List of U. S. states and territories by population - Wikipedia California, the most populous state, contains more people than the 21 least populous states combined, and Wyoming, the least populous state, has a population less than any of the 31 most populous U S cities
US States - Ranking by Population 2026 By far the most populous state in the United States is California, which has nearly 40 million residents and comprises nearly 12% of the country’s total population
Population by State - 50states. com Population by state list for each of the 50 US states See which states have the most people and least people in order of population
List of US States by Population - Nations Online Project List of all U S states and the five principal U S territories with population estimates as of 2024, ranked from the most populous US state to the least populous state in the country