RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most population gained, US states · 2010

US states that added the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, by raw count of people rather than percentage. Texas leads at +4,293,741. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average +974,580, against an all-states median of +297,598.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

USUnited States308,745,538+1,333,560–

01Texas, TXTX30,188,424+4,293,741+11%

02California, CACA39,287,377+3,382,308−18%

03Florida, FLFL22,416,077+2,818,932−7%

04Georgia, GAGA10,940,407+1,501,200−12%

05North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404+1,486,170+5%

06Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838+1,261,385−14%

07Virginia, VAVA8,705,170+922,509+4%

08Washington, WAWA7,816,116+830,419−19%

09Colorado, COCO5,862,189+727,935−28%

10Nevada, NVNV3,184,612+702,294−12%

11Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383+656,822−19%

12South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225+613,352+17%

13Utah, UTUT3,392,331+530,716+4%

14Maryland, MDMD6,206,011+477,066−7%

15Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639+421,325+5%

16Illinois, ILIL12,694,798+411,339−58%

17Oregon, OROR4,254,293+409,675−29%

18Indiana, ININ6,851,073+403,317−25%

19New York, NYNY19,852,366+401,645−59%

20Missouri, MOMO6,191,814+393,716−18%

21Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445+384,446−29%

22New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809+377,544−45%

23Alabama, ALAL5,086,768+332,636−18%

24Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872+323,311−31%

25Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634+300,697−1%

26Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824+297,598−17%

27Idaho, IDID1,934,262+273,629−5%

28Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391+242,518−25%

29New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246+240,133−21%

30Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056+198,532−40%

31Ohio, OHOH11,810,293+183,364−64%

32Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508+168,532+42%

33Kansas, KSKS2,947,197+164,700−22%

34Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235+148,764+44%

35Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779+122,639−55%

36Iowa, IAIA3,210,507+120,031−20%

37Nebraska, NENE1,978,707+115,078−13%

38Delaware, DEDE1,021,191+114,334−3%

39Montana, MTMT1,116,875+87,220−15%

40Alaska, AKAK735,706+83,299+8%

41New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868+80,684−36%

42Wyoming, WYWY582,397+69,844+74%

43Louisiana, LALA4,611,961+64,396−74%

44South Dakota, SDSD907,428+59,336+1%

45Maine, MEME1,387,817+53,438+14%

46West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373+44,650+200%

47North Dakota, NDND784,841+30,391+794%

48District of Columbia, DCDC681,294+29,664−185%

49Vermont, VTVT647,106+16,914−63%

50Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801+4,248−91%

51Michigan, MIMI10,077,761-54,804−109%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest population change?

Texas ranks #1 with +4,293,741 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by population change?

Texas, California, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is population change measured?

Change in the number of residents from the prior decennial census (raw count, not a percentage). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.