List of U.S. states by population density facts for kids
This is a list of the 50 U.S. states, territories, and U.S. Census Bureau divisions and regions ordered by population density. This data is from the 2013 estimate of population by the United States Census Bureau.
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Division totals – 9 divisions for 50 States and DC |
Region totals – 4 regions ( 2 or 3 divisions each) |
Individual territories |
Total U.S. Territories |
50 States + District of Columbia |
Note: Divisions and regions are as defined by U.S. Census Bureau |
Note: "Geographic region" column shows larger region which contains "State / Territory / Division / Region" entity in column 2 |
Rank | State/Territory/ Division/Region |
Population /sqmi |
Population /sqkm |
Geographic region |
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-- | District of Columbia | 10,588.8 | 4,088.4 | SAtl |
1 | New Jersey | 1,210.1 | 467.2 | MdAtl |
1 | Puerto Rico | 1,055.9 | 407.7 | Terr. |
2 | Rhode Island | 1,017.1 | 392.7 | NEng |
-- | Territories | 991.0 | 382.6 | USA |
3 | Massachusetts | 858.0 | 331.3 | NEng |
2 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 792.2 | 305.9 | Terr. |
3 | Guam | 759.6 | 293.3 | Terr. |
4 | Connecticut | 742.6 | 286.7 | NEng |
4 | American Samoa | 726.1 | 280.4 | Terr. |
5 | Maryland | 610.8 | 235.8 | SAtl |
6 | Delaware | 475.1 | 183.4 | SAtl |
7 | New York | 417.0 | 161.0 | MdAtl |
1 | Mid-Atlantic | 416.5 | 160.8 | NEast |
8 | Florida | 364.6 | 140.8 | SAtl |
1 | Northeast | 345.5 | 133.4 | USA |
5 | Northern Mariana Islands | 295.5 | 114.1 | Terr. |
9 | Pennsylvania | 285.5 | 110.2 | MdAtl |
10 | Ohio | 283.2 | 109.3 | ENC |
11 | California | 246.1 | 95.0 | Pac |
2 | New England | 233.2 | 90.0 | NEast |
3 | South Atlantic | 233.1 | 90.0 | South |
12 | Illinois | 232.0 | 89.6 | ENC |
13 | Hawaii | 218.6 | 84.4 | Pac |
14 | Virginia | 209.2 | 80.8 | SAtl |
15 | North Carolina | 202.6 | 78.2 | SAtl |
4 | East North Central | 192.1 | 74.2 | MWest |
16 | Indiana | 183.4 | 70.8 | ENC |
17 | Michigan | 175.0 | 67.6 | ENC |
18 | Georgia | 173.7 | 67.1 | SAtl |
19 | South Carolina | 158.8 | 61.3 | SAtl |
20 | Tennessee | 157.5 | 60.8 | ESC |
21 | New Hampshire | 147.8 | 57.1 | NEng |
2 | South | 136.3 | 52.6 | USA |
22 | Kentucky | 111.3 | 43.0 | ESC |
23 | Louisiana | 107.1 | 41.3 | WSC |
24 | Wisconsin | 106.0 | 40.9 | ENC |
5 | East South Central | 105.0 | 40.5 | South |
25 | Washington | 104.9 | 40.5 | Pac |
26 | Texas | 101.2 | 39.1 | WSC |
27 | Alabama | 95.4 | 36.9 | ESC |
3 | Midwest | 90.0 | 34.7 | USA |
-- | 50 States + DC | 89.5 | 34.6 | NAmer |
6 | West South Central | 89.1 | 34.4 | South |
28 | Missouri | 87.9 | 33.9 | WNC |
29 | West Virginia | 77.1 | 29.8 | SAtl |
30 | Minnesota | 68.1 | 26.3 | WNC |
31 | Vermont | 68.0 | 26.3 | NEng |
32 | Mississippi | 63.7 | 24.6 | ESC |
33 | Arizona | 58.3 | 22.5 | Mtn |
7 | Pacific | 57.4 | 22.2 | West |
34 | Arkansas | 56.9 | 22.0 | WSC |
35 | Oklahoma | 56.1 | 21.7 | WSC |
