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All 50 states, from the Census Bureau, the BEA, the FBI, the CDC and more: how many people live there, how big each economy is, what things cost and how that has changed.

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Population of Wyoming

Wyoming is the smallest state in every benchmark year, growing 30 percent from 453,401 in 1990 to a record 588,753 in 2025.

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Population of Alaska

Alaska's population peaked at 742,575 in 2016 and has hovered near 737,000 since, a flat decade after 60 years of steady gains.

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Population of Idaho

Idaho doubled from 1.01 million in 1990 to 2.03 million in 2025, one of the fastest-growing states, rising from 42nd to 37th.

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Population of Rhode Island

Rhode Island sat near 1 million people through 2019, then rose to a record 1.11 million in 2025 and ranks 44th among the states.

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Population of New York

New York peaked at 20.12 million in 2020, fell to 19.71 million in 2022 and is back to 20.00 million, having dropped from 2nd to 4th place.

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Population of Texas

Texas grew from 17.04 million in 1990 to 31.71 million in 2025, passing New York for 2nd place and cutting California's lead to 7.6 million.

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Population of Montana

Montana grew 43 percent from 799,824 in 1990 to 1.14 million in 2025, passing 1 million in 2012 and edging up to 43rd among the states.

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Population of Ohio

Ohio has ranked 7th among the states in 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2025, growing just 9.6 percent to 11.90 million over 35 years.

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Population of New Mexico

New Mexico is up 40 percent since 1990, to 2.13 million, but only 2.9 percent since 2010 as growth nearly stalled.

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Population of California

California peaked at 39.53 million in 2020, dipped, and sits at 39.36 million in 2025, still the most populous state by 7.6 million.

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Population of Oregon

Oregon grew nearly 50 percent from 1990 to 4.27 million in 2025, but only 30,000 of that came after 2020.

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Population of Illinois

Illinois peaked at 12.90 million in 2013 and now stands at 12.72 million, trading fifth place with Pennsylvania along the way.

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