| New Jersey Ranks 11th in the Nation in State Resident Population, 2006
Source: 2006 Population Estimates, US Census Bureau
| Rank |
State |
Population |
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Rank |
State |
Population |
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1 |
California |
36,457,549 |
|
26 |
Kentucky |
4,206,074 |
2 |
Texas |
23,507,783 |
|
27 |
Oregon |
3,700,758 |
3 |
New York |
19,306,183 |
|
28 |
Oklahoma |
3,579,212 |
4 |
Florida |
18,089,888 |
|
29 |
Connecticut |
3,504,809 |
5 |
Illinois |
12,831,970 |
|
30 |
Iowa |
2,982,085 |
6 |
Pennsylvania |
12,440,621 |
|
31 |
Mississippi |
2,910,540 |
7 |
Ohio |
11,478,006 |
|
32 |
Arkansas |
2,810,872 |
8 |
Michigan |
10,095,643 |
|
33 |
Kansas |
2,764,075 |
9 |
Georgia |
9,363,941 |
|
34 |
Utah |
2,550,063 |
10 |
North Carolina |
8,856,505 |
|
35 |
Nevada |
2,495,529 |
11 |
NEW JERSEY |
8,724,560 |
|
36 |
New Mexico |
1,954,599 |
12 |
Virginia |
7,642,884 |
|
37 |
West Virginia |
1,818,470 |
13 |
Massachusetts |
6,437,193 |
|
38 |
Nebraska |
1,768,331 |
14 |
Washington |
6,395,798 |
|
39 |
Idaho |
1,466,465 |
15 |
Indiana |
6,313,520 |
|
40 |
Maine |
1,321,574 |
16 |
Arizona |
6,166,318 |
|
41 |
New Hampshire |
1,314,895 |
17 |
Tennessee |
6,038,803 |
|
42 |
Hawaii |
1,285,498 |
18 |
Missouri |
5,842,713 |
|
43 |
Rhode Island |
1,067,610 |
19 |
Maryland |
5,615,727 |
|
44 |
Montana |
944,632 |
20 |
Wisconsin |
5,556,506 |
|
45 |
Delaware |
853,476 |
21 |
Minnesota |
5,167,101 |
|
46 |
South Dakota |
781,919 |
22 |
Colorado |
4,753,377 |
|
47 |
Alaska |
670,053 |
23 |
Alabama |
4,599,030 |
|
48 |
North Dakota |
635,867 |
24 |
South Carolina |
4,321,249 |
|
49 |
Vermont |
623,908 |
25 |
Louisiana |
4,287,768 |
|
50 |
Wyoming |
515,004 |
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50
State Average
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5,996,039 |
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N.J.
% Above Average |
46.24% |
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