|
Rank
|
Area
|
Census Population
|
Change, 1990 to 2000
|
||
|
April 1, 2000
|
April 1, 1990
|
Numeric
|
Percent
|
||
|
1
|
California
|
33,871,648
|
29,760,021
|
4,111,627
|
13.8
|
|
2
|
Texas
|
20,851,820
|
16,986,510
|
3,865,310
|
22.8
|
|
3
|
New York
|
18,976,457
|
17,990,455
|
986,002
|
5.5
|
|
4
|
Florida
|
15,982,378
|
12,937,926
|
3,044,452
|
23.5
|
|
5
|
Illinois
|
12,419,293
|
11,430,602
|
988,691
|
8.6
|
|
6
|
Pennsylvania
|
12,281,054
|
11,881,643
|
399,411
|
3.4
|
|
7
|
Ohio
|
11,353,140
|
10,847,115
|
506,025
|
4.7
|
|
8
|
Michigan
|
9,938,444
|
9,295,297
|
643,147
|
6.9
|
|
9
|
New Jersey
|
8,414,350
|
7,730,188
|
684,162
|
8.9
|
|
10
|
Georgia
|
8,186,453
|
6,478,216
|
1,708,237
|
26.4
|
|
11
|
North Carolina
|
8,049,313
|
6,628,637
|
1,420,676
|
21.4
|
|
12
|
Virginia
|
7,078,515
|
6,187,358
|
891,157
|
14.4
|
|
13
|
Massachusetts
|
6,349,097
|
6,016,425
|
332,672
|
5.5
|
|
14
|
Indiana
|
6,080,485
|
5,544,159
|
536,326
|
9.7
|
|
15
|
Washington
|
5,894,121
|
4,866,692
|
1,027,429
|
21.1
|
|
16
|
Tennessee
|
5,689,283
|
4,877,185
|
812,098
|
16.7
|
|
17
|
Missouri
|
5,595,211
|
5,117,073
|
478,138
|
9.3
|
|
18
|
Wisconsin
|
5,363,675
|
4,891,769
|
471,906
|
9.6
|
|
19
|
Maryland
|
5,296,486
|
4,781,468
|
515,018
|
10.8
|
|
20
|
Arizona
|
5,130,632
|
3,665,228
|
1,465,404
|
40.0
|
|
21
|
Minnesota
|
4,919,479
|
4,375,099
|
544,380
|
12.4
|
|
22
|
Louisiana
|
4,468,976
|
4,219,973
|
249,003
|
5.9
|
|
23
|
Alabama
|
4,447,100
|
4,040,587
|
406,513
|
10.1
|
|
24
|
Colorado
|
4,301,261
|
3,294,394
|
1,006,867
|
30.6
|
|
25
|
Kentucky
|
4,041,769
|
3,685,296
|
356,473
|
9.7
|
|
26
|
South Carolina
|
4,012,012
|
3,486,703
|
525,309
|
15.1
|
|
27
|
Oklahoma
|
3,450,654
|
3,145,585
|
305,069
|
9.7
|
|
28
|
Oregon
|
3,421,399
|
2,842,321
|
579,078
|
20.4
|
|
29
|
Connecticut
|
3,405,565
|
3,287,116
|
118,449
|
3.6
|
|
30
|
Iowa
|
2,926,324
|
2,776,755
|
149,569
|
5.4
|
|
31
|
Mississippi
|
2,844,658
|
2,573,216
|
271,442
|
10.5
|
|
32
|
Kansas
|
2,688,418
|
2,477,574
|
210,844
|
8.5
|
|
33
|
Arkansas
|
2,673,400
|
2,350,725
|
322,675
|
13.7
|
|
34
|
Utah
|
2,233,169
|
1,722,850
|
510,319
|
29.6
|
|
35
|
Nevada
|
1,998,257
|
1,201,833
|
796,424
|
66.3
|
|
36
|
New Mexico
|
1,819,046
|
1,515,069
|
303,977
|
20.1
|
|
37
|
West Virginia
|
1,808,344
|
1,793,477
|
14,867
|
0.8
|
|
38
|
Nebraska
|
1,711,263
|
1,578,385
|
132,878
|
8.4
|
|
39
|
Idaho
|
1,293,953
|
1,006,749
|
287,204
|
28.5
|
|
40
|
Maine
|
1,274,923
|
1,227,928
|
46,995
|
3.8
|
|
41
|
New Hampshire
|
1,235,786
|
1,109,252
|
126,534
|
11.4
|
|
42
|
Hawaii
|
1,211,537
|
1,108,229
|
103,308
|
9.3
|
|
43
|
Rhode Island
|
1,048,319
|
1,003,464
|
44,855
|
4.5
|
|
44
|
Montana
|
902,195
|
799,065
|
103,130
|
12.9
|
|
45
|
Delaware
|
783,600
|
666,168
|
117,432
|
17.6
|
|
46
|
South Dakota
|
754,844
|
696,004
|
58,840
|
8.5
|
|
47
|
North Dakota
|
642,200
|
638,800
|
3,400
|
0.5
|
|
48
|
Alaska
|
626,932
|
550,043
|
76,889
|
14.0
|
|
49
|
Vermont
|
608,827
|
562,758
|
46,069
|
8.2
|
|
50
|
Wyoming
|
493,782
|
453,588
|
40,194
|
8.9
|
|
District of Columbia
|
572,059
|
606,900
|
-34,841
|
-5.7
|
|
|
United States
|
281,421,906
|
248,709,873
|
32,712,033
|
13.2
|
|
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census Redistricting Data PHC-T-2 and 1990 Census
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