And, as the resident population of the United States has continued to grow, the state populations are changing all the time. For citizens of the different states this is important, as population determines how much representation a state gets in the federal government and by extension it affects funding for programs and initiatives.
To see how your state stacks up, we've made a table of the fifty states in order of their most recent population estimates. And tt's not a state, but we've included the District of Columbia in the rankings. Were D. We haven't included the territories, but Puerto Rico would rank just ahead of Iowa.
Over the past couple years, the rankings have shifted. Some of the biggest changes in terms of population growth have been Florida overtaking New York for third biggest state, and Utah gaining five ranks since the census. The largest state, Alaska is more than times larger than Rhode Island, the smallest state. In the US, a large area does not mean a large population. Texas, for example, is bigger than California, but the latter is more populous.
When it comes to size comparison, Alaska is staggeringly big; bigger than the next three largest states Texas, California and Montana combined, and twice the size of the second largest state, Texas.
The smallest state, Rhode Island could fit into Alaska nearly times. And if Washington DC were a state, it would certainly be the smallest. The 7 smallest states — Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, and Rhode Island — are among the 13 original colonies and are located in the northeast part of the country. New York.
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