List of U.S. states by population density facts for kids

Map of states showing population density (2013)

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

Population density for states, divisions, regions and territories

Rank	State/Territory/ Division/Region	Population /sqmi	Population /sqkm	Geographic region
64 --	65 District of Columbia	01 10,588.8	01 4,088.4	13 SAtl
01 1	30 New Jersey	02 1,210.1	02 467.2	08 MdAtl
66 1	69 Puerto Rico	03 1,055.9	03 407.7	66 Terr.
02 2	39 Rhode Island	04 1,017.1	04 392.7	01 NEng
71 --	71        Territories	05 991.0	05 382.6	71 USA
03 3	21 Massachusetts	06 858.0	06 331.3	02 NEng
67 2	70 U.S. Virgin Islands	07 792.2	07 305.9	67 Terr.
68 3	67 Guam	08 759.6	08 293.3	68 Terr.
04 4	07 Connecticut	09 742.6	09 286.7	03 NEng
69 4	66 American Samoa	10 726.1	10 280.4	69 Terr.
05 5	20 Maryland	11 610.8	11 235.8	14 SAtl
06 6	08 Delaware	12 475.1	12 183.4	15 SAtl
07 7	32 New York	13 417.0	13 161.0	09 MdAtl
51 1	53        Mid-Atlantic	14 416.5	14 160.8	11 NEast
08 8	09 Florida	15 364.6	15 140.8	16 SAtl
60 1	61        Northeast	16 345.5	16 133.4	12 USA
70 5	68 Northern Mariana Islands	17 295.5	17 114.1	70 Terr.
09 9	38 Pennsylvania	18 285.5	18 110.2	10 MdAtl
10 10	35 Ohio	19 283.2	19 109.3	34 ENC
11 11	05 California	20 246.1	20 95.0	58 Pac
52 2	55        New England	21 233.2	21 90.0	07 NEast
53 3	57        South Atlantic	22 233.1	22 90.0	22 South
12 12	13 Illinois	23 232.0	23 89.6	35 ENC
13 13	11 Hawaii	24 218.6	24 84.4	59 Pac
14 14	46 Virginia	25 209.2	25 80.8	17 SAtl
15 15	33 North Carolina	26 202.6	26 78.2	18 SAtl
54 4	51        East North Central	27 192.1	27 74.2	39 MWest
16 16	14 Indiana	28 183.4	28 70.8	36 ENC
17 17	22 Michigan	29 175.0	29 67.6	37 ENC
18 18	10 Georgia	30 173.7	30 67.1	19 SAtl
19 19	40 South Carolina	31 158.8	31 61.3	20 SAtl
20 20	42 Tennessee	32 157.5	32 60.8	23 ESC
21 21	29 New Hampshire	33 147.8	33 57.1	04 NEng
61 2	62        South	34 136.3	34 52.6	33 USA
22 22	17 Kentucky	35 111.3	35 43.0	24 ESC
23 23	18 Louisiana	36 107.1	36 41.3	28 WSC
24 24	49 Wisconsin	37 106.0	37 40.9	38 ENC
55 5	52        East South Central	38 105.0	38 40.5	27 South
25 25	47 Washington	39 104.9	39 40.5	60 Pac
26 26	43 Texas	40 101.2	40 39.1	29 WSC
27 27	01 Alabama	41 95.4	41 36.9	25 ESC
62 3	60        Midwest	42 90.0	42 34.7	48 USA
65 --	64 50 States + DC	43 89.5	43 34.6	65 NAmer
56 6	59        West South Central	44 89.1	44 34.4	32 South
28 28	25 Missouri	45 87.9	45 33.9	40 WNC
29 29	48 West Virginia	46 77.1	46 29.8	21 SAtl
30 30	23 Minnesota	47 68.1	47 26.3	41 WNC
31 31	45 Vermont	48 68.0	48 26.3	05 NEng
32 32	24 Mississippi	49 63.7	49 24.6	26 ESC
33 33	03 Arizona	50 58.3	50 22.5	49 Mtn
57 7	56        Pacific	51 57.4	51 22.2	63 West
34 34	04 Arkansas	52 56.9	52 22.0	30 WSC
35 35	36 Oklahoma	53 56.1	53 21.7	31 WSC
36 36	15 Iowa	54 55.3	54 21.4	42 WNC
37 37	06 Colorado	55 50.8	55 19.6	50 Mtn
38 38	19 Maine	56 43.1	56 16.6	06 NEng
63 4	63        West	57 42.4	57 16.4	64 USA
58 8	58        West North Central	58 41.1	58 15.9	47 MWest
39 39	37 Oregon	59 40.9	59 15.8	61 Pac
40 40	16 Kansas	60 35.4	60 13.7	43 WNC
41 41	44 Utah	61 35.3	61 13.6	51 Mtn
59 9	54        Mountain	62 26.7	62 10.3	57 West
42 42	28 Nevada	63 25.4	63 9.8	52 Mtn
43 43	27 Nebraska	64 24.3	64 9.4	44 WNC
44 44	12 Idaho	65 19.5	65 7.5	53 Mtn
45 45	31 New Mexico	66 17.2	66 6.6	54 Mtn
46 46	41 South Dakota	67 11.1	67 4.3	45 WNC
47 47	34 North Dakota	68 10.5	68 4.0	46 WNC
48 48	26 Montana	69 7.0	69 2.7	55 Mtn
49 49	50 Wyoming	70 6.0	70 2.3	56 Mtn
50 50	02 Alaska	71 1.3	71 0.5	62 Pac

