It actually depends on how you look at it. Yes, California and Texas have the largest prison populations, but that's because they have the largest state populations. If you take into consideration the amount of people imprisoned per capita, states like Alaska, Delaware, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma actually have the biggest prison populations. It's good to remember that in every state, less than 1% of their population is incarcerated (as of 2004).
About 30% of the US prison population is white.
The average age of individuals in prison in the US is around 35-40 years old. This can vary depending on the specific prison population and jurisdiction.
Nevada was the US state that ranked 45th in state population in 2006. It had a population of approximately 2.48 million at that time.
Approximately 15% of the total US prison population is serving time for drug-related offenses.
The US state of Connecticut has a population of 3,518,288
Alaska is the largest state in the US by area. California is the largest state in the US by population.
Alaska has the 48th biggest population in the US. Its population was 626,932 as of the year 2000.
the fifth largest state in the US is New Mexico in terms of area, Illinois in terms of population.
the fifth largest state in the US is New Mexico in terms of area, Illinois in terms of population.
By area, Montana is the fourth largest state. By population, Florida is the fourth largest state.
The biggest city in the U.S. State of Florida as of 2011 is Jacksonville.
that question can have two answer. The fist answer is if you mean the biggest state in size. That would be Alaska. The second answer would be if you mean the biggest Mormon population that would be Utah.
California is the biggest U.S. state based on population. Sacramento is the capital city in the U.S. state of California. Alaska is the biggest U.S. state based on area. Juneau is the capital city in the U.S. state of Alaska.
California is the third largest state in the US, it is ranked first in population. As of 2008 estimates, California's population is 36,756,666.Idaho is the 14th largest state in the US, it is ranked 39th in population. As of 2008 estimates, Idaho's population is 1,523,816.So, to answer your question, California does have a bigger population than Idaho, and all other 48 states.
No. Alaska is the biggest state in us. It is three times the size of Texas. population 626,932
Alaska NOT Texas. Texas is the 2nd biggest state in the US.
Alaska is the biggest state in the US. Texas is the biggest state attached to the US.