Introduction
The United States has seen a steady increase in population over the last few decades, with the total population currently estimated to be more than 331 million people. The rate of growth has been higher for some states than others; for example, Nevada’s population increased by 15% between 2010 and 2020, while New York’s grew by only 4.2%. In general, the western and southern parts of the country have seen greater rates of growth due to factors such as climate and economic opportunities. Additionally, immigration is playing an ever-larger role in US population growth; since 1960, immigrants have accounted for almost half of the nation’s overall population increase. This influx of foreign-born individuals can bring new skills and financial resources that can benefit all Americans. A larger population boosts consumption demand which helps drive economic growth and can create more jobs for American citizens. Continued population growth in the United States will be essential to achieving success in a global economy.
| # | State | Population Growth (2022) | Percentage Change (vs. 2020) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 15.05% | -18.21% |
| 2 | Idaho | 14.34% | -17.11% |
| 3 | Texas | 13.36% | -15.97% |
| 4 | North Dakota | 13.31% | -15.76% |
| 5 | Nevada | 12.68% | -15.47% |
| 6 | Colorado | 12.57% | -15.07% |
| 7 | Washington | 12.41% | -15% |
| 8 | Florida | 12.39% | -15.14% |
| 9 | Arizona | 10.4% | -12.61% |
| 10 | South Carolina | 9.45% | -11.68% |
| 11 | Oregon | 9.41% | -11.23% |
| 12 | Georgia | 9.38% | -11.51% |
| 13 | Delaware | 9.12% | -10.59% |
| 14 | Montana | 8.59% | -10.52% |
| 15 | North Carolina | 8.51% | -10.42% |
| 16 | South Dakota | 8.04% | -9.66% |
| 17 | Tennessee | 8.04% | -9.66% |
| 18 | Virginia | 7.2% | -8.86% |
| 19 | Minnesota | 6.96% | -8.42% |
| 20 | Nebraska | 6.8% | -8.11% |
| 21 | Massachusetts | 6.77% | -8.51% |
| 22 | Maryland | 6.45% | -7.86% |
| 23 | Hawaii | 6.44% | -8% |
| 24 | California | 5.71% | -6.39% |
| 25 | New Jersey | 5.29% | -7.19% |
| 26 | Oklahoma | 5.2% | -5.45% |
| 27 | Alabama | 4.82% | -5.49% |
| 28 | Iowa | 4.47% | -4.89% |
| 29 | Indiana | 4.41% | -6.17% |
| 30 | New Hampshire | 4.39% | -4.57% |
| 31 | Rhode Island | 4.05% | -5.81% |
| 32 | New York | 4.04% | -3.81% |
| 33 | Kentucky | 3.67% | -3.42% |
| 34 | Wisconsin | 3.48% | -3.33% |
| 35 | Arkansas | 3.15% | -4.55% |
| 36 | Alaska | 3.14% | -4.85% |
| 37 | Kansas | 2.87% | -4.33% |
| 38 | New Mexico | 2.74% | -2.14% |
| 39 | Missouri | 2.68% | -4.29% |
| 40 | Vermont | 2.68% | -4.29% |
| 41 | Louisiana | 2.66% | -1.48% |
| 42 | Maine | 2.48% | -4.62% |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | 2.3% | -4.17% |
| 44 | Wyoming | 2.28% | -0.87% |
| 45 | Ohio | 2.22% | -3.48% |
| 46 | Michigan | 1.91% | -4.5% |
| 47 | Connecticut | 0.88% | -2.22% |
| 48 | Illinois | -0.14% | 40% |
| 49 | Mississippi | -0.2% | -0% |
| 50 | West Virginia | -3.33% | 4.06% |
Population Growth by State
Alabama
4.82%
↓ 5.49%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#27
100.65 per mi²
↑ 1.15%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#27
5,097,641
↑ 1.15%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#24
Alaska
3.14%
↓ 4.85%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#36
1.3 per mi²
↑ 1.56%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#50
740,339
↑ 1.05%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#48
Arizona
10.4%
↓ 12.61%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#9
64.96 per mi²
↑ 1.47%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#32
7,379,346
↑ 1.42%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#14
Arkansas
3.15%
↓ 4.55%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#35
58.43 per mi²
↑ 0.41%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#35
3,040,207
↑ 0.47%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#33
California
5.71%
↓ 6.39%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#24
258.21 per mi²
↑ 2.57%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#11
40,223,504
↑ 2.51%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#1
Colorado
12.57%
↓ 15.07%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#6
57.86 per mi²
↑ 3.17%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#37
5,997,070
↑ 3.18%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#20
Connecticut
0.88%
↓ 2.22%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#47
746.7 per mi²
↑ 0.29%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#4
3,615,499
↑ 0.27%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#29
Delaware
9.12%
↓ 10.59%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#13
522.09 per mi²
↑ 1.39%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#6
1,017,551
↑ 1.41%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#45
Florida
12.39%
↓ 15.14%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#8
416.96 per mi²
↑ 2.7%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#8
22,359,251
↑ 2.65%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#3
Georgia
9.38%
↓ 11.51%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#12
191.59 per mi²
↑ 2.39%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#17
11,019,186
↑ 2.03%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#8
Hawaii
6.44%
↓ 8%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#23
231.01 per mi²
↑ 2.92%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#12
1,483,762
↑ 2.93%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#40
Idaho
14.34%
↓ 17.11%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#2
23.24 per mi²
↑ 1.04%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#44
1,920,562
↑ 1.03%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#38
Illinois
-0.14%
↑ 40%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#48
230.68 per mi²
↑ 1.06%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#13
12,807,072
↑ 1.07%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#6
Indiana
4.41%
↓ 6.17%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#29
191.93 per mi²
↑ 1.03%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#16
6,876,047
↑ 1.03%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#17
Iowa
4.47%
↓ 4.89%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#28
57.89 per mi²
↑ 1.26%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#36
3,233,572
↑ 1.27%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#31
Kansas
2.87%
↓ 4.33%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#37
36.24 per mi²
↑ 0.98%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#41
2,963,308
↑ 0.98%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#34
Kentucky
3.67%
↓ 3.42%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#33
115.38 per mi²
↑ 1.04%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#24
4,555,777
↑ 1.03%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#26
Louisiana
2.66%
↓ 1.48%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#41
108.67 per mi²
↑ 1.55%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#26
4,695,071
↑ 1.54%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#25
Maine
2.48%
↓ 4.62%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#42
44.5 per mi²
↑ 0.02%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#39
