Touch State Abbreviation to show image of state and flag. The Origin and Meaning of state names represent the prevailing consensus. Click on any underlined name or place for more information. Population is according to the 2023 estimated census and Gross Domestic Produce is from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. (See the map for renaming the states based upon contemporary naming practices.) |
Sorted by Population per Land Sq.Mi.
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#4 North Dakota ND •Population: 783,926. •Density: total=11 pop/sq.mi.land=11 pop/sq.mi., water=455 pop/sq.mi. |
#5 South Dakota SD •Population: 919,318. •Density: total=12 pop/sq.mi.land=12 pop/sq.mi., water=746 pop/sq.mi. |
#6 New Mexico NM •Population: 2,114,371. •Density: total=17 pop/sq.mi.land=17 pop/sq.mi., water=9,036 pop/sq.mi. |
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#18 Mississippi MS •Population: 2,939,690. •Density: total=61 pop/sq.mi.land=63 pop/sq.mi., water=1,930 pop/sq.mi. |
#22 West Virginia WV •Population: 1,770,071. •Density: total=73 pop/sq.mi.land=74 pop/sq.mi., water=11,645 pop/sq.mi. |
#29 Washington WA •Population: 7,812,880. •Density: total=110 pop/sq.mi.land=117 pop/sq.mi., water=1,643 pop/sq.mi. |
#30 New Hampshire NH •Population: 1,402,054. •Density: total=150 pop/sq.mi.land=156 pop/sq.mi., water=3,670 pop/sq.mi. |
#33 South Carolina SC •Population: 5,373,556. •Density: total=168 pop/sq.mi.land=178 pop/sq.mi., water=2,812 pop/sq.mi. |
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#37 North Carolina NC •Population: 10,835,491. •Density: total=201 pop/sq.mi.land=222 pop/sq.mi., water=2,121 pop/sq.mi. |
#40 California CA •Population: 38,965,193. •Density: total=238 pop/sq.mi.land=250 pop/sq.mi., water=5,037 pop/sq.mi. |
#42 Pennsylvania PA •Population: 12,961,683. •Density: total=281 pop/sq.mi.land=289 pop/sq.mi., water=10,461 pop/sq.mi. |
#47 Connecticut CT •Population: 3,617,176. •Density: total=653 pop/sq.mi.land=747 pop/sq.mi., water=5,182 pop/sq.mi. |
#48 Massachusetts MA •Population: 7,001,399. •Density: total=663 pop/sq.mi.land=893 pop/sq.mi., water=2,579 pop/sq.mi. |
#49 Rhode Island RI •Population: 1,095,691. •Density: total=709 pop/sq.mi.land=1,049 pop/sq.mi., water=2,191 pop/sq.mi. |
#50 New Jersey NJ •Population: 9,290,841. •Density: total=1,065 pop/sq.mi.land=1,253 pop/sq.mi., water=7,125 pop/sq.mi. |
#51 District of Columbia DC •Population: 678,972. •Density: total=9,985 pop/sq.mi.land=11,131 pop/sq.mi., water=96,996 pop/sq.mi. |
* Officially RI is State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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List of pop/land sq. miles | ||
Rank | State | pop/land sq. miles |
1. | AK | 1 pop/sq.mile |
2. | WY | 6 pop/sq.mile |
3. | MT | 8 pop/sq.mile |
4. | ND | 11 pop/sq.mile |
5. | SD | 12 pop/sq.mile |
6. | NM | 17 pop/sq.mile |
7. | ID | 24 pop/sq.mile |
8. | NE | 26 pop/sq.mile |
9. | NV | 29 pop/sq.mile |
10. | KS | 36 pop/sq.mile |
11. | UT | 42 pop/sq.mile |
12. | OR | 44 pop/sq.mile |
13. | ME | 45 pop/sq.mile |
14. | CO | 57 pop/sq.mile |
15. | IA | 57 pop/sq.mile |
16. | AR | 59 pop/sq.mile |
17. | OK | 59 pop/sq.mile |
18. | MS | 63 pop/sq.mile |
19. | AZ | 65 pop/sq.mile |
20. | MN | 68 pop/sq.mile |
21. | VT | 70 pop/sq.mile |
22. | WV | 74 pop/sq.mile |
23. | MO | 90 pop/sq.mile |
24. | AL | 101 pop/sq.mile |
25. | LA | 105 pop/sq.mile |
26. | WI | 109 pop/sq.mile |
27. | KY | 114 pop/sq.mile |
28. | TX | 117 pop/sq.mile |
29. | WA | 117 pop/sq.mile |
30. | NH | 156 pop/sq.mile |
31. | TN | 173 pop/sq.mile |
32. | MI | 177 pop/sq.mile |
33. | SC | 178 pop/sq.mile |
34. | GA | 190 pop/sq.mile |
35. | IN | 191 pop/sq.mile |
36. | VA | 220 pop/sq.mile |
37. | NC | 222 pop/sq.mile |
38. | HI | 223 pop/sq.mile |
39. | IL | 226 pop/sq.mile |
40. | CA | 250 pop/sq.mile |
41. | OH | 288 pop/sq.mile |
42. | PA | 289 pop/sq.mile |
43. | NY | 415 pop/sq.mile |
44. | FL | 419 pop/sq.mile |
45. | DE | 528 pop/sq.mile |
46. | MD | 632 pop/sq.mile |
47. | CT | 747 pop/sq.mile |
48. | MA | 893 pop/sq.mile |
49. | RI | 1,049 pop/sq.mile |
50. | NJ | 1,253 pop/sq.mile |
51. | DC | 11,131 pop/sq.mile |
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