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

Population, land area and population density /sqmi

Rank	State/Territory/ Division/Region	2013 estimated population	Land area (sqmi)	Population /sqmi	Geographic region
01 1	30 New Jersey	11 8,899,339	46 7,354	02 1,210.1	08 MdAtl
02 2	39 Rhode Island	43 1,051,511	50 1,034	04 1,017.1	01 NEng
03 3	21 Massachusetts	14 6,692,824	45 7,800	06 858.0	02 NEng
04 4	07 Connecticut	29 3,596,080	48 4,842	09 742.6	03 NEng
05 5	20 Maryland	19 5,928,814	42 9,707	11 610.8	14 SAtl
06 6	08 Delaware	45 925,749	49 1,949	12 475.1	15 SAtl
07 7	32 New York	03 19,651,127	30 47,126	13 417.0	09 MdAtl
08 8	09 Florida	04 19,552,860	26 53,625	15 364.6	16 SAtl
09 9	38 Pennsylvania	06 12,773,801	32 44,743	18 285.5	10 MdAtl
10 10	35 Ohio	07 11,570,808	35 40,861	19 283.2	34 ENC
11 11	05 California	01 38,332,521	03 155,779	20 246.1	58 Pac
12 12	13 Illinois	05 12,882,135	24 55,519	23 232.0	35 ENC
13 13	11 Hawaii	40 1,404,054	47 6,423	24 218.6	59 Pac
14 14	46 Virginia	12 8,260,405	36 39,490	25 209.2	17 SAtl
15 15	33 North Carolina	10 9,848,060	29 48,618	26 202.6	18 SAtl
16 16	14 Indiana	16 6,570,902	38 35,826	28 183.4	36 ENC
17 17	22 Michigan	09 9,895,622	22 56,539	29 175.0	37 ENC
18 18	10 Georgia	08 9,992,167	21 57,513	30 173.7	19 SAtl
19 19	40 South Carolina	24 4,774,839	40 30,061	31 158.8	20 SAtl
20 20	42 Tennessee	17 6,495,978	34 41,235	32 157.5	23 ESC
21 21	29 New Hampshire	42 1,323,459	44 8,953	33 147.8	04 NEng
22 22	17 Kentucky	26 4,395,295	37 39,486	35 111.3	24 ESC
23 23	18 Louisiana	25 4,625,470	33 43,204	36 107.1	28 WSC
24 24	49 Wisconsin	20 5,742,713	25 54,158	37 106.0	38 ENC
25 25	47 Washington	13 6,971,406	20 66,456	39 104.9	60 Pac
26 26	43 Texas	02 26,448,193	02 261,232	40 101.2	29 WSC
27 27	01 Alabama	23 4,833,722	28 50,645	41 95.4	25 ESC
28 28	25 Missouri	18 6,044,171	18 68,742	45 87.9	40 WNC
29 29	48 West Virginia	38 1,854,304	41 24,038	46 77.1	21 SAtl
30 30	23 Minnesota	21 5,420,380	14 79,627	47 68.1	41 WNC
31 31	45 Vermont	49 626,630	43 9,217	48 68.0	05 NEng
32 32	24 Mississippi	31 2,991,207	31 46,923	49 63.7	26 ESC
33 33	03 Arizona	15 6,626,624	06 113,594	50 58.3	49 Mtn
34 34	04 Arkansas	32 2,959,373	27 52,035	52 56.9	30 WSC
35 35	36 Oklahoma	28 3,850,568	19 68,595	53 56.1	31 WSC
36 36	15 Iowa	30 3,090,416	23 55,857	54 55.3	42 WNC
37 37	06 Colorado	22 5,268,367	08 103,642	55 50.8	50 Mtn
38 38	19 Maine	41 1,328,302	39 30,843	56 43.1	06 NEng
39 39	37 Oregon	27 3,930,065	10 95,988	59 40.9	61 Pac