1,372,559
↑ 0.02%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#42
Maryland
6.45%
↓ 7.86%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#22
648.84 per mi²
↑ 2.2%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#5
6,298,325
↑ 2.16%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#18
Massachusetts
6.77%
↓ 8.51%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#21
919.82 per mi²
↑ 2.73%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#3
7,174,604
↑ 2.72%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#15
Michigan
1.91%
↓ 4.5%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#46
179.26 per mi²
↑ 0.96%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#18
10,135,438
↑ 0.84%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#10
Minnesota
6.96%
↓ 8.42%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#19
73.18 per mi²
↑ 2.09%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#30
5,827,265
↑ 2.1%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#22
Mississippi
-0.2%
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#49
63.07 per mi²
↑ 0.32%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#33
2,959,473
↑ 0.32%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#35
Missouri
2.68%
↓ 4.29%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#39
90.26 per mi²
↑ 0.6%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#28
6,204,710
↑ 0.59%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#19
Montana
8.59%
↓ 10.52%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#14
7.64 per mi²
↑ 0.66%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#48
1,112,668
↑ 0.76%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#43
Nebraska
6.8%
↓ 8.11%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#20
26.06 per mi²
↑ 1.96%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#43
2,002,052
↑ 1.95%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#37
Nevada
12.68%
↓ 15.47%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#5
29.38 per mi²
↑ 2.66%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#42
3,225,832
↑ 2.6%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#32
New Hampshire
4.39%
↓ 4.57%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#30
155.91 per mi²
↑ 0.5%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#21
1,395,847
↑ 0.49%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#41
New Jersey
5.29%
↓ 7.19%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#25
1,283.4 per mi²
↑ 1.85%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#1
9,438,124
↑ 1.85%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#11
New Mexico
2.74%
↓ 2.14%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#38
17.6 per mi²
↑ 0.92%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#45
2,135,024
↑ 0.9%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#36
New York
4.04%
↓ 3.81%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#32
433.9 per mi²
↑ 3.08%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#7
20,448,194
↑ 3.09%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#4
North Carolina
8.51%
↓ 10.42%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#15
220.3 per mi²
↑ 1.52%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#15
10,710,558
↑ 1.51%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#9
North Dakota
13.31%
↓ 15.76%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#4
11.75 per mi²
↑ 4.63%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#47
811,044
↑ 4.66%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#47
Ohio
2.22%
↓ 3.48%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#45
290.7 per mi²
↑ 0.83%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#10
11,878,330
↑ 0.83%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#7
Oklahoma
5.2%
↓ 5.45%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#26
58.63 per mi²
↑ 0.88%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#34
4,021,753
↑ 0.88%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#28
Oregon
9.41%
↓ 11.23%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#11
45.41 per mi²
↑ 2.67%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#38
4,359,110
↑ 2.66%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#27
Pennsylvania
2.3%
↓ 4.17%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#43
292.62 per mi²
↑ 0.99%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#9
13,092,796
↑ 0.99%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#5
Rhode Island
4.05%
↓ 5.81%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#31
1,074.3 per mi²
↑ 1.38%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#2
1,110,822
↑ 1.39%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#44
South Carolina
9.45%
↓ 11.68%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#10
175.19 per mi²
↑ 1.47%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#19
5,266,343
↑ 1.46%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#23
South Dakota
8.04%
↓ 9.66%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#16
11.98 per mi²
↑ 1.44%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#46
908,414
↑ 1.46%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#46
Tennessee
8.04%
↓ 9.66%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#17
171.71 per mi²
↑ 1.5%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#20
7,080,262
↑ 1.51%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#16
Texas
13.36%
↓ 15.97%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#3
116.16 per mi²
↑ 2.78%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#23
30,345,487
↑ 2.77%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#2
Utah
15.05%
↓ 18.21%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#1
41.67 per mi²
↑ 2.84%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#40
3,423,935
↑ 2.58%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#30
Vermont
2.68%
↓ 4.29%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#40
70.34 per mi²
↑ 0.43%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#31
648,279
↑ 0.42%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#49
Virginia
7.2%
↓ 8.86%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#18
223.36 per mi²
↑ 2.04%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#14
8,820,504
↑ 2.06%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#12
Washington
12.41%
↓ 15%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#7
120.37 per mi²
↑ 3.37%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#22
7,999,503
↑ 3.37%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#13
West Virginia
-3.33%
↑ 4.06%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#50
73.88 per mi²
↓ 0.38%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#29
1,775,932
↓ 0.39%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#39
Wisconsin
3.48%
↓ 3.33%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#34
109.97 per mi²
↑ 1.03%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#25
5,955,737
↑ 1.01%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#21
Wyoming
2.28%
↓ 0.87%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#44
5.98 per mi²
↑ 0.34%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#49
580,817
↑ 0.35%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the US
#50