Summary of density by region showing population and land area edit
| Legend |
|---|
| Division totals – 9 divisions for 50 States and DC |
| Region totals – 4 regions ( 2 or 3 divisions each) |
| Individual territories |
| Total U.S. Territories |
| 50 States + DC and District of Colombia |
| Divisions & regions as defined by U.S. Census Bureau |
| Last col. shows larger region which contains entity in col. 1 |
| State/Territory/ Division/Region |
R a n k |
Pop. dens. /sqmi. |
R a n k |
2013 pop. |
R a n k |
Land area sqmi. |
Geog. sort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Jersey
|
1 | 1210.1 | 11 | 8,899,339 | 46 | 7,354 | NEng |
 Rhode Island
|
2 | 1017.1 | 43 | 1,051,511 | 50 | 1,034 | NEng |
 Massachusetts
|
3 | 858.0 | 14 | 6,692,824 | 45 | 7,800 | NEng |
 Connecticut
|
4 | 742.6 | 29 | 3,596,080 | 48 | 4,842 | NEng |
 Maryland
|
5 | 610.8 | 19 | 5,928,814 | 42 | 9,707 | SAtl |
 Delaware
|
6 | 475.1 | 45 | 925,749 | 49 | 1,949 | SAtl |
 New York
|
7 | 417.0 | 3 | 19,651,127 | 30 | 47,126 | NEng |
 Florida
|
8 | 364.6 | 4 | 19,552,860 | 26 | 53,625 | SAtl |
 Pennsylvania
|
9 | 285.5 | 6 | 12,773,801 | 32 | 44,743 | NEng |
 Ohio
|
10 | 283.2 | 7 | 11,570,808 | 35 | 40,861 | ENC |
 California
|
11 | 246.1 | 1 | 38,332,521 | 3 | 155,779 | Pac |
 Illinois
|
12 | 232.0 | 5 | 12,882,135 | 24 | 55,519 | ENC |
 Hawaii
|
13 | 218.6 | 40 | 1,404,054 | 47 | 6,423 | Pac |
 Virginia
|
14 | 209.2 | 12 | 8,260,405 | 36 | 39,490 | SAtl |
 North Carolina
|
15 | 202.6 | 10 | 9,848,060 | 29 | 48,618 | SAtl |
 Indiana
|
16 | 183.4 | 16 | 6,570,902 | 38 | 35,826 | ENC |
 Michigan
|
17 | 175.0 | 9 | 9,895,622 | 22 | 56,539 | ENC |
 Georgia
|
18 | 173.7 | 8 | 9,992,167 | 21 | 57,513 | SAtl |
 South Carolina
|
19 | 158.8 | 24 | 4,774,839 | 40 | 30,061 | SAtl |
 Tennessee
|
20 | 157.5 | 17 | 6,495,978 | 34 | 41,235 | ESC |
 New Hampshire
|
21 | 147.8 | 42 | 1,323,459 | 44 | 8,953 | NEng |
 Kentucky
|
22 | 111.3 | 26 | 4,395,295 | 37 | 39,486 | ESC |
 Louisiana
|
23 | 107.1 | 25 | 4,625,470 | 33 | 43,204 | WSC |
 Wisconsin
|
24 | 106.0 | 20 | 5,742,713 | 25 | 54,158 | ENC |
 Washington
|
25 | 104.9 | 13 | 6,971,406 | 20 | 66,456 | Pac |
 Texas
|
26 | 101.2 | 2 | 26,448,193 | 2 | 261,232 | WSC |
 Alabama
|
27 | 95.4 | 23 | 4,833,722 | 28 | 50,645 | ESC |
 Missouri
|
28 | 87.9 | 18 | 6,044,171 | 18 | 68,742 | WNC |
 West Virginia
|
29 | 77.1 | 38 | 1,854,304 | 41 | 24,038 | SAtl |
 Minnesota
|
30 | 68.1 | 21 | 5,420,380 | 14 | 79,627 | WNC |
 Vermont
|
31 | 68.0 | 49 | 626,630 | 43 | 9,217 | NEng |
