United States of America39.54° N, 97.48° W
328,239,523 people live here — the 3rd largest population on Earth.
population 328,239,523 · 3rd/235
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The climate is mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest. Warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains occasionally ease low winter temperatures in the northwest.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person
The population includes White, Black or African American, Asian, Indigenous and Alaska native, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and two or more races. Religious affiliations include Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Church of Jesus Christ, other Christian, Muslim, Jehovah's Witness, Buddhist, Hindu, other affiliations, and unaffiliated people.
Large urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US, particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast, and the western-tier states. Mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest, dense boreal forests in the extreme north, and central prairie states are less densely populated. Alaska's population is concentrated along its southern coast, particularly around Anchorage, while Hawaii's is centered on the island of Oahu.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person
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Population · Natural Earth
Area computed from boundaries · neighbors from shared borders
| Capital | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 133,800 | 4 | 7 | — |
| Alaska | 1,505,300 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Arizona | 295,100 | 5 | 8 | — |
| Arkansas | 137,500 | 6 | 7 | — |
| California | 409,700 | 3 | 36 | — |
| Colorado | 269,200 | 7 | 8 | — |
| Connecticut | 12,700 | 3 | 6 | — |
| Delaware | 5,200 | 2 | 2 | — |
| District of Columbia | 200 | 2 | 1 | Washington, D.C. national capital |
| Florida | 146,700 | 2 | 31 | — |
| Georgia | 152,200 | 5 | 10 | — |
| Hawaii | 16,800 | 0 | 4 | — |
| Idaho | 216,300 | 6 | 4 | — |
| Illinois | 150,200 | 6 | 16 | — |
| Indiana | 94,300 | 4 | 12 | — |
| Iowa | 145,400 | 6 | 9 | — |
| Kansas | 212,800 | 4 | 5 | — |
| Kentucky | 104,600 | 7 | 5 | — |
| Louisiana | 119,500 | 3 | 10 | — |
| Maine | 84,300 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Maryland | 25,500 | 5 | 4 | — |
| Massachusetts | 21,200 | 5 | 6 | — |
| Michigan | 250,000 | 5 | 13 | — |
| Minnesota | 224,800 | 5 | 7 | — |
| Mississippi | 123,800 | 4 | 5 | — |
| Missouri | 180,500 | 8 | 9 | — |
| Montana | 379,500 | 4 | 3 | — |
| Nebraska | 201,000 | 6 | 2 | — |
| Nevada | 287,100 | 5 | 3 | — |
| New Hampshire | 24,300 | 3 | 1 | — |
| New Jersey | 19,700 | 2 | 4 | — |
| New Mexico | 315,100 | 5 | 3 | — |
| New York | 136,900 | 5 | 13 | — |
| North Carolina | 127,700 | 4 | 12 | — |
| North Dakota | 182,700 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Ohio | 116,000 | 5 | 11 | — |
| Oklahoma | 180,600 | 6 | 4 | — |
| Oregon | 251,900 | 4 | 8 | — |
| Pennsylvania | 119,400 | 6 | 14 | — |
| Rhode Island | 2,800 | 2 | 1 | — |
| South Carolina | 80,200 | 2 | 8 | — |
| South Dakota | 199,300 | 6 | 2 | — |
| Tennessee | 109,300 | 8 | 11 | — |
| Texas | 685,300 | 4 | 37 | — |
| Utah | 219,800 | 6 | 5 | — |
| Vermont | 24,600 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Virginia | 103,700 | 6 | 12 | — |
| Washington | 174,100 | 2 | 12 | — |
| West Virginia | 62,700 | 5 | 5 | — |
| Wisconsin | 169,400 | 4 | 13 | — |
| Wyoming | 253,500 | 6 | 2 | — |