| Table with row headings in column A, D, and G, column headings in row 4. Columns B, E, and H are in person. Columns C, F, and J are in ranking. Column I is in percent. | ||||||||||
| Table 1: Interim Projections: Ranking of Census 2000 and Projected 2030 State Population and Change: 2000 to 2030 | ||||||||||
| Census 2000 State | 2000 Census Population | 2000 Census Rank | 2030 projections State | 2030 Projections Population | 2030 Projections Rank | Change: 2000 to 2030 State | Change: 2000 to 2030 Number | Change: 2000 to 2030 Percent | Change: 2000 to 2030 Rank in percent change | |
| United States | 281,421,906 | (x) | United States | 363,584,435 | (x) | United States | 82,162,529 | 29.2 | (x) | |
| California | 33,871,648 | 1 | .California | 46,444,861 | 1 | .Nevada | 2,283,845 | 114.3 | 1 | |
| Texas | 20,851,820 | 2 | .Texas | 33,317,744 | 2 | .Arizona | 5,581,765 | 108.8 | 2 | |
| New York | 18,976,457 | 3 | .Florida | 28,685,769 | 3 | .Florida | 12,703,391 | 79.5 | 3 | |
| Florida | 15,982,378 | 4 | .New York | 19,477,429 | 4 | .Texas | 12,465,924 | 59.8 | 4 | |
| Illinois | 12,419,293 | 5 | .Illinois | 13,432,892 | 5 | .Utah | 1,252,198 | 56.1 | 5 | |
| Pennsylvania | 12,281,054 | 6 | .Pennsylvania | 12,768,184 | 6 | .Idaho | 675,671 | 52.2 | 6 | |
| Ohio | 11,353,140 | 7 | .North Carolina | 12,227,739 | 7 | .North Carolina | 4,178,426 | 51.9 | 7 | |
| Michigan | 9,938,444 | 8 | .Georgia | 12,017,838 | 8 | .Georgia | 3,831,385 | 46.8 | 8 | |
| New Jersey | 8,414,350 | 9 | .Ohio | 11,550,528 | 9 | .Washington | 2,730,680 | 46.3 | 9 | |
| Georgia | 8,186,453 | 10 | .Arