State

April 1, 1999

April 1, 2000

State Rank as of 4/1/2000

California

29,760,021

33,871,648

1

Texas

16,986,510

20,851,820

2

New York

17,990,455

18,976,457

3

Florida

12,937,928

15,982,378

4

Illinois

11,430,602

12,419,293

5

Pennsylvania

11,881,643

12,281,054

6

Ohio

10,847,115

11,353,140

7

Michigan

9,295,297

9,938,444

8

New Jersey

7,730,188

8,414,350

9

Georgia

6,478,216

8,186,453

10

North Carolina

6,628,637

8,049,313

11

Virginia

6,187,358

7,078,515

12

Massachusetts

6,016,425

6,349,097

13

Indiana

5,544,159

6,080,485

14

Washington

4,866,692

5,894,121

15

Tennessee

4,877,185

5,689,283

16

Missouri

5,117,073

5,595,211

17

Wisconsin

4,891,769

5,363,675

18

Maryland

4,781,468

5,296,486

19

Arizona

3,665,228

5,130,632

20

Minnesota

4,375,099

4,919,479

21

Louisiana

4,219,973

4,468.98

22

Alabama

4,040,587

4,447,100

23

Colorado

3,294,394

4,301,261

24

Kentucky

3,685,296

4,041,769

25

South Carolina

3,486,703

4,012,012

26

Oklahoma

3,145,585

3,450,654

27

Oregon

2,842,321

3,421,399

28

Connecticut

3,287,116

3,405,565

29

Iowa

2,776,755

2,926,324

30

Mississippi

2,573,216

2,844,658

31

Kansas

2,477,574

2,688,418

32

Arkansas

2,350,725

2,673,400

33

Utah

1,722,850

2,233,169

34

Nevada

1,201,833

1,998,257

35

New Mexico

1,515,069

1,819,046

36

West Virginia

1,793,477

1,808,344

37

Nebraska

1,578,385

1,711,263

38

Idaho

1,006,749

1,293,953

39

Maine

1,227,928

1,274,923

40

New Hampshire

1,109,252

1,235,786

41

Hawaii

1,108,229

1,211,537

42

Rhode Island

1,003,464

1,048,319

43

Montana

799,065

902,195

44

Delaware

666,168

783,600

45

South Dakota

696,004

754,844

46

North Dakota

638,800

642,200

47

Alaska

550,043

626,932

48

Vermont

562,758

608,827

49

Wyoming

453,588

493.782

50