RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most population gained, US states · 2020

US states that added the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, by raw count of people rather than percentage. Texas leads at +3,999,944. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average +825,519, against an all-states median of +206,732.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

USUnited States331,449,281+1,121,309–

01Texas, TXTX30,188,424+3,999,944+3%

02Florida, FLFL22,416,077+2,736,877−10%

03California, CACA39,287,377+2,284,267−44%

04Georgia, GAGA10,940,407+1,024,255−40%

05Washington, WAWA7,816,116+980,741−5%

06North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404+903,905−36%

07New York, NYNY19,852,366+823,147−17%

08Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838+759,485−48%

09Colorado, COCO5,862,189+744,518−26%

10Virginia, VAVA8,705,170+630,369−29%

11Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383+564,735−30%

12Utah, UTUT3,392,331+507,731−1%

13New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809+497,100−27%

14South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225+493,061−6%

15Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056+482,288+45%

16Oregon, OROR4,254,293+406,182−30%

17Nevada, NVNV3,184,612+404,063−49%

18Maryland, MDMD6,206,011+403,672−22%

19Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445+402,569−26%

20Indiana, ININ6,851,073+301,726−44%

21Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639+300,321−25%

22Idaho, IDID1,934,262+271,524−5%

23Ohio, OHOH11,810,293+262,944−48%

24Alabama, ALAL5,086,768+244,543−40%

25Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634+208,002−32%

26Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872+206,732−56%

27Michigan, MIMI10,077,761+193,691−70%

28Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824+166,469−53%

29Missouri, MOMO6,191,814+165,986−65%

30Iowa, IAIA3,210,507+144,014−4%

31Nebraska, NENE1,978,707+135,163+2%

32Louisiana, LALA4,611,961+124,385−50%

33North Dakota, NDND784,841+106,503+3032%

34Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391+95,606−70%

35Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235+94,970−8%

36Montana, MTMT1,116,875+94,810−8%

37Delaware, DEDE1,021,191+92,014−22%

38District of Columbia, DCDC681,294+87,822−352%

39Kansas, KSKS2,947,197+84,762−60%

40South Dakota, SDSD907,428+72,487+23%

41New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868+61,059−52%

42New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246+58,343−81%

43Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801+44,812−0%

44Maine, MEME1,387,817+33,998−28%

45Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508+31,847−73%

46Alaska, AKAK735,706+23,160−70%

47Vermont, VTVT647,106+17,336−62%

48Wyoming, WYWY582,397+13,225−67%

49Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779-6,018−102%

50Illinois, ILIL12,694,798-18,124−102%

51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373-59,278−499%

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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 +3,999,944 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by population change?

Texas, Florida, California, Georgia, Washington.

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 population change measured?

Change in the number of residents from the prior decennial census (raw count, not a percentage). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.