List of U.S. states by population density

Map of states showing population density (2000)

This article includes a sortable table of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia ordered by population density. Population density is calculated as the ratio of resident population divided by total land area. Resident population is from the United States Census Bureau estimates for July 1, 2011, and total land area is also from the Census Bureau.

The population density of the United States is relatively low compared to many other developed countries. For example, the population density of the U.S. is one seventh that of Germany, and one fifteenth that of South Korea (as of 2010).

New Jersey is the most densely populated state. It is also the second wealthiest.

Despite being home to the most populous city in the country, New York ranks 7th in overall density.

Washington State is ranked 25th in density, but is still above the national average.

Despite having one of the smallest populations, Vermont has fairly average population density due to its small overall area.

About half of the population of Alaska lives in the Anchorage metropolitan area.

U.S. states by population density

Rank	State	Population density (2011)
	District of Columbia	10,065 inhabitants per square mile (3,886 /km2)
1	New Jersey	1,189 inhabitants per square mile (459 /km2)
2	Rhode Island	1,006 inhabitants per square mile (388 /km2)
3	Massachusetts	840.2 inhabitants per square mile (324.4 /km2)
4	Connecticut	739.1 inhabitants per square mile (285.4 /km2)
5	Maryland	596.3 inhabitants per square mile (230.2 /km2)
6	Delaware	464.3 inhabitants per square mile (179.3 /km2)
7	New York	412.3 inhabitants per square mile (159.2 /km2)
8	Florida	353.4 inhabitants per square mile (136.4 /km2)
9	Pennsylvania	284.3 inhabitants per square mile (109.8 /km2)
10	Ohio	281.9 inhabitants per square mile (108.8 /km2)
11	California	241.7 inhabitants per square mile (93.3 /km2)
12	Illinois	231.5 inhabitants per square mile (89.4 /km2)
13	Hawaii	214.1 inhabitants per square mile (82.7 /km2)
14	Virginia	204.5 inhabitants per square mile (79.0 /km2)
15	North Carolina	198.2 inhabitants per square mile (76.5 /km2)
16	Indiana	181.7 inhabitants per square mile (70.2 /km2)
17	Michigan	173.9 inhabitants per square mile (67.1 /km2)
18	Georgia	169.5 inhabitants per square mile (65.4 /km2)
19	South Carolina	155.4 inhabitants per square mile (60.0 /km2)
20	Tennessee	155.4 inhabitants per square mile (60.0 /km2)
21	New Hampshire	147.0 inhabitants per square mile (56.8 /km2)
22	Kentucky	110.0 inhabitants per square mile (42.5 /km2)
23	Wisconsin	105.2 inhabitants per square mile (40.6 /km2)
24	Louisiana	105.0 inhabitants per square mile (40.5 /km2)
25	Washington	102.6 inhabitants per square mile (39.6 /km2)
26	Texas	98.07 inhabitants per square mile (37.87 /km2)
27	Alabama	94.65 inhabitants per square mile (36.54 /km2)
	U.S. Average	88.08 inhabitants per square mile (34.01 /km2)
28	Missouri	87.26 inhabitants per square mile (33.69 /km2)
29	West Virginia	77.06 inhabitants per square mile (29.75 /km2)
30	Vermont	67.73 inhabitants per square mile (26.15 /km2)
31	Minnesota	67.14 inhabitants per square mile (25.92 /km2)
32	Mississippi	63.50 inhabitants per square mile (24.52 /km2)
33	Arizona	57.05 inhabitants per square mile (22.03 /km2)
34	Arkansas	56.43 inhabitants per square mile (21.79 /km2)
35	Oklahoma	55.22 inhabitants per square mile (21.32 /km2)
36	Iowa	54.81 inhabitants per square mile (21.16 /km2)
37	Colorado	49.33 inhabitants per square mile (19.05 /km2)
38	Maine	43.04 inhabitants per square mile (16.62 /km2)
39	Oregon	40.33 inhabitants per square mile (15.57 /km2)
40	Kansas	35.09 inhabitants per square mile (13.55 /km2)
41	Utah	34.30 inhabitants per square mile (13.24 /km2)
42	Nevada	24.80 inhabitants per square mile (9.58 /km2)
43	Nebraska	23.97 inhabitants per square mile (9.25 /km2)
44	Idaho	19.15 inhabitants per square mile (7.39 /km2)
45	New Mexico	17.16 inhabitants per square mile (6.63 /km2)
46	South Dakota	10.86 inhabitants per square mile (4.19 /km2)
47	North Dakota	9.916 inhabitants per square mile (3.829 /km2)
48	Montana	6.858 inhabitants per square mile (2.648 /km2)
49	Wyoming	5.851 inhabitants per square mile (2.259 /km2)
50	Alaska	1.264 inhabitants per square mile (0.488 /km2)

See also

• Outline of the United States
  
• Index of United States-related articles
  
• United States
  • Demographics of the United States
    • List of United States cities by population density
  • U.S. state
    • List of U.S. states
      • List of U.S. states by African-American population
      • List of U.S. states by area
      • List of U.S. states by coastline
      • List of U.S. states by date of statehood
      • List of U.S. states by elevation
      • List of U.S. states by fertility rate
      • List of U.S. states by GDP (nominal)
      • List of U.S. states by GDP per capita (nominal)
      • List of U.S. states by historical population
      • List of U.S. states by income equality
      • List of U.S. states by population
      • List of U.S. states by population density
      • List of U.S. states by population growth rate
      • List of U.S. states by time zone
      • List of U.S. states by vehicles per capita
• Population density

References

General

• Resident Population Data - 2010 Census. United States Census Bureau. Last accessed January 10, 2011.

Specific