Which is the largest state by population in US?

Answer 1

Here's a chart I found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_population

Rank

among

the 50

States Rank

among

all

states &

territories State

or

territory

Population

(2009

estimate)

Seats inU.S. House

of Reps Votes inElect-

oral College Cumu-

lative

Electoral

votesPeople per

House seat

People per

Electoral vote

Percent

of the

total U.S.

population

[4] Cumulative

percentage

of the

total U.S.

population

[5]11California36,961,664535555689,683664,60411.95%11.95%22Texas24,782,302323489747,012703,0707.81%19.76%33New York19,541,4532931120665,439622,5076.31%26.07%44Florida18,537,9692527147730,050675,9725.97%32.04%55Illinois12,910,4091921168676,450612,0264.20%36.24%66Pennsylvania12,604,7671921189654,357592,0384.06%40.30%77Ohio11,542,6451820209637,051573,3463.75%44.05%88Michigan9,969,7271517226671,455592,4603.29%47.34%99Georgia9,829,2111315241734,212636,3173.12%50.46%1010North Carolina9,380,8841315256697,002604,0693.08%53.42%1111New Jersey8,707,7391315271668,148579,0612.84%56.26%1212Virginia7,882,5901113284701,099593,2382.52%58.78%1313Washington6,664,195911295718,714588,0382.11%60.89%1414Arizona6,595,778810305812,523650,0182.07%62.96%1515Massachusetts6,593,5871012317644,978537,4802.11%65.07%1616Indiana6,423,113911328705,032576,8442.07%67.14%1717Tennessee6,296,254911339684,080559,7022.01%69.15%1818Missouri5,987,580911350653,157534,4011.92%71.07%1919Maryland5,699,478810360702,293561,8341.84%72.91%2020Wisconsin5,654,774810370700,205560,1641.83%74.74%2121Minnesota5,266,214810380649,703519,7621.70%76.44%2222Colorado5,024,74879389694,502540,1681.59%78.03%2323Alabama4,708,70879398661,122514,2061.51%79.54%2424South Carolina4,561,24268406734,618550,9631.44%80.98%2525Louisiana4,492,07679415613,315477,0231.40%82.38%2626Kentucky4,314,11368423706,912530,1841.39%83.77%n/a27Puerto Rico3,967,288(1)[6]0n/an/an/a1.29%85.06%2728Oregon3,825,65757430749,491535,3511.23%86.29%2829Oklahoma3,687,05057437723,463516,7591.18%87.47%2930Connecticut3,518,28857444700,462500,3301.15%88.62%3031Iowa3,007,85657451597,609426,8640.98%89.60%3132Mississippi2,951,99646457729,696486,4640.95%90.55%3233Arkansas2,889,45046463708,699462,6660.93%91.48%3334Kansas2,818,74746469693,999462,6660.91%92.39%3435Utah2,784,57235474881,777529,0660.87%93.26%3536Nevada2,643,08535479855,127513,0760.84%94.10%3637New Mexico2,009,67135484751,939459,9930.64%94.74%3738West Virginia1,819,77735489604,012362,4070.59%95.33%3839Nebraska1,796,61935494591,524354,9140.58%95.91%3940Idaho1,545,80124498749,701374,8510.49%96.40%4041Maine1,318,30124502658,604329,3020.43%96.83%4142New Hampshire1,324,57524506657,914328,9570.43%97.26%4243Hawaii1,295,17824510641,694320,8470.42%97.68%4344Rhode Island1,053,20924514528,916264,4580.35%98.03%4445Montana974,98913517957,861319,2870.31%98.34%4546Delaware885,12213520864,764288,2550.28%98.62%4647South Dakota812,38313523796,214265,4050.26%98.88%4748Alaska698,47313526683,478227,8260.22%99.10%4849North Dakota646,84413529639,715213,2380.21%99.31%4950Vermont621,76013532621,254207,0850.20%99.51%n/a51District of Columbia599,657(1)[7]3535n/a196,0970.19%99.70%5052Wyoming544,27013538522,830174,2770.17%99.87%n/a53Guam178,430(1)[7]0n/an/an/a0.06%99.93%n/a54U.S. Virgin Islands109,825(1)[7]0n/an/an/a0.04%99.96%n/a55Northern Mariana Is.88,662(1)[7]0n/an/an/a0.03%99.99%n/a56American Samoa65,628(1)[7]0n/an/an/a0.02%100.00%

Answer 2

California is the largest state in the US by population, with over 39 million residents.

Answer 3

California is the most populous U.S. state, home to 1 out of 8 Americans. The United States Census Bureau estimated that the population of California was 38,041,430 on July 1, 2012.

Answer 4

Although it is not the largest state by land area, California is the United States' highest populated state.