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The States & Provinces Ranked by Population Density (2006)
| Country |
People/Sq. Mile [People/Sq. Km] | |
Land Area (sq. mile) [sq. km] |
Population |
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| United States |
19.5 [7.53] | |
3,537,438 [9,161,922] |
68,970,534 |
| Canada |
5.59 [2.16] | |
5,650,443 [14,634,580] |
31,612,897 |
| Rank |
State / Province |
People/Sq. Mile [People/Sq. Km] | |
Land Area (sq. mile) [sq. km] |
Population |
| |
| 1 |
New Jersey (NJ) |
1,164 [449.8] | |
7,417 [19,209] |
8,640,218 |
| 2 |
Rhode Island (RI) |
1,013 [391.3] | |
1,045 [2,706] |
1,058,991 |
| 3 |
Massachusetts (MA) |
821 [317.3] | |
7,840 [20,305] |
6,443,424 |
| |
| 4 |
Connecticut (CT) |
719 [278] | |
4,845 [12,548] |
3,487,896 |
| 5 |
Maryland (MD) |
573 [221.3] | |
9,774 [25,314] |
5,602,258 |
| 6 |
Delaware (DE) |
435.2 [168] | |
1,954 [5,060] |
850,366 |
| |
| 7 |
New York (NY) |
410.2 [158.4] | |
47,214 [122,283] |
19,367,028 |
| 8 |
Florida (FL) |
334.1 [129] | |
53,927 [139,670] |
18,019,093 |
| 9 |
Ohio (OH) |
279.8 [108] | |
40,948 [106,054] |
11,458,390 |
| |
| 10 |
Pennsylvania (PA) |
276.4 [106.7] | |
44,817 [116,075] |
12,388,055 |
| 11 |
California (CA) |
231.6 [89.4] | |
155,959 [403,931] |
36,121,296 |
| 12 |
Illinois (IL) |
229.6 [88.6] | |
55,584 [143,961] |
12,759,673 |
| |
| 13 |
Hawaii (HI) |
198.5 [76.7] | |
6,423 [16,635] |
1,275,264 |
| 14 |
Virginia (VA) |
192.7 [74.4] | |
39,594 [102,547] |
7,628,347 |
| 15 |
North Carolina (NC) |
181.6 [70.1] | |
48,711 [126,160] |
8,845,343 |
| |
| 16 |
Michigan (MI) |
177.5 [68.5] | |
56,804 [147,121] |
10,083,878 |
| 17 |
Indiana (IN) |
175.5 [67.8] | |
35,867 [92,895] |
6,294,124 |
| 18 |
Georgia (GA) |
160.9 [62.1] | |
57,906 [149,975] |
9,318,715 |
| |
| 19 |
Tennessee (TN) |
147.2 [56.8] | |
41,217 [106,751] |
6,068,306 |
| 20 |
New Hampshire (NH) |
145.9 [56.3] | |
8,968 [23,227] |
1,308,824 |
| 21 |
South Carolina (SC) |
143.6 [55.5] | |
30,109 [77,981] |
4,324,799 |
| |
| 22 |
Kentucky (KY) |
105.7 [40.81] | |
39,728 [102,895] |
4,199,440 |
| 23 |
Wisconsin (WI) |
102.5 [39.59] | |
54,310 [140,662] |
5,568,505 |
| 24 |
Louisiana (LA) |
97.4 [37.61] | |
43,562 [112,825] |
4,243,634 |
| |
| 25 |
Washington (WA) |
95.6 [36.91] | |
66,544 [172,348] |
6,360,529 |
| 26 |
Alabama (AL) |
90.4 [34.91] | |
50,744 [131,426] |
4,587,564 |
| 27 |
Texas (TX) |
89.3 [34.46] | |
261,797 [678,051] |
23,367,534 |
| |
| 28 |
Missouri (MO) |
84.7 [32.69] | |
68,886 [178,413] |
5,832,977 |
| 29 |
West Virginia (WV) |
75 [28.97] | |
24,078 [62,361] |
1,806,760 |
