Table 4.  Resident Population of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and 
          Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 (Census 2000) and April 1, 1990 (1990
          Census)
                                                             State       State 
                                                              Rank        Rank
                                                             as of       as of
                                 April 1,     April 1,    April 1,    April 1,
Area                                 2000         1990        2000        1990

    Alabama                     4,447,100    4,040,587          23          22
    Alaska                        626,932      550,043          48          49
    Arizona                     5,130,632    3,665,228          20          24
    Arkansas                    2,673,400    2,350,725          33          33
    California                 33,871,648   29,760,021           1           1
    Colorado                    4,301,261    3,294,394          24          26
    Connecticut                 3,405,565    3,287,116          29          27
    Delaware                      783,600      666,168          45          46
    District of Columbia          572,059      606,900        (NA)        (NA)
    Florida                    15,982,378   12,937,926           4           4
    Georgia                     8,186,453    6,478,216          10          11
    Hawaii                      1,211,537    1,108,229          42          41
    Idaho                       1,293,953    1,006,749          39          42
    Illinois                   12,419,293   11,430,602           5           6
    Indiana                     6,080,485    5,544,159          14          14
    Iowa                        2,926,324    2,776,755          30          30
    Kansas                      2,688,418    2,477,574          32          32
    Kentucky                    4,041,769    3,685,296          25          23
    Louisiana                   4,468,976    4,219,973          22          21
    Maine                       1,274,923    1,227,928          40          38
    Maryland                    5,296,486    4,781,468          19          19
    Massachusetts               6,349,097    6,016,425          13          13
    Michigan                    9,938,444    9,295,297           8           8
    Minnesota                   4,919,479    4,375,099          21          20
    Mississippi                 2,844,658    2,573,216          31          31
    Missouri                    5,595,211    5,117,073          17          15
    Montana                       902,195      799,065          44          44
    Nebraska                    1,711,263    1,578,385          38          36
    Nevada                      1,998,257    1,201,833          35          39
    New Hampshire               1,235,786    1,109,252          41          40
    New Jersey                  8,414,350    7,730,188           9           9
    New Mexico                  1,819,046    1,515,069          36          37
    New York                   18,976,457   17,990,455           3           2
    North Carolina              8,049,313    6,628,637          11          10
    North Dakota                  642,200      638,800          47          47
    Ohio                       11,353,140   10,847,115           7           7
    Oklahoma                    3,450,654    3,145,585          27          28
    Oregon                      3,421,399    2,842,321          28          29
    Pennsylvania               12,281,054   11,881,643           6           5
    Rhode Island                1,048,319    1,003,464          43          43
    South Carolina              4,012,012    3,486,703          26          25
    South Dakota                  754,844      696,004          46          45
    Tennessee                   5,689,283    4,877,185          16          17
    Texas                      20,851,820   16,986,510           2           3
    Utah                        2,233,169    1,722,850          34          35
    Vermont                       608,827      562,758          49          48
    Virginia                    7,078,515    6,187,358          12          12
    Washington                  5,894,121    4,866,692          15          18
    West Virginia               1,808,344    1,793,477          37          34
    Wisconsin                   5,363,675    4,891,769          18          16
    Wyoming                       493,782      453,588          50          50

Total Resident Population/1   281,421,906   248,709,873       (NA)        (NA)

    Northeast                  53,594,378    50,809,229       (NA)        (NA)
    Midwest                    64,392,776    59,668,632       (NA)        (NA)
    South                     100,236,820    85,445,930       (NA)        (NA)
    West                       63,197,932    52,786,082       (NA)        (NA)

 Puerto Rico                    3,808,610     3,522,037       (NA)        (NA)

Total Resident Population,
  including Puerto Rico       285,230,516   252,231,910       (NA)        (NA)

1/ Includes the population of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. 
NA  Not applicable.
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