All 50 US States: List by Region, Alphabet, and Facts

How many states are in the United States?

There are 50 states, home to 341.1 million people. This site groups them into four regions: the Northeast (11 states), Midwest (12), South (14), and West (13). Washington, DC and the territories are not states and are not profiled here.

What are the 50 states in alphabetical order?

What are the two-letter abbreviations for each state?

What is the largest state by population?

California is the largest state by population with 39.4 million residents, followed by Texas (31.7 million), Florida (23.5 million), New York (20.0 million), and Pennsylvania (13.1 million). The 10 most populous states hold 54% of all residents.

What is the smallest state by population?

Wyoming is the smallest state by population with 588,753 residents, followed by Vermont (644,663), Alaska (737,270), and North Dakota (799,358). It takes the 22 smallest states combined to match California's population.

Which states are in the Northeast?

Which states are in the Midwest?

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin: 12 states with 69.8 million residents (20% of the 50-state total). Illinois is the largest by population, and South Dakota ranks highest overall (#3) and is growing fastest (+0.9%).

Which states are in the South?

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia: 14 states with 125.8 million residents (37% of the 50-state total). Texas is the largest by population, and Virginia ranks highest overall (#15), and South Carolina is growing fastest (+1.5%).

Which states are in the West?

Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming: 13 states with 80.1 million residents (23% of the 50-state total). California is the largest by population, and Wyoming ranks highest overall (#2), and Idaho is growing fastest (+1.4%).

Which state is growing the fastest?

South Carolina grew fastest in the latest year at +1.5%, followed by Idaho (+1.4%), North Carolina (+1.3%), and Texas (+1.3%). 5 states lost population: Vermont (-0.3%), Hawaii (-0.1%), West Virginia (-0.1%), New Mexico (-0.1%), and California (-0.0%). State-to-state moves are on the migration pages.

Which state is the best to live in?

New Hampshire ranks #1 overall with a composite score of 83.4 out of 100 across 11 categories, and Louisiana ranks #50. This page is a directory; the full best-to-worst list, with category leaders and methodology, is at https://americadashboard.com/rankings.

What is on each state's profile page?

How many cities does the site cover?

1,312 cities, 20 in every state, each with its own profile covering income, housing, crime, schools, health, commuting, and climate. In 5 states the largest tracked city has fewer than 100,000 residents; California's largest, Los Angeles, has 3.9 million.

What is the newest state, and what was the first?

Hawaii (1959, #50) and Alaska (1959, #49) were the last two states admitted. Delaware was first, in 1787, followed by Pennsylvania and New Jersey the same year. The reference table on this page lists every state's capital, admission year, and order.

Is Washington, DC a state? Is Puerto Rico?

No. Washington, DC is a federal district and Puerto Rico is a territory; neither has a state profile here. The 50 states on this page are the only US jurisdictions with statehood.

How are the regions defined?

The four regions follow the Census Bureau's groupings with two exceptions: Maryland and Delaware are placed in the Northeast rather than the South, because their incomes, home prices, and commuting patterns track the Mid-Atlantic corridor. Every regional average on this site uses the same grouping.

Where does the state data come from, and how current is it?