| 30 |
Vermont (VT) |
67 [25.89] | |
9,250 [23,957] |
620,196 |
| |
| 31 |
Minnesota (MN) |
64.6 [24.94] | |
79,610 [206,188] |
5,143,134 |
| 32 |
Mississippi (MS) |
61.8 [23.84] | |
46,907 [121,488] |
2,896,713 |
| 33 |
Arizona (AZ) |
54.4 [20.99] | |
113,635 [294,313] |
6,178,251 |
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| 34 |
Arkansas (AR) |
53.9 [20.79] | |
52,068 [134,855] |
2,804,199 |
| 35 |
Iowa (IA) |
53.1 [20.51] | |
55,869 [144,700] |
2,967,270 |
| 36 |
Oklahoma (OK) |
52 [20.06] | |
68,667 [177,846] |
3,568,132 |
| |
| 37 |
Colorado (CO) |
45.81 [17.69] | |
103,718 [268,628] |
4,751,474 |
| 38 |
Maine (ME) |
42.56 [16.43] | |
30,862 [79,932] |
1,313,355 |
| 39 |
Prince Edward Island (PE) |
38.63 [14.91] | |
3,517 [9,108] |
135,851 |
| |
| 40 |
Oregon (OR) |
38.34 [14.8] | |
95,997 [248,631] |
3,680,968 |
| 41 |
Kansas (KS) |
33.69 [13.01] | |
81,815 [211,899] |
2,756,267 |
| 42 |
Utah (UT) |
31.47 [12.15] | |
82,144 [212,751] |
2,585,155 |
| |
| 43 |
Nebraska (NE) |
22.89 [8.84] | |
76,872 [199,097] |
1,759,779 |
| 44 |
Nevada (NV) |
22.62 [8.73] | |
109,826 [284,448] |
2,484,196 |
| 45 |
Ontario (ON) |
21.32 [8.23] | |
570,258 [1,476,961] |
12,160,282 |
| |
| 46 |
Idaho (ID) |
17.66 [6.82] | |
82,747 [214,313] |
1,461,183 |
| 47 |
New Brunswick (NB) |
16.44 [6.35] | |
44,397 [114,987] |
729,997 |
| 48 |
New Mexico (NM) |
15.97 [6.17] | |
121,356 [314,310] |
1,937,916 |
| |
| 49 |
South Dakota (SD) |
10.38 [4.01] | |
75,885 [196,541] |
787,380 |
| 50 |
North Dakota (ND) |
9.23 [3.56] | |
68,976 [178,647] |
636,453 |
| 51 |
Quebec (QC) |
8.9 [3.43] | |
848,251 [2,196,960] |
7,546,131 |
| |
| 52 |
Alberta (AB) |
8.24 [3.18] | |
399,117 [1,033,708] |
3,290,350 |
| 53 |
British Columbia (BC) |
7.16 [2.76] | |
574,884 [1,488,942] |
4,113,487 |
| 54 |
Montana (MT) |
6.5 [2.51] | |
145,552 [376,977] |
945,428 |
| |
| 55 |
Wyoming (WY) |
5.28 [2.04] | |
97,100 [251,487] |
512,573 |
| 56 |
Manitoba (MB) |
3.34 [1.29] | |
343,964 [890,862] |
1,148,401 |
| 57 |
Saskatchewan (SK) |
2.63 [1.02] | |
367,647 [952,201] |
968,157 |
| |
| 58 |
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) |
2.18 [0.84] | |
232,313 [601,687] |
505,469 |
| 59 |
Nova Scotia (NS) |
1.25 [0.48] | |
33,143 [85,839] |
41,464 |
| 60 |
Northwest Territories (NT) |
1.24 [0.48] | |
735,135 [1,903,990] |
913,462 |
| |
| 61 |
Alaska (AK) |
1.18 [0.46] | |
571,951 [1,481,346] |
676,301 |
| 62 |
Yukon (YT) |
0.1 [0.04] | |
294,773 [763,458] |
30,372 |
| 63 |
Nunavut (NU) |
0.02 [0] | |
1,203,045 [3,115,872] |
29,474 |
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