It is the 17th most populated US State.
According to the U.S. 2010 Census, Minnesota is ranked 21st in total population among other states.
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It ranks 17th in population and 36th in area.
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It is ranked #47 in total population.
Tennessee has the 15th-smallest land area of the 50 states of the U.S.A.
Illinois is the fifth most populated US State.
Kansas ranks 33rd in population among the 50 states.
Tennessee borders eight other states.
Tennessee is bordered by Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Kentucky and Virginia to the north, North Carolina to the east, and Arkansas and Missouri to the west. Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia were among the original 13 U.S. states.
Both Tennessee and Missouri border 8 other states (the most of any).