Table 4.  Resident Population of the 50 States
April 1, 2000 (Census 2000) and April 1, 1990 (1990 Census)
Area	April 1, 2000	April 1, 1990	State Rank as of	State Rank as of
			April 1, 2000	April 1, 1990
Alabama	4447100	4040587	23	22
Alaska	626932	550043	48	49
Arizona	5130632	3665228	20	24
Arkansas	2673400	2350725	33	33
California	33871648	29760021	1	1
Colorado	4301261	3294394	24	26
Connecticut	3405565	3287116	29	27
Delaware	783600	666168	45	46
District of Columbia	572059	606900
Florida	15982378	12937926	4	4
Georgia	8186453	6478216	10	11
Hawaii	1211537	1108229	42	41
Idaho	1293953	1006749	39	42
Illinois	12419293	11430602	5	6
Indiana	6080485	5544159	14	14
Iowa	2926324	2776755	30	30
Kansas	2688418	2477574	32	32
Kentucky	4041769	3685296	25	23
Louisiana	4468976	4219973	22	21
Maine	1274923	1227928	40	38
Maryland	5296486	4781468	19	19
Massachusetts	6349097	6016425	13	13
Michigan	9938444	9295297	8	8
Minnesota	4919479	4375099	21	20
Mississippi	2844658	2573216	31	31
Missouri	5595211	5117073	17	15
Montana	902195	799065	44	44
Nebraska	1711263	1578385	38	36
Nevada	1998257	1201833	35	39
New Hampshire	1235786	1109252	41	40
New Jersey	8414350	7730188	9	9
New Mexico	1819046	1515069	36	37
New York	18976457	17990455	3	2
North Carolina	8049313	6628637	11	10
North Dakota	642200	638800	47	47
Ohio	11353140	10847115	7	7
Oklahoma	3450654	3145585	27	28
Oregon	3421399	2842321	28	29
Pennsylvania	12281054	11881643	6	5
Rhode Island	1048319	1003464	43	43
South Carolina	4012012	3486703	26	25
South Dakota	754844	696004	46	45
Tennessee	5689283	4877185	16	17
Texas	20851820	16986510	2	3
Utah	2233169	1722850	34	35
Vermont	608827	562758	49	48
Virginia	7078515	6187358	12	12
Washington	5894121	4866692	15	18
West Virginia	1808344	1793477	37	34
Wisconsin	5363675	4891769	18	16
Wyoming	493782	453588	50	50
NOTE:  Consistent with the January 1999 U.S. Supreme Court ruling (Department of Commerce v. House
of Representatives, 525 U.S. 316, 119 S. Ct. 765 (1999)), these resident population counts do not
reflect the use of statistical sampling to correct for overcounting or undercounting.
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.
Internet Release date:  December 28, 2000