36 | Iowa | 55.3 | 21.4 | WNC |
37 | Colorado | 50.8 | 19.6 | Mtn |
38 | Maine | 43.1 | 16.6 | NEng |
4 | West | 42.4 | 16.4 | USA |
8 | West North Central | 41.1 | 15.9 | MWest |
39 | Oregon | 40.9 | 15.8 | Pac |
40 | Kansas | 35.4 | 13.7 | WNC |
41 | Utah | 35.3 | 13.6 | Mtn |
9 | Mountain | 26.7 | 10.3 | West |
42 | Nevada | 25.4 | 9.8 | Mtn |
43 | Nebraska | 24.3 | 9.4 | WNC |
44 | Idaho | 19.5 | 7.5 | Mtn |
45 | New Mexico | 17.2 | 6.6 | Mtn |
46 | South Dakota | 11.1 | 4.3 | WNC |
47 | North Dakota | 10.5 | 4.0 | WNC |
48 | Montana | 7.0 | 2.7 | Mtn |
49 | Wyoming | 6.0 | 2.3 | Mtn |
50 | Alaska | 1.3 | 0.5 | Pac |
Contents
Population density - showing population and land area per square miles
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Division totals – 9 divisions for 50 States and DC |
Region totals – 4 regions ( 2 or 3 divisions each) |
Individual territories |
Total U.S. Territories |
50 States + District of Columbia |
Note: Divisions and regions are as defined by U.S. Census Bureau |
Note: "Geographic region" column shows larger region which contains "State / Territory / Division / Region" entity in column 2 |
Rank | State/Territory/ Division/Region |
2013 estimated population |
Land area (sqmi) |
Population /sqmi |
Geographic region |
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1 | New Jersey | 8,899,339 | 7,354 | 1,210.1 | MdAtl |
2 | Rhode Island | 1,051,511 | 1,034 | 1,017.1 | NEng |
3 | Massachusetts | 6,692,824 | 7,800 | 858.0 | NEng |
4 | Connecticut | 3,596,080 | 4,842 | 742.6 | NEng |
5 | Maryland | 5,928,814 | 9,707 | 610.8 | SAtl |
6 | Delaware | 925,749 | 1,949 | 475.1 | SAtl |
7 | New York | 19,651,127 | 47,126 | 417.0 | MdAtl |
8 | Florida | 19,552,860 | 53,625 | 364.6 | SAtl |
9 | Pennsylvania | 12,773,801 | 44,743 | 285.5 | MdAtl |
10 | Ohio | 11,570,808 | 40,861 | 283.2 | ENC |
11 | California | 38,332,521 | 155,779 | 246.1 | Pac |
12 | Illinois | 12,882,135 | 55,519 | 232.0 | ENC |
13 | Hawaii | 1,404,054 | 6,423 | 218.6 | Pac |
14 | Virginia | 8,260,405 | 39,490 | 209.2 | SAtl |
15 | North Carolina | 9,848,060 | 48,618 | 202.6 | SAtl |
16 | Indiana | 6,570,902 | 35,826 | 183.4 | ENC |
17 | Michigan | 9,895,622 | 56,539 | 175.0 | ENC |
18 | Georgia | 9,992,167 | 57,513 | 173.7 | SAtl |
19 | South Carolina | 4,774,839 | 30,061 | 158.8 | SAtl |
20 | Tennessee | 6,495,978 | 41,235 | 157.5 | ESC |
21 | New Hampshire | 1,323,459 | 8,953 | 147.8 | NEng |
22 | Kentucky | 4,395,295 | 39,486 | 111.3 | ESC |
23 | Louisiana | 4,625,470 | 43,204 | 107.1 | WSC |
24 | Wisconsin | 5,742,713 | 54,158 | 106.0 | ENC |
25 | Washington | 6,971,406 | 66,456 | 104.9 | Pac |
26 | Texas | 26,448,193 | 261,232 | 101.2 | WSC |
27 | Alabama | 4,833,722 | 50,645 | 95.4 | ESC |
28 | Missouri | 6,044,171 | 68,742 | 87.9 | WNC |
29 | West Virginia | 1,854,304 | 24,038 | 77.1 | SAtl |
30 | Minnesota | 5,420,380 | 79,627 | 68.1 | WNC |
31 | Vermont | 626,630 | 9,217 | 68.0 | NEng |
32 | Mississippi | 2,991,207 | 46,923 | 63.7 | ESC |
33 | Arizona | 6,626,624 | 113,594 | 58.3 | Mtn |
