Regions of the United States: population and official figures
the United States is divided into 51 regions. The largest by population is California with 39,355,309 people (11.5% of the total); the smallest is Wyoming with 588,753. Population figures are the U.S. Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 estimates for 1 July 2025; each page adds GDP, income and prices from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, unemployment, pay and wages from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and median household income from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Who governs the United States's regions?
States (50): Governor and state legislature directly elected. Hold all powers not given to the federal government (10th Amendment); create and control local governments.
How local power works in the United States · Level 5: devolved and state governments worldwide
All 51 regions, largest first
| # | Region | Population | Year | Growth (1 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 39,355,309 | 2025 | -0.0% |
| 2 | Texas | 31,709,821 | 2025 | +1.3% |
| 3 | Florida | 23,462,518 | 2025 | +0.8% |
| 4 | New York | 20,002,427 | 2025 | +0.0% |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 13,059,432 | 2025 | +0.1% |
| 6 | Illinois | 12,719,141 | 2025 | +0.1% |
| 7 | Ohio | 11,900,510 | 2025 | +0.3% |
| 8 | Georgia | 11,302,748 | 2025 | +0.9% |
| 9 | North Carolina | 11,197,968 | 2025 | +1.3% |
| 10 | Michigan | 10,127,884 | 2025 | +0.3% |
| 11 | New Jersey | 9,548,215 | 2025 | +0.4% |
| 12 | Virginia | 8,880,107 | 2025 | +0.7% |
| 13 | Washington | 8,001,020 | 2025 | +0.9% |
| 14 | Arizona | 7,623,818 | 2025 | +0.9% |
| 15 | Tennessee | 7,315,076 | 2025 | +0.9% |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 7,154,084 | 2025 | +0.2% |
| 17 | Indiana | 6,973,333 | 2025 | +0.6% |
| 18 | Missouri | 6,270,541 | 2025 | +0.4% |
| 19 | Maryland | 6,265,347 | 2025 | +0.3% |
| 20 | Colorado | 6,012,561 | 2025 | +0.4% |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 5,972,787 | 2025 | +0.3% |
| 22 | Minnesota | 5,830,405 | 2025 | +0.6% |
| 23 | South Carolina | 5,570,274 | 2025 | +1.5% |
| 24 | Alabama | 5,193,088 | 2025 | +0.6% |
| 25 | Louisiana | 4,618,189 | 2025 | +0.1% |
| 26 | Kentucky | 4,606,864 | 2025 | +0.5% |
| 27 | Oregon | 4,273,586 | 2025 | +0.2% |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 4,123,288 | 2025 | +0.6% |
| 29 | Connecticut | 3,688,496 | 2025 | +0.4% |
| 30 | Utah | 3,538,904 | 2025 | +1.0% |
| 31 | Nevada | 3,282,188 | 2025 | +0.9% |
| 32 | Iowa | 3,238,387 | 2025 | +0.3% |
| 33 | Arkansas | 3,114,791 | 2025 | +0.6% |
| 34 | Kansas | 2,977,220 | 2025 | +0.4% |
| 35 | Mississippi | 2,954,160 | 2025 | +0.1% |
| 36 | New Mexico | 2,125,498 | 2025 | -0.1% |
| 37 | Idaho | 2,029,733 | 2025 | +1.4% |
| 38 | Nebraska | 2,018,006 | 2025 | +0.6% |
| 39 | West Virginia | 1,766,147 | 2025 | -0.1% |
| 40 | Hawaii | 1,432,820 | 2025 | -0.1% |
| 41 | New Hampshire | 1,415,342 | 2025 | +0.5% |
| 42 | Maine | 1,414,874 | 2025 | +0.5% |
| 43 | Montana | 1,144,694 | 2025 | +0.6% |
| 44 | Rhode Island | 1,114,521 | 2025 | +0.4% |
| 45 | Delaware | 1,059,952 | 2025 | +0.9% |
| 46 | South Dakota | 935,094 | 2025 | +0.9% |
| 47 | North Dakota | 799,358 | 2025 | +0.8% |
| 48 | Alaska | 737,270 | 2025 | +0.1% |
| 49 | District of Columbia | 693,645 | 2025 | +0.3% |
| 50 | Vermont | 644,663 | 2025 | -0.3% |
| 51 | Wyoming | 588,753 | 2025 | +0.3% |
Cities: the largest cities of the United States.
More on the United States: official statistics · government and power · local power
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau: Annual population estimates and components of change, states (Vintage 2025, NST-EST2025-ALLDATA), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 92188e29cb0a…)
- USA.gov (U.S. General Services Administration): USA.gov state government pages (www.usa.gov/states/<state>), saved together as one archive, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5a89dd6d5258…)
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis: SASUMMARY: State annual summary statistics: personal income, GDP, consumer spending, price indexes, and employment (updated 30 September 2026), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a3757d207c05…)
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis: SQGDP: Quarterly GDP by state, 2005-2026 Q2 (table SQGDP11, percent change in real GDP at annual rate), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1649260cdceb…)
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis: SAGDP: Annual GDP by state, 1997-2025 (table SAGDP2, GDP in current dollars by industry), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3d3c5bc7bd24…)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Local Area Unemployment Statistics: employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population, states, monthly, seasonally adjusted, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7bb6f18d4145…)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Local Area Unemployment Statistics: employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population, states, annual averages 1976-2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 262aba7d00df…)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages, all industries (open data CSV slice), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5a5f89142aae…)
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