Which US states grew the most? Population change 2020–2025

Change in each state's population between the 2020 Census base and July 2025, from the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 estimates. Bubble area shows the number of people gained (orange) or lost (blue); colours show the change in percent. Texas (+2.6 million) and Florida (+1.9 million) added the most people, while seven states shrank, led by New York, California and Illinois.

What the map shows

Lost people (7)

California, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, West Virginia

Grew 0 – 2% (15)

Alaska, District of Columbia, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin

Grew 2 – 5% (16)

Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming

Grew 5 – 8% (8)

Arizona, Delaware, Georgia, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee

Grew 8%+ (5)

Florida, Idaho, South Carolina, Texas, Utah

Data table (51 regions)

Region	Value
Idaho	10.4%
Florida	8.9%
South Carolina	8.8%
Texas	8.8%
Utah	8.2%
North Carolina	7.2%
Delaware	7.1%
Arizona	6.5%
Tennessee	5.8%
Nevada	5.7%
Montana	5.6%
Georgia	5.5%
South Dakota	5.5%
Colorado	4.1%
Oklahoma	4.1%
Maine	3.8%
Washington	3.8%
Arkansas	3.4%
Alabama	3.3%
Nebraska	2.9%
Virginia	2.9%
Indiana	2.8%
New Jersey	2.8%
New Hampshire	2.7%
North Dakota	2.6%
Connecticut	2.2%
Kentucky	2.2%
Minnesota	2.2%
Wyoming	2.1%
Missouri	1.9%
Massachusetts	1.7%
Rhode Island	1.6%
Iowa	1.5%
Maryland	1.4%
Kansas	1.3%
Wisconsin	1.3%
Ohio	0.9%
Oregon	0.9%
District of Columbia	0.6%
Alaska	0.5%
Michigan	0.5%
New Mexico	0.4%
Pennsylvania	0.4%
Vermont	0.2%
Mississippi	-0.2%
California	-0.5%
Illinois	-0.8%
Louisiana	-0.9%
New York	-1.0%
Hawaii	-1.5%
West Virginia	-1.5%

📊 Chart data (51 regions)

Region	People gained or lost
Texas	2,560,323.0%
Florida	1,924,311.0%
North Carolina	756,576.0%
Georgia	588,887.0%
Arizona	465,714.0%
South Carolina	452,024.0%
Tennessee	402,757.0%
Washington	293,501.0%
Utah	267,303.0%
New Jersey	259,191.0%
Virginia	248,688.0%
Colorado	237,235.0%
Idaho	190,610.0%
Indiana	186,728.0%
Nevada	176,595.0%
Alabama	167,651.0%
Oklahoma	163,934.0%
Minnesota	123,672.0%
Massachusetts	120,972.0%
Missouri	115,628.0%
Arkansas	103,261.0%
Ohio	101,065.0%
Kentucky	100,577.0%
Maryland	83,707.0%
Connecticut	80,746.0%
Wisconsin	78,464.0%
Delaware	70,002.0%
Montana	60,473.0%
Pennsylvania	56,679.0%
Nebraska	56,026.0%
Maine	51,656.0%
Michigan	48,522.0%
South Dakota	48,438.0%
Iowa	47,805.0%
Kansas	39,234.0%
New Hampshire	37,769.0%
Oregon	36,304.0%
North Dakota	20,222.0%
Rhode Island	17,164.0%
Wyoming	11,881.0%
New Mexico	8,006.0%
District of Columbia	4,101.0%
Alaska	3,887.0%
Vermont	1,586.0%
Mississippi	-7,104.0%
Hawaii	-22,447.0%
West Virginia	-27,612.0%
Louisiana	-39,705.0%
Illinois	-102,600.0%
California	-200,394.0%
New York	-201,269.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates (NST-EST2025), April 1, 2020 base to July 1, 2025