| State | July 2004 pop. | Pop. rank, 2004 | July 2003 pop. | Pop. rank, 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4,530,182 | 23 | 4,500,752 | 23 |
| Alaska | 655,435 | 47 | 648,818 | 47 |
| Arizona | 5,743,834 | 18 | 5,580,811 | 18 |
| Arkansas | 2,752,629 | 32 | 2,725,714 | 32 |
| California | 35,893,799 | 1 | 35,484,453 | 1 |
| Colorado | 4,601,403 | 22 | 4,550,688 | 22 |
| Connecticut | 3,503,604 | 29 | 3,483,372 | 29 |
| Delaware | 830,364 | 45 | 817,491 | 45 |
| DC | 553,523 | — | 563,384 | 50 |
| Florida | 17,397,161 | 4 | 17,019,068 | 4 |
| Georgia | 8,829,383 | 9 | 8,684,715 | 9 |
| Hawaii | 1,262,840 | 42 | 1,257,608 | 42 |
| Idaho | 1,393,262 | 39 | 1,366,332 | 39 |
| Illinois | 12,713,634 | 5 | 12,653,544 | 5 |
| Indiana | 6,237,569 | 14 | 6,195,643 | 14 |
| Iowa | 2,954,451 | 30 | 2,944,062 | 30 |
| Kansas | 2,735,502 | 33 | 2,723,507 | 33 |
| Kentucky | 4,145,922 | 26 | 4,117,827 | 26 |
| Louisiana | 4,515,770 | 24 | 4,496,334 | 24 |
| Maine | 1,317,253 | 40 | 1,305,728 | 40 |
| Maryland | 5,558,058 | 19 | 5,508,909 | 19 |
| Massachusetts | 6,416,505 | 13 | 6,433,422 | 13 |
| Michigan | 10,112,620 | 8 | 10,079,985 | 8 |
| Minnesota | 5,100,958 | 21 | 5,059,375 | 21 |
| Mississippi | 2,902,966 | 31 | 2,881,281 | 31 |
| Missouri | 5,754,618 | 17 | 5,704,484 | 17 |
| Montana | 926,865 | 44 | 917,621 | 44 |
| Nebraska | 1,747,214 | 38 | 1,739,291 | 38 |
| Nevada | 2,334,771 | 35 | 2,241,154 | 35 |
| New Hampshire | 1,299,500 | 41 | 1,287,687 | 41 |
| New Jersey | 8,698,879 | 10 | 8,638,396 | 10 |
| New Mexico | 1,903,289 | 36 | 1,874,614 | 36 |
| New York | 19,227,088 | 3 | 19,190,115 | 3 |
| North Carolina | 8,541,221 | 11 | 8,407,248 | 11 |
| North Dakota | 634,366 | 48 | 633,837 | 48 |
| Ohio | 11,459,011 | 7 | 11,435,798 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 3,523,553 | 28 | 3,511,532 | 28 |
| Oregon | 3,594,586 | 27 | 3,559,596 | 27 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,406,292 | 6 | 12,365,455 | 6 |
| Rhode Island | 1,080,632 | 43 | 1,076,164 | 43 |
| South Carolina | 4,198,068 | 25 | 4,147,152 | 25 |
| South Dakota | 770,883 | 46 | 764,309 | 46 |
| Tennessee | 5,900,962 | 16 | 5,841,748 | 16 |
| Texas | 22,490,022 | 2 | 22,118,509 | 2 |
| Utah | 2,389,039 | 34 | 2,351,467 | 34 |
| Vermont | 621,394 | 49 | 619,107 | 49 |
| Virginia | 7,459,827 | 12 | 7,386,330 | 12 |
| Washington | 6,203,788 | 15 | 6,131,445 | 15 |
| West Virginia | 1,815,354 | 37 | 1,810,354 | 37 |
| Wisconsin | 5,509,026 | 20 | 5,472,299 | 20 |
| Wyoming | 506,529 | 50 | 501,242 | 51 |
| Total U.S. | 293,655,404 | 290,809,777 | — |