List of U.S. states by population density

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Division totals – 9 divisions for 50 States and DC

Region totals – 4 regions ( 2 or 3 divisions each)

Individual territories

Total U.S. Territories

50 States + District of Columbia

Note: Divisions and regions are as defined by U.S. Census Bureau

Note: "Geographic region" column shows larger region which contains "State / Territory / Division / Region" entity in column 2

Population density for states, divisions, regions and territories

Rank	State/Territory/ Division/Region	Population /sqmi	Population /sqkm	Geographic region
--	District of Columbia	10,588.8	4,088.4	SAtl
1	New Jersey	1,210.1	467.2	MdAtl
1	Puerto Rico	1,055.9	407.7	Terr.
2	Rhode Island	1,017.1	392.7	NEng
--	Territories	991.0	382.6	USA
3	Massachusetts	858.0	331.3	NEng
2	U.S. Virgin Islands	792.2	305.9	Terr.
3	Guam	759.6	293.3	Terr.
4	Connecticut	742.6	286.7	NEng
4	American Samoa	726.1	280.4	Terr.
5	Maryland	610.8	235.8	SAtl
6	Delaware	475.1	183.4	SAtl
7	New York	417.0	161.0	MdAtl
1	Mid-Atlantic	416.5	160.8	NEast
8	Florida	364.6	140.8	SAtl
1	Northeast	345.5	133.4	USA
5	Northern Mariana Islands	295.5	114.1	Terr.
9	Pennsylvania	285.5	110.2	MdAtl
10	Ohio	283.2	109.3	ENC
11	California	246.1	95.0	Pac
2	New England	233.2	90.0	NEast
3	South Atlantic	233.1	90.0	South
12	Illinois	232.0	89.6	ENC
13	Hawaii	218.6	84.4	Pac
14	Virginia	209.2	80.8	SAtl
15	North Carolina	202.6	78.2	SAtl
4	East North Central	192.1	74.2	MWest
16	Indiana	183.4	70.8	ENC
17	Michigan	175.0	67.6	ENC
18	Georgia	173.7	67.1	SAtl
19	South Carolina	158.8	61.3	SAtl
20	Tennessee	157.5	60.8	ESC
21	New Hampshire	147.8	57.1	NEng
2	South	136.3	52.6	USA
22	Kentucky	111.3	43.0	ESC
23	Louisiana	107.1	41.3	WSC
24	Wisconsin	106.0	40.9	ENC
5	East South Central	105.0	40.5	South
25	Washington	104.9	40.5	Pac
26	Texas	101.2	39.1	WSC
27	Alabama	95.4	36.9	ESC
3	Midwest	90.0	34.7	USA
--	50 States + DC	89.5	34.6	NAmer
6	West South Central	89.1	34.4	South
28	Missouri	87.9	33.9	WNC
29	West Virginia	77.1	29.8	SAtl
30	Minnesota	68.1	26.3	WNC
31	Vermont	68.0	26.3	NEng
32	Mississippi	63.7	24.6	ESC
33	Arizona	58.3	22.5	Mtn
7	Pacific	57.4	22.2	West
34	Arkansas	56.9	22.0	WSC
35	Oklahoma	56.1	21.7	WSC
36	Iowa	55.3	21.4	WNC
37	Colorado	50.8	19.6	Mtn
38	Maine	43.1	16.6	NEng
4	West	42.4	16.4	USA
8	West North Central	41.1	15.9	MWest
39	Oregon	40.9	15.8	Pac
40	Kansas	35.4	13.7	WNC
41	Utah	35.3	13.6	Mtn
9	Mountain	26.7	10.3	West
42	Nevada	25.4	9.8	Mtn
43	Nebraska	24.3	9.4	WNC
44	Idaho	19.5	7.5	Mtn
45	New Mexico	17.2	6.6	Mtn
46	South Dakota	11.1	4.3	WNC
47	North Dakota	10.5	4.0	WNC
48	Montana	7.0	2.7	Mtn
49	Wyoming	6.0	2.3	Mtn
50	Alaska	1.3	0.5	Pac

Population density - showing population and land area per square miles

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Division totals – 9 divisions for 50 States and DC
Region totals – 4 regions ( 2 or 3 divisions each)
Individual territories
Total U.S. Territories
50 States + District of Columbia
Note: Divisions and regions are as defined by U.S. Census Bureau
Note: "Geographic region" column shows larger region which contains "State / Territory / Division / Region" entity in column 2