40 40	16 Kansas	34 2,893,957	13 81,759	60 35.4	43 WNC
41 41	44 Utah	33 2,900,872	12 82,170	61 35.3	51 Mtn
42 42	28 Nevada	35 2,790,136	07 109,781	63 25.4	52 Mtn
43 43	27 Nebraska	37 1,868,516	15 76,824	64 24.3	44 WNC
44 44	12 Idaho	39 1,612,136	11 82,643	65 19.5	53 Mtn
45 45	31 New Mexico	36 2,085,287	05 121,298	66 17.2	54 Mtn
46 46	41 South Dakota	46 844,877	16 75,811	67 11.1	45 WNC
47 47	34 North Dakota	48 723,393	17 69,001	68 10.5	46 WNC
48 48	26 Montana	44 1,015,165	04 145,546	69 7.0	55 Mtn
49 49	50 Wyoming	50 582,658	09 97,093	70 6.0	56 Mtn
50 50	02 Alaska	47 735,132	01 570,641	71 1.3	62 Pac
51 1	53        Mid-Atlantic	54 41,324,267	58 99,223	14 416.5	11 NEast
52 2	55        New England	59 14,618,806	59 62,688	21 233.2	07 NEast
53 3	57        South Atlantic	51 61,783,647	55 265,062	22 233.1	22 South
54 4	51        East North Central	53 46,662,180	56 242,902	27 192.1	39 MWest
55 5	52        East South Central	58 18,716,202	57 178,290	38 105.0	27 South
56 6	59        West South Central	55 37,883,604	54 425,066	44 89.1	32 South
57 7	56        Pacific	52 51,373,178	51 895,286	51 57.4	63 West
58 8	58        West North Central	57 20,885,710	53 507,620	58 41.1	47 MWest
59 9	54        Mountain	56 22,881,245	52 855,767	62 26.7	57 West
60 1	61        Northeast	63 55,943,073	63 161,912	16 345.5	12 USA
61 2	62        South	60 118,383,453	61 868,418	34 136.3	33 USA
62 3	60        Midwest	62 67,547,890	62 750,523	42 90.0	48 USA
63 4	63        West	61 74,254,423	60 1,751,053	57 42.4	64 USA
64 --	65 District of Columbia	65 646,449	65 61	01 10,588.8	13 SAtl
65 --	64 50 States + DC	64 316,128,839	64 3,531,905	43 89.5	65 NAmer
66 1	69 Puerto Rico	66 3,615,086	66 3,424	03 1,055.9	66 Terr.
67 2	70 U.S. Virgin Islands	68 106,405	69 134	07 792.2	67 Terr.
68 3	67 Guam	67 159,358	67 210	08 759.6	68 Terr.
69 4	66 American Samoa	69 55,519	70 76	10 726.1	69 Terr.
70 5	68 Northern Mariana         Islands	70 53,883	68 182	17 295.5	70 Terr.
71 --	71        Territories	71 3,990,251	71 4,027	05 991.0	71 USA

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  New Jersey is the most densely populated state.

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  Washington is 24th in density among the states.

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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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  Puerto Rico is the third most densely populated of states and possessions of the U.S.