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Shaded map of states demonstrating population density (2013)

Map of states scaled proportional to population (2015)

New Jersey is the most densely-populated state

Being home to the most populous city in the country, New York ranks 7th (among the states) in overall density

Washington is ranked 24th in density among the states.

Despite a fairly average population density, Vermont has one of the smallest populations due to its small overall area

Idaho's overall population has increased rapidly in recent decades, but its population density relative to other states is low

About half of the population of Alaska lives in the Anchorage metropolitan area

Puerto Rico ranks as the third most densely-populated area in the U.S.

This article includes a sortable table listing the 50 states, the territories, and the District of Columbia by population density, population rank, and land area. It also includes a sortable table of density by states, territories, divisions and regions by population rank and land area, and a sortable table for density by states, divisions, regions and territories in square miles and square kilometers.

Population density is calculated as resident population divided by total land area. Resident population is from the United States Census Bureau estimates for July 1, 2015 (for the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico), and from the 2015 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs for territories besides Puerto Rico.^[1][2] In the second table, territories data (except Puerto Rico) is from the 2010 Census. Total land area is from the 2010 Census.^[3]

The population density of the United States is relatively low compared to many other developed countries due to its size. For example, the population density of the U.S. is one-twelfth that of the Netherlands and one-fifteenth that of South Korea.^[4]

2015 density (states, territories, and DC)

2015 Density by population rank and land area (states, territories, and the District of Columbia)

State	Pop. dens. Rank	Pop. dens. Rank 50 states	Density (Pop. / mi2)	Density (Pop. / km2)	Pop. Rank	2015 population	Land Rank	Land area (mi2)	Land area (km2)
District of Columbia	1	—	11011	4251	50	672,228	56	61	158.0
New Jersey	2	1	1218	470	11	8,958,013	46	7,354	19,046.8
Puerto Rico	3	—	1046	404	29	3,680,058	49	3,515	9,103.8
Rhode Island	4	2	1021	394	44	1,056,298	51	1,034	2,678.0
Massachusetts	5	3	871	336	15	6,794,422	45	7,800	20,201.9
Guam	6	—	808	314	53	169,885	52	210	543.9
US Virgin Islands	7	—	799	308	54	106,906	54	134	347.1
Connecticut	8	4	741	286	30	3,590,886	48	4,842	12,540.7
American Samoa	9	—	721	279	55	55,538	55	77	199.4
Maryland	10	5	618	238	19	6,006,401	42	9,707	25,141.0
Delaware	11	6	485	187	46	945,934	50	1,949	5,047.9
New York	12	7	420	162	4	19,795,791	30	47,126	122,055.8
Florida	13	8	378	145	3	20,271,272	26	53,625	138,888.1
Northern Mariana Islands	14	—	307	118	56	55,070	53	179	463.6
Pennsylvania	15	9	286	110	6	12,802,503	32	44,743	115,883.8
Ohio	16	10	284	109	7	11,614,373	35	40,861	105,829.5
California	17	11	251	97	1	39,144,818	3	155,959[5]	403,932.0
Illinois	18	12	231	89	5	12,859,995	24	55,519	143,793.5
Hawaii	19	13	222	86	41	1,431,603	47	6,423	16,635.5
Virginia	20	14	212	81	12	8,382,993	36	39,490	102,278.6
North Carolina	21	15	206	79	9	10,042,802	29	48,618	125,920.0
Indiana	22	16	184	71	16	6,619,680	38	35,826	92,788.9
Georgia	23	17	177	68	8	10,214,860	21	57,513	148,958.0
Michigan	24	18	175	67	10	9,922,576	22	56,539	146,435.3
South Carolina	25	19	162	62	23	4,896,146	40	30,061	77,857.6
Tennessee	26	20	160	61	17	6,600,299	34	41,235	106,798.2
New Hampshire	27	21	148	57	42	1,330,608	44	8,953	23,188.2
Kentucky	28	22	112	43	26	4,425,092	37	39,486	102,268.3
Louisiana	29	23	108	41	25	4,670,724	33	43,204	111,897.8
Washington	30	24	107	41	13	7,170,351	20	66,456	172,120.2
Wisconsin	31	25	106	41	20	5,771,337	25	54,158	140,268.6
Texas	32	26	105	40	2	27,469,114	2	261,232	676,587.8
Alabama	33	27	95	37	24	4,858,979	28	50,645	131,169.9
Missouri	34	28	88	34	18	6,083,672	18	68,742	178,041.0
West Virginia	35	29	76	29	39	1,844,128	41	24,038	62,258.1
Minnesota	36	30	68	26	21	5,489,594	14	79,627	206,233.0
Vermont	37	31	67	26	51	626,042	43	9,217	23,871.9
Mississippi	38	32	63	24	33	2,992,333	31	46,923	121,530.0
Arizona	39	33	60	23	14	6,828,065	6	113,594	294,207.1
Arkansas	40	34	57	22	34	2,978,204	27	52,035	134,770.0
Oklahoma	41	35	57	22	28	3,911,338	19	68,595	177,660.2
Iowa	42	36	55	21	31	3,123,899	23	55,857	144,669.0
Colorado	43	37	52	20	22	5,456,574	8	103,642	268,431.5
Maine	44	38	43	16	43	1,329,328	39	30,843	79,883.0
Oregon	45	39	41	16	27	4,028,977	10	95,988	248,607.8
Utah	46	40	36	14	32	2,995,919	12	82,170	212,819.3
Kansas	47	41	36	14	35	2,911,641	13	81,759	211,754.8
Nevada	48	42	26	10	36	2,890,845	7	109,781	284,331.5
Nebraska	49	43	24	9	38	1,896,190	15	76,824	198,973.2
Idaho	50	44	20	7	40	1,654,930	11	82,643	214,044.4
New Mexico	51	45	17	6	37	2,085,109	5	121,298	314,160.4
South Dakota	52	46	11	4	47	858,469	16	75,811	196,349.6
North Dakota	53	47	10	4	48	756,927	17	69,001	178,711.8
Montana	54	48	7	2	45	1,032,949	4	145,546	376,962.4
Wyoming	55	49	6	2	52	586,107	9	97,093	251,469.7
Alaska	56	50	1	0	49	738,432	1	570,641	1,477,953.4

