2010 Census: State Population Numbers Released

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The Census Bureau recently announced that the nation's population has increased 9.7% over the last decade. Metro Jacksonville shares a state-by-state breakdown of the numbers.




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States by Population Rank 2010

 1. California --- 37,253,956

 2. Texas --- 25,145,561

 3. New York --- 19,378,102

4. Florida --- 18,801,310

 5. Illinois --- 12,830,632

 6. Pennsylvania --- 12,702,379

 7. Ohio --- 11,536,504

 8. Michigan --- 9,883,640

 9. Georgia --- 9,687,653

10. North Carolina --- 9,535,483

11. New Jersey --- 8,791,894

12. Virginia --- 8,001,024

13. Washington --- 6,724,540

14. Massachusetts --- 6,547,629

15. Indiana --- 6,483,802

16. Arizona --- 6,392,017

17. Tennessee --- 6,346,105

18. Missouri --- 5,988,927

19. Maryland --- 5,773,552

20. Wisconsin --- 5,686,986

21. Minnesota --- 5,303,925

22. Colorado --- 5,029,196

23. Alabama --- 4,779,736

24. South Carolina --- 4,625,364

25. Louisiana --- 4,533,372

26. Kentucky --- 4,339,367

27. Oregon --- 3,831,074

28. Oklahoma --- 3,751,351

29. Connecticut --- 3,574,097

30. Iowa --- 3,046,355

31. Mississippi --- 2,967,297

32. Arkansas --- 2,915,918

33. Kansas --- 2,853,118

34. Utah --- 2,763,885

35. Nevada --- 2,700,551

36. New Mexico --- 2,059,179

37. West Virginia --- 1,852,994

38. Nebraska --- 1,826,341

39. Idaho --- 1,567,582

40. Hawaii --- 1,360,301

41. Maine --- 1,328,361

42. New Hampshire --- 1,316,470

43. Rhode Island --- 1,052,567

44. Montana --- 989,415

45. Delaware --- 897,934

46. South Dakota --- 814,180

47. Alaska --- 710,231

48. North Dakota --- 672,591

49. Vermont --- 625,741

50. District of Columbia --- 601,723

51. Wyoming --- 563,626

UNITED STATES --- 308,745,538

Source: http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/