List of U.S. states by population density
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This is a list of the 50 U.S. states, ordered by population density. The data is from the 2000 U.S. Census.
Rank | State | Population density (per sq. mi) |
Population density (per km²) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | New Jersey | 1134.4 | 438.00 |
2 | Rhode Island | 1003.2 | 387.35 |
3 | Massachusetts | 809.8 | 312.68 |
4 | Connecticut | 702.9 | 271.40 |
5 | Maryland | 541.9 | 209.23 |
6 | New York | 501.9 | 195.18 |
7 | Delaware | 401.1 | 154.87 |
8 | Florida | 296.4 | 114.43 |
9 | Ohio | 277.3 | 107.05 |
10 | Pennsylvania | 274.0 | 105.80 |
11 | Illinois | 223.4 | 86.27 |
12 | California | 217.1 | 83.85 |
13 | Hawaii | 188.6 | 72.83 |
14 | Virginia | 178.8 | 69.03 |
15 | Michigan | 175.0 | 67.55 |
16 | Indiana | 169.5 | 65.46 |
17 | North Carolina | 165.2 | 63.80 |
18 | Georgia | 141.4 | 54.59 |
19 | Tennessee | 138.0 | 53.29 |
20 | New Hampshire | 137.8 | 53.20 |
21 | South Carolina | 133.2 | 51.45 |
22 | Louisiana | 102.6 | 39.61 |
23 | Kentucky | 101.7 | 39.28 |
24 | Wisconsin | 98.8 | 38.13 |
25 | Washington | 88.6 | 34.20 |
26 | Alabama | 87.6 | 33.84 |
27 | Missouri | 81.2 | 31.36 |
U.S. Average | 80.7 | 31.17 | |
28 | Texas | 79.6 | 30.75 |
29 | West Virginia | 75.1 | 29.00 |
30 | Vermont | 65.8 | 25.41 |
31 | Minnesota | 61.8 | 23.86 |
32 | Mississippi | 60.6 | 23.42 |
33 | Iowa | 52.4 | 20.22 |
34 | Arkansas | 51.3 | 19.82 |
35 | Oklahoma | 50.3 | 19.40 |
36 | Arizona | 45.2 | 17.43 |
37 | Colorado | 41.5 | 16.01 |
38 | Maine | 41.3 | 15.95 |
39 | Oregon | 35.6 | 13.76 |
40 | Kansas | 32.9 | 12.69 |
41 | Utah | 27.2 | 10.50 |
42 | Nebraska | 22.3 | 8.60 |
43 | Nevada | 18.2 | 7.03 |
44 | Idaho | 15.6 | 6.04 |
45 | New Mexico | 15.0 | 5.79 |
46 | South Dakota | 9.9 | 3.84 |
47 | North Dakota | 9.3 | 3.59 |
48 | Montana | 6.2 | 2.39 |
49 | Wyoming | 5.1 | 1.96 |
50 | Alaska | 1.1 | 0.42 |
[edit] See also
- List of U.S. states by population
- Demographics of the United States (for cities and counties by population density)
[edit] External links
- States by population, organized alphabetically State Rankings -- Statistical Abstract of the United States, RESIDENT POPULATION -- JULY 2005 . United States Census Bureau. September 29, 2006.
- GCT-PH1-R. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density (geographies ranked by total population): 2000. United States Census Bureau. Last accessed September 29, 2006.
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