NPG Interactive U.S. Population Map

Hover over a state to see information. Click on a state for access to that state’s Overpopulation page – news, fact sheets, and more detailed information!

NPG created this interactive U.S. population map to stimulate greater interest in population issues at the state level. It illustrates how population growth effects each state now, and – in many cases – how it will have an even more devastating effect in the future.

Visit our map often, as we will continually update it to reflect the most recent data available! Currently, our map reflects figures from the 2010 Census.

Interactive U.S. Census Bureau Chart

This is an interactive chart from the U.S. Census Bureau showing population size, change, density, and representational apportionment.

Population Growth in the National News

Fastest Growing Cities

• America’s Fastest Growing Cities – January 23^rd, 2014

Agricultural

• About a third of US rivers contaminated with agricultural runoff – April 8^th, 2013
• Report: Polluted farm runoff linked to toxic green algae slime in U.S. waters – September 26^th, 2013
• What’s Happening to Our Farmland – 2013
• Study connects fracking to earthquakes – April 29, 2015

Air Pollution Rankings By City/State

• Most Polluted Cities – 2014
• The 10 Most Polluted Cities in America – November 5^th, 2013

Drought by State

• Drought Map – August 21^st, 2013

Endangered Species & Urban Sprawl

• Success Stories – July 18^th, 2013

Pollution

• Important New Study: Autism Linked To Air Pollution – June 18^th, 2013
• Does Air Pollution Raise the Risk of Autism? – June 9^th, 2014
• Our Most Polluted States – May 17^th, 2010

Pollution from Agricultural & Farm Animals’ Waste Runoff

• What Is Farm Runoff Doing To The Water? Scientists Wade In – July 5^th, 2013
• Facts about Pollution from Livestock Farms – February 21^st, 2013
• As food demands rise, farmers struggle with water conservation – April 21^st, 2014

Unemployment – States Comparison

• In Most States, Unemployment Rates Haven’t Bounced Back – 2014

Unemployment – States with Highest Crime

• Crime in America: Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities Under 200,000 – November 25^th, 2013

Population Growth in Metro Areas – States Comparison

• Where Cities Are Growing Faster Than Their Suburbs – June 23^rd, 2014

Population Growth

• Migrants to drive 88% of US population growth – October 1st, 2015
• Modern Immigration Wave Brings 59 Million to U.S., Driving Population Growth and Change Through 2065 – September 28, 2015
• Among Climate Threats, Military Leaders See Population Growth, Natural Resources as Key Factors – May 22^nd, 2014

Homelessness – States Comparison

• The 2013 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) To Congress – 2013

Hospitals – Overcrowding

• ER crowding tied to higher in-hospital death rates – December 13^th, 2013
• In Focus: Improving Patient Flow—In and Out of Hospitals and Beyond – October 23^rd , 2013
• Emergency Department Overcrowding: A Forced Window of Opportunity – March 27^th, 2013

Infrastructure

• Report Card For American Infrastructure – March 2013
• U.S. Metro Economies – July 2012
• America 2050 Rebuilding and Renewing America Forums Summary of Forums in Seven U.S. 

Water Pollution by State

• What You Need To Know About Coal Ash – 2013
• America’s 10 Most Polluted States – September 6^th, 2012

Water Shortage by State – Agriculture

• Experts foresee shortages as the nation’s freshwater supply dwindles – June 23^rd, 2014