34 | Arkansas | 2,959,373 | 52,035 | 56.9 | WSC |
35 | Oklahoma | 3,850,568 | 68,595 | 56.1 | WSC |
36 | Iowa | 3,090,416 | 55,857 | 55.3 | WNC |
37 | Colorado | 5,268,367 | 103,642 | 50.8 | Mtn |
38 | Maine | 1,328,302 | 30,843 | 43.1 | NEng |
39 | Oregon | 3,930,065 | 95,988 | 40.9 | Pac |
40 | Kansas | 2,893,957 | 81,759 | 35.4 | WNC |
41 | Utah | 2,900,872 | 82,170 | 35.3 | Mtn |
42 | Nevada | 2,790,136 | 109,781 | 25.4 | Mtn |
43 | Nebraska | 1,868,516 | 76,824 | 24.3 | WNC |
44 | Idaho | 1,612,136 | 82,643 | 19.5 | Mtn |
45 | New Mexico | 2,085,287 | 121,298 | 17.2 | Mtn |
46 | South Dakota | 844,877 | 75,811 | 11.1 | WNC |
47 | North Dakota | 723,393 | 69,001 | 10.5 | WNC |
48 | Montana | 1,015,165 | 145,546 | 7.0 | Mtn |
49 | Wyoming | 582,658 | 97,093 | 6.0 | Mtn |
50 | Alaska | 735,132 | 570,641 | 1.3 | Pac |
1 | Mid-Atlantic | 41,324,267 | 99,223 | 416.5 | NEast |
2 | New England | 14,618,806 | 62,688 | 233.2 | NEast |
3 | South Atlantic | 61,783,647 | 265,062 | 233.1 | South |
4 | East North Central | 46,662,180 | 242,902 | 192.1 | MWest |
5 | East South Central | 18,716,202 | 178,290 | 105.0 | South |
6 | West South Central | 37,883,604 | 425,066 | 89.1 | South |
7 | Pacific | 51,373,178 | 895,286 | 57.4 | West |
8 | West North Central | 20,885,710 | 507,620 | 41.1 | MWest |
9 | Mountain | 22,881,245 | 855,767 | 26.7 | West |
1 | Northeast | 55,943,073 | 161,912 | 345.5 | USA |
2 | South | 118,383,453 | 868,418 | 136.3 | USA |
3 | Midwest | 67,547,890 | 750,523 | 90.0 | USA |
4 | West | 74,254,423 | 1,751,053 | 42.4 | USA |
-- | District of Columbia | 646,449 | 61 | 10,588.8 | SAtl |
-- | 50 States + DC | 316,128,839 | 3,531,905 | 89.5 | NAmer |
1 | Puerto Rico | 3,615,086 | 3,424 | 1,055.9 | Terr. |
2 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 106,405 | 134 | 792.2 | Terr. |
3 | Guam | 159,358 | 210 | 759.6 | Terr. |
4 | American Samoa | 55,519 | 76 | 726.1 | Terr. |
5 | Northern Mariana Islands |
53,883 | 182 | 295.5 | Terr. |
-- | Territories | 3,990,251 | 4,027 | 991.0 | USA |
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New Jersey is the most densely populated state.
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New York is home to the most populous city in the country, and ranks 7th among the states in density.
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Despite a small population, Vermont has fairly average population density because of its small area.
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Idaho's population has increased rapidly in recent decades, but its population density is lower than other states.
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About half of the population of Alaska lives in the Anchorage metropolitan area.
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Puerto Rico is the third most densely populated of states and possessions of the U.S.
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Estados y territorios de los Estados Unidos por densidad para niños