1998 State Populations and Percentage Change
United States Population
271,645,214
as of July 1,1998
|
State
|
Population
|
Change
|
Percent
Change
|
|
Alabama
|
4,351,999
|
29,886
|
0.7
|
|
Alaska
|
614,010
|
4,355
|
0.7
|
|
Arizona
|
4,668,631
|
115,382
|
2.5
|
|
Arkansas
|
2,538,303
|
15,117
|
0.6
|
|
California
|
32,666,550
|
484,432
|
1.5
|
|
Colorado
|
3,970,971
|
78,942
|
2.0
|
|
Connecticut
|
3,274,069
|
6,829
|
0.2
|
|
Delaware
|
743,603
|
8,460
|
1.2
|
|
District of Columbia
|
523,124
|
-6771
|
-1.3
|
|
Florida
|
14,915,980
|
238,799
|
1.6
|
|
Georgia
|
7,642,207
|
152,225
|
2.0
|
|
Hawaii
|
1,193,001
|
944
|
0.1
|
|
Idaho
|
1,228,684
|
19,819
|
1.6
|
|
Illinois
|
12,045,326
|
55,974
|
0.5
|
|
Indiana
|
5,899,195
|
34,348
|
0.6
|
|
Iowa
|
2,862,447
|
8,117
|
0.3
|
|
Kansas
|
2,629,067
|
27,630
|
1.1
|
|
Kentucky
|
3,936,499
|
26,133
|
0.7
|
|
Louisiana
|
4,368,967
|
15,321
|
0.4
|
|
Maine
|
1,244,250
|
2,355
|
0.2
|
|
Maryland
|
5,134,808
|
39,884
|
0.8
|
|
Massachusetts
|
6,147,132
|
32,692
|
0.5
|
|
Michigan
|
9,817,242
|
37,258
|
0.4
|
|
Minnesota
|
4,725,419
|
38,011
|
0.8
|
|
Mississippi
|
2,752,092
|
20,448
|
0.7
|
|
Missouri
|
5,438,559
|
30,104
|
0.6
|
|
Montana
|
880,453
|
1,723
|
0.2
|
|
Nebraska
|
1,662,719
|
5,710
|
0.3
|
|
Nevada
|
1,746,898
|
68,207
|
4.1
|
|
New Hampshire
|
1,185,048
|
12,908
|
1.1
|
|
New Jersey
|
8,115,011
|
56,627
|
0.7
|
|
New Mexico
|
1,736,931
|
12,966
|
0.8
|
|
New York
|
18,175,301
|
29,101
|
0.2
|
|
North Carolina
|
7,546,493
|
115,818
|
1.6
|
|
North Dakota
|
638,244
|
-2,721
|
-0.4
|
|
Ohio
|
11,209,493
|
16,561
|
0.1
|
|
Oklahoma
|
3,346,713
|
25,102
|
0.8
|
|
Oregon
|
3,281,974
|
38,702
|
1.2
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
12,001,451
|
-9,827
|
-0.1
|
|
Rhode Island
|
988,480
|
1,217
|
0.1
|
|
South Carolina
|
3,835,962
|
47,843
|
1.3
|
|
South Dakota
|
738,171
|
416
|
0.1
|
|
Tennessee
|
5,430,621
|
58,928
|
1.1
|
|
Texas
|
19,759,614
|
373,915
|
1.9
|
|
Utah
|
2,099,758
|
34,757
|
1.7
|
|
Vermont
|
590,883
|
2,251
|
0.4
|
|
Virginia
|
6,791,345
|
53,856
|
0.8
|
|
Washington
|
5,689,263
|
75,112
|
1.3
|
|
West Virginia
|
1,811,156
|
-4,075
|
-0.2
|
|
Wisconsin
|
5,223,500
|
22,274
|
0.4
|
|
Wyoming
|
480,907
|
864
|
0.2
|
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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