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Mapped: How Each U.S. State’s Population Has Changed Since 2020

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February 16, 2025

Pallavi Rao

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Miranda Smith

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Mapped: Each U.S. State’s Population Change Since 2020

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After accounting for births, deaths, and migration, the U.S. grew by roughly 8.5 million people between 2020 and 2024. For context, that is equal to roughly the population of Switzerland.

But not all the parts of the country grew the same however, or in fact, grew at all.

We map each state’s population change between 2020–2024, and list the states that saw the most increase (or decrease) in residents.

Data for this graphic is sourced from the Census Bureau.

Ranked: States That Grew The Most Since 2020

Ranked first, Florida’s population grew by 8% between 2020–2024. This translates into 1.8 million new Floridian residents.

Rank	State	Code	% Change (2020–2024)	People Gained or Lost
1	Florida	FL	8.2%	1,780,180
2	Idaho	ID	8.2%	152,204
3	Texas	TX	7.0%	2,051,261
4	South Carolina	SC	6.8%	346,582
5	Utah	UT	6.7%	219,536
6	Delaware	DE	6.1%	59,989
7	North Carolina	NC	5.7%	596,372
8	Arizona	AZ	5.5%	395,249
9	Nevada	NV	4.8%	150,500
10	District of Columbia*	DC	4.7%	31,333
11	Montana	MT	4.6%	50,003
12	Tennessee	TN	4.3%	299,846
13	Georgia	GA	4.2%	447,990
14	South Dakota	SD	4.1%	36,721
15	Oklahoma	OK	3.3%	129,978
16	Maine	ME	3.0%	40,441
17	Washington	WA	3.0%	230,971
18	Colorado	CO	2.9%	170,364
19	Connecticut	CT	2.7%	95,151
20	Alabama	AL	2.5%	124,605
21	Arkansas	AR	2.5%	73,808
22	New Jersey	NJ	2.5%	228,057
23	New Hampshire	NH	2.2%	30,276
24	North Dakota	ND	2.2%	17,005
25	Nebraska	NE	2.1%	42,078
26	Indiana	IN	2.0%	133,778
27	Massachusetts	MA	2.0%	141,573
28	Virginia	VA	2.0%	173,580
29	Kentucky	KY	1.8%	80,054
30	Wyoming	WY	1.7%	9,937
31	Iowa	IA	1.6%	50,347
32	Missouri	MO	1.5%	90,722
33	Maryland	MD	1.4%	85,285
34	Minnesota	MN	1.4%	82,416
35	Rhode Island	RI	1.4%	15,778
36	Kansas	KS	1.1%	32,434
37	Wisconsin	WI	1.1%	63,600
38	Alaska	AK	1.0%	7,116
39	Vermont	VT	0.9%	5,516
40	Michigan	MI	0.7%	67,756
41	Ohio	OH	0.7%	84,399
42	Oregon	OR	0.7%	28,592
43	New Mexico	NM	0.6%	11,650
44	Pennsylvania	PA	0.6%	82,608
45	Puerto Rico**	PR	-2.4%	-78,295
46	Louisiana	LA	-1.2%	-54,561
47	New York	NY	-1.2%	-237,923
48	West Virginia	WV	-1.2%	-21,667
49	Illinois	IL	-0.7%	-88,930
50	Mississippi	MS	-0.5%	-15,491
51	Hawaii	HI	-0.4%	-5,106
52	California	CA	-0.2%	-90,695
	U.S.	US	2.6%	8,533,268

Population measured on July 1st of each year.

The Sunshine State is known for its great weather, lower cost of living, and lack of income taxes. All three metrics make it an attractive choice for those moving within the country, especially retirees.

Ranked, second, Idaho also grew around 8% though this only translates into about 150,000 new residents.

Another southern state, Texas, rounds out the top three. It grew 7% in four years, and that translated into more than two million new Texans.

Companies also moved to Texas during the pandemic, attracted by a better business environment and looser pandemic-era regulations.

Seven States Have Less People Now Than in 2020

Bucking the overall national trend, seven states and Puerto Rico, lost residents in this time period.

Some of them, like California, New York, and Hawaii, are among America’s most expensive states to live in.

However Mississippi and Louisiana also saw losses, which shows that there’s more to the overall trend of the South seeing the biggest gains.

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