2013 density (states, territories, divisions and regions)

2013 Density by states, divisions, regions and territories in square miles and square kilometers

Rank	State/Territory/ Division/Region	Density (Pop. / mi2)	Density (Pop. / km2)	Geog. sort
1	District of Columbia	10,588.8	4,088.4	MdAtl
2	New Jersey	1,210.1	467.2	MdAtl
3	Puerto Rico	1,055.9	407.7	Terr.
4	Rhode Island	1,017.1	392.7	NEng
--	Territories	991.0	382.6	USA
5	Massachusetts	858.0	331.3	NEng
6	U.S. Virgin Islands	792.2	305.9	Terr.
7	Guam	759.6	293.3	Terr.
8	Connecticut	742.6	286.7	NEng
9	American Samoa	726.1	280.4	Terr.
10	Maryland	610.8	235.8	MdAtl
11	Delaware	475.1	183.4	MdAtl
12	New York	417.0	161.0	MdAtl
1	Mid-Atlantic	416.5	160.8	NEast
13	Florida	364.6	140.8	SAtl
1	Northeast	345.5	133.4	USA
14	Northern Mariana Islands	295.5	114.1	Terr.
15	Pennsylvania	285.5	110.2	MdAtl
16	Ohio	283.2	109.3	ENC
17	California	246.1	95.0	Pac
2	New England	233.2	90.0	NEast
3	South Atlantic	233.1	90.0	South
18	Illinois	232.0	89.6	ENC
19	Hawaii	218.6	84.4	Pac
20	Virginia	209.2	80.8	SAtl
21	North Carolina	202.6	78.2	SAtl
4	East North Central	192.1	74.2	MWest
22	Indiana	183.4	70.8	ENC
23	Michigan	175.0	67.6	ENC
24	Georgia	173.7	67.1	SAtl
25	South Carolina	158.8	61.3	SAtl
26	Tennessee	157.5	60.8	ESC
27	New Hampshire	147.8	57.1	NEng
2	South	136.3	52.6	USA
28	Kentucky	111.3	43.0	ESC
29	Louisiana	107.1	41.3	WSC
30	Wisconsin	106.0	40.9	ENC
5	East South Central	105.0	40.5	South
31	Washington	104.9	40.5	Pac
32	Texas	103.1	40.8	WSC
33	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
34	Missouri	87.9	33.9	WNC
35	West Virginia	77.1	29.8	SAtl
36	Minnesota	68.1	26.3	WNC
37	Vermont	68.0	26.3	NEng
38	Mississippi	63.7	24.6	ESC
39	Arizona	58.3	22.5	Mtn
7	Pacific	57.4	22.2	West
40	Arkansas	56.9	21.8	WSC
41	Oklahoma	56.1	21.3	WSC
42	Iowa	54.8	21.2	WNC
43	Colorado	50.8	19.6	Mtn
4	West	49.5	19.1	USA
44	Maine	43.1	16.6	NEng
8	West North Central	41.1	15.9	MWest
45	Oregon	40.9	15.8	Pac
46	Kansas	35.4	13.7	WNC
47	Utah	35.3	13.6	Mtn
9	Mountain	26.7	10.3	West
48	Nevada	25.4	9.8	Mtn
49	Nebraska	24.3	9.4	WNC
50	Idaho	19.5	7.5	Mtn
51	New Mexico	17.2	6.6	Mtn
52	South Dakota	11.1	4.3	WNC
53	North Dakota	10.5	4.0	WNC
54	Montana	7.0	2.7	Mtn
55	Wyoming	6.0	2.3	Mtn
56	Alaska	1.3	0.5	Pac

See also

Book: United States

• Big Eight States


• Outline of the United States


• Index of United States-related articles


• 
  United States
  
  
  
  • 
    Demographics of the United States
    
    • List of United States cities by population density
    
    
  
  
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    U.S. state
    
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      List of U.S. states
      
      
      
      • List of U.S. states by African-American population
      
      
      • List of U.S. states by area
      
      
      • List of U.S. states by coastline
      
      
      • List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union
      
      
      • List of U.S. states by elevation
      
      
      • List of U.S. states by fertility rate
      
      
      • List of U.S. states by GDP (nominal)
      
      
      • List of U.S. states by GDP per capita (nominal)
      
      
      • List of U.S. states by historical population
      
      
      • List of U.S. states by income equality
      
      
      • List of U.S. states by population
      
      
      • List of U.S. states by population growth rate
      
      
      • List of U.S. states by time zone
      
      
      • List of U.S. states by vehicles per capita
      
      
      
      
    
    
  
  
  
  

References

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  Resident Population Data - 2010 Census. United States Census Bureau. Last accessed January 10, 2011.^{[dead link]}
  


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  [1] 2015 List of Countries by Population Density [for territories]. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

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