Population, land area and population density /sqmi

Rank	State/Territory/ Division/Region	2013 estimated population	Land area (sqmi)	Population /sqmi	Geographic region
1	New Jersey	8,899,339	7,354	1,210.1	MdAtl
2	Rhode Island	1,051,511	1,034	1,017.1	NEng
3	Massachusetts	6,692,824	7,800	858.0	NEng
4	Connecticut	3,596,080	4,842	742.6	NEng
5	Maryland	5,928,814	9,707	610.8	SAtl
6	Delaware	925,749	1,949	475.1	SAtl
7	New York	19,651,127	47,126	417.0	MdAtl
8	Florida	19,552,860	53,625	364.6	SAtl
9	Pennsylvania	12,773,801	44,743	285.5	MdAtl
10	Ohio	11,570,808	40,861	283.2	ENC
11	California	38,332,521	155,779	246.1	Pac
12	Illinois	12,882,135	55,519	232.0	ENC
13	Hawaii	1,404,054	6,423	218.6	Pac
14	Virginia	8,260,405	39,490	209.2	SAtl
15	North Carolina	9,848,060	48,618	202.6	SAtl
16	Indiana	6,570,902	35,826	183.4	ENC
17	Michigan	9,895,622	56,539	175.0	ENC
18	Georgia	9,992,167	57,513	173.7	SAtl
19	South Carolina	4,774,839	30,061	158.8	SAtl
20	Tennessee	6,495,978	41,235	157.5	ESC
21	New Hampshire	1,323,459	8,953	147.8	NEng
22	Kentucky	4,395,295	39,486	111.3	ESC
23	Louisiana	4,625,470	43,204	107.1	WSC
24	Wisconsin	5,742,713	54,158	106.0	ENC
25	Washington	6,971,406	66,456	104.9	Pac
26	Texas	26,448,193	261,232	101.2	WSC
27	Alabama	4,833,722	50,645	95.4	ESC
28	Missouri	6,044,171	68,742	87.9	WNC
29	West Virginia	1,854,304	24,038	77.1	SAtl
30	Minnesota	5,420,380	79,627	68.1	WNC
31	Vermont	626,630	9,217	68.0	NEng
32	Mississippi	2,991,207	46,923	63.7	ESC
33	Arizona	6,626,624	113,594	58.3	Mtn
34	Arkansas	2,959,373	52,035	56.9	WSC
35	Oklahoma	3,850,568	68,595	56.1	WSC
36	Iowa	3,090,416	55,857	55.3	WNC
37	Colorado	5,268,367	103,642	50.8	Mtn
38	Maine	1,328,302	30,843	43.1	NEng
39	Oregon	3,930,065	95,988	40.9	Pac
40	Kansas	2,893,957	81,759	35.4	WNC
41	Utah	2,900,872	82,170	35.3	Mtn
42	Nevada	2,790,136	109,781	25.4	Mtn
43	Nebraska	1,868,516	76,824	24.3	WNC
44	Idaho	1,612,136	82,643	19.5	Mtn
45	New Mexico	2,085,287	121,298	17.2	Mtn
46	South Dakota	844,877	75,811	11.1	WNC
47	North Dakota	723,393	69,001	10.5	WNC
48	Montana	1,015,165	145,546	7.0	Mtn
49	Wyoming	582,658	97,093	6.0	Mtn
50	Alaska	735,132	570,641	1.3	Pac
1	Mid-Atlantic	41,324,267	99,223	416.5	NEast
2	New England	14,618,806	62,688	233.2	NEast
3	South Atlantic	61,783,647	265,062	233.1	South
4	East North Central	46,662,180	242,902	192.1	MWest
5	East South Central	18,716,202	178,290	105.0	South
6	West South Central	37,883,604	425,066	89.1	South
7	Pacific	51,373,178	895,286	57.4	West
8	West North Central	20,885,710	507,620	41.1	MWest
9	Mountain	22,881,245	855,767	26.7	West
1	Northeast	55,943,073	161,912	345.5	USA
2	South	118,383,453	868,418	136.3	USA
3	Midwest	67,547,890	750,523	90.0	USA
4	West	74,254,423	1,751,053	42.4	USA
--	District of Columbia	646,449	61	10,588.8	SAtl
--	50 States + DC	316,128,839	3,531,905	89.5	NAmer
1	Puerto Rico	3,615,086	3,424	1,055.9	Terr.
2	U.S. Virgin Islands	106,405	134	792.2	Terr.
3	Guam	159,358	210	759.6	Terr.
4	American Samoa	55,519	76	726.1	Terr.
5	Northern Mariana         Islands	53,883	182	295.5	Terr.
--	Territories	3,990,251	4,027	991.0	USA

Related pages

• List of U.S. states by population

Other websites

• States by population -- JULY 2005 . United States Census Bureau. September 29, 2006.
• GCT-PH1-R. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2000 Archived 2003-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. United States Census Bureau. Last accessed September 29, 2006.