List of States by Population Density

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This page lists the population density for each state in the United States in 2020. Population density is defined as total population divided by land area.

Alphabetical

State Name	Population	Land Area (sq mi)	Population Density
Alabama	5,024,279	50,744	99.0
Alaska	733,391	571,951	1.3
Arizona	7,151,502	113,635	62.9
Arkansas	3,011,524	52,068	57.8
California	39,538,223	155,959	253.5
Colorado	5,773,714	103,718	55.7
Connecticut	3,605,944	4,845	744.3
Delaware	989,948	1,954	506.6
Florida	21,538,187	53,927	399.4
Georgia	10,711,908	57,906	185.0
Hawaii	1,455,271	6,423	226.6
Idaho	1,839,106	82,747	22.2
Illinois	12,812,508	55,584	230.5
Indiana	6,785,528	35,867	189.2
Iowa	3,190,369	55,869	57.1
Kansas	2,937,880	81,815	35.9
Kentucky	4,505,836	39,728	113.4
Louisiana	4,657,757	43,562	106.9
Maine	1,362,359	30,862	44.1
Maryland	6,177,224	9,774	632.0
Massachusetts	7,029,917	7,840	896.7
Michigan	10,077,331	56,804	177.4
Minnesota	5,706,494	79,610	71.7
Mississippi	2,961,279	46,907	63.1
Missouri	6,154,913	68,886	89.3
Montana	1,084,225	145,552	7.4
Nebraska	1,961,504	76,872	25.5
Nevada	3,104,614	109,826	28.3
New Hampshire	1,377,529	8,968	153.6
New Jersey	9,288,994	7,417	1,252.4
New Mexico	2,117,522	121,356	17.4
New York	20,201,249	47,214	427.9
North Carolina	10,439,388	48,711	214.3
North Dakota	779,094	68,976	11.3
Ohio	11,799,448	40,948	288.2
Oklahoma	3,959,353	68,667	57.7
Oregon	4,237,256	95,997	44.1
Pennsylvania	13,002,700	44,817	290.1
Rhode Island	1,097,379	1,045	1,050.1
South Carolina	5,118,425	30,110	170.0
South Dakota	886,667	75,885	11.7
Tennessee	6,910,840	41,217	167.7
Texas	29,145,505	261,797	111.3
Utah	3,271,616	82,144	39.8
Vermont	643,077	9,250	69.5
Virginia	8,631,393	39,594	218.0
Washington	7,705,281	66,544	115.8
West Virginia	1,793,716	24,078	74.5
Wisconsin	5,893,718	54,310	108.5
Wyoming	576,851	97,100	5.9

By Population Density

Rank	State Name	Population	Land Area (sq mi)	Population Density
1	New Jersey	9,288,994	7,417	1,252.4
2	Rhode Island	1,097,379	1,045	1,050.1
3	Massachusetts	7,029,917	7,840	896.7
4	Connecticut	3,605,944	4,845	744.3
5	Maryland	6,177,224	9,774	632.0
6	Delaware	989,948	1,954	506.6
7	New York	20,201,249	47,214	427.9
8	Florida	21,538,187	53,927	399.4
9	Pennsylvania	13,002,700	44,817	290.1
10	Ohio	11,799,448	40,948	288.2
11	California	39,538,223	155,959	253.5
12	Illinois	12,812,508	55,584	230.5
13	Hawaii	1,455,271	6,423	226.6
14	Virginia	8,631,393	39,594	218.0
15	North Carolina	10,439,388	48,711	214.3
16	Indiana	6,785,528	35,867	189.2
17	Georgia	10,711,908	57,906	185.0
18	Michigan	10,077,331	56,804	177.4
19	South Carolina	5,118,425	30,110	170.0
20	Tennessee	6,910,840	41,217	167.7
21	New Hampshire	1,377,529	8,968	153.6
22	Washington	7,705,281	66,544	115.8
23	Kentucky	4,505,836	39,728	113.4
24	Texas	29,145,505	261,797	111.3
25	Wisconsin	5,893,718	54,310	108.5
26	Louisiana	4,657,757	43,562	106.9
27	Alabama	5,024,279	50,744	99.0
28	Missouri	6,154,913	68,886	89.3
29	West Virginia	1,793,716	24,078	74.5
30	Minnesota	5,706,494	79,610	71.7
31	Vermont	643,077	9,250	69.5
32	Mississippi	2,961,279	46,907	63.1
33	Arizona	7,151,502	113,635	62.9
34	Arkansas	3,011,524	52,068	57.8
35	Oklahoma	3,959,353	68,667	57.7
36	Iowa	3,190,369	55,869	57.1
37	Colorado	5,773,714	103,718	55.7
39	Maine	1,362,359	30,862	44.1
38	Oregon	4,237,256	95,997	44.1
40	Utah	3,271,616	82,144	39.8
41	Kansas	2,937,880	81,815	35.9
42	Nevada	3,104,614	109,826	28.3
43	Nebraska	1,961,504	76,872	25.5
44	Idaho	1,839,106	82,747	22.2
45	New Mexico	2,117,522	121,356	17.4
46	South Dakota	886,667	75,885	11.7
47	North Dakota	779,094	68,976	11.3
48	Montana	1,084,225	145,552	7.4
49	Wyoming	576,851	97,100	5.9
50	Alaska	733,391	571,951	1.3