MDMD6,206,011277,015−0%

25Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838266,593−2%

26Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056262,112+24%

27Colorado, COCO5,862,189218,070+0%

28Oregon, OROR4,254,293194,680+6%

29West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373191,212−22%

30Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872179,389+7%

31Kansas, KSKS2,947,197171,910−10%

32Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445169,201+19%

33Utah, UTUT3,392,331145,852−15%

34Iowa, IAIA3,210,507142,066−16%

35Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508132,979+40%

36Idaho, IDID1,934,262108,184−28%

37Nevada, NVNV3,184,612106,810+8%

38Maine, MEME1,387,81787,739−5%

39New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24687,721+29%

40Nebraska, NENE1,978,70770,482+7%

41New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86858,740+3%

42Delaware, DEDE1,021,19158,177+55%

43Montana, MTMT1,116,87553,507−10%

44Vermont, VTVT647,10648,120+14%

45Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80136,370+59%

46South Dakota, SDSD907,42835,034+26%

47Wyoming, WYWY582,39727,318−27%

48Alaska, AKAK735,70625,731+5%

49North Dakota, NDND784,84119,656+21%

50District of Columbia, DCDC681,29418,582+124%

51Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23518,049+74%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest american population?

Florida ranks #1 with 1,706,158 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by american population?

Florida, Texas, California, North Carolina, Georgia.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is american population measured?

Number of residents who are American ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.