 Mississippi
|
32 | 63.7 | 31 | 2,991,207 | 31 | 46,923 | ESC |
 Arizona
|
33 | 58.3 | 15 | 6,626,624 | 6 | 113,594 | Mtn |
 Arkansas
|
34 | 56.9 | 32 | 2,959,373 | 27 | 52,035 | WSC |
 Oklahoma
|
35 | 56.1 | 28 | 3,850,568 | 19 | 68,595 | WSC |
 Iowa
|
36 | 55.3 | 30 | 3,090,416 | 23 | 55,857 | WNC |
 Colorado
|
37 | 50.8 | 22 | 5,268,367 | 8 | 103,642 | Mtn |
 Maine
|
38 | 43.1 | 41 | 1,328,302 | 39 | 30,843 | NEng |
 Oregon
|
39 | 40.9 | 27 | 3,930,065 | 10 | 95,988 | Pac |
 Kansas
|
40 | 35.4 | 34 | 2,893,957 | 13 | 81,759 | WNC |
 Utah
|
41 | 35.3 | 33 | 2,900,872 | 12 | 82,170 | Mtn |
 Nevada
|
42 | 25.4 | 35 | 2,790,136 | 7 | 109,781 | Mtn |
 Nebraska
|
43 | 24.3 | 37 | 1,868,516 | 15 | 76,824 | WNC |
 Idaho
|
44 | 19.5 | 39 | 1,612,136 | 11 | 82,643 | Mtn |
 New Mexico
|
45 | 17.2 | 36 | 2,085,287 | 5 | 121,298 | Mtn |
 South Dakota
|
46 | 11.1 | 46 | 844,877 | 16 | 75,811 | WNC |
 North Dakota
|
47 | 10.5 | 48 | 723,393 | 17 | 69,001 | WNC |
 Montana
|
48 | 7.0 | 44 | 1,015,165 | 4 | 145,546 | Mtn |
 Wyoming
|
49 | 6.0 | 50 | 582,658 | 9 | 97,093 | Mtn |
 Alaska
|
50 | 1.3 | 47 | 735,132 | 1 | 570,641 | Pac |
| Mid-Atlantic | 1 | 416.5 | 4 | 41,324,267 | 8 | 99,223 | NEast |
| New England | 2 | 233.2 | 9 | 14,618,806 | 9 | 62,688 | NEast |
| South Atlantic | 3 | 233.1 | 1 | 61,783,647 | 5 | 265,062 | South |
| East North Central | 4 | 192.1 | 3 | 46,662,180 | 6 | 242,902 | MWest |
| East South Central | 5 | 105.0 | 8 | 18,716,202 | 7 | 178,290 | South |
| West South Central | 6 | 89.1 | 5 | 37,883,604 | 4 | 425,066 | South |
| Pacific | 7 | 57.4 | 2 | 51,373,178 | 1 | 895,286 | West |
| West North Central | 8 | 41.1 | 7 | 20,885,710 | 3 | 507,620 | MWest |
| Mountain | 9 | 26.7 | 6 | 22,881,245 | 2 | 855,767 | West |
| Northeast | 1 | 345.5 | 4 | 55,943,073 | 4 | 161,912 | USA |
| South | 2 | 136.3 | 1 | 118,383,453 | 2 | 868,418 | USA |
| Midwest | 3 | 90.0 | 3 | 67,547,890 | 3 | 750,523 | USA |
| West | 4 | 42.4 | 2 | 74,254,423 | 1 | 1,751,053 | USA |
 District of Columbia
|
-- | 10588.8 | -- | 646,449 | -- | 61 | SAtl |
 50 States & DC
|
-- | 89.5 | -- | 316,128,839 | -- | 3,531,905 | NAmer |
 Puerto Rico
|
1 | 1055.9 | 1 | 3,615,086 | 1 | 3,424 | Terr. |
 U.S. Virgin Islands
|
2 | 792.2 | 3 | 106,405 | 4 | 134 | Terr. |
 Guam
|
3 | 759.6 | 2 | 159,358 | 2 | 210 | Terr. |
 American Samoa
|
4 | 726.1 | 4 | 55,519 | 5 | 76 | Terr. |
 Northern Mariana Islands
|
5 | 295.5 | 5 | 53,883 | 3 | 182 | Terr. |
| Total Territories | -- | 991.0 | -- | 3,990,251 | -- | 4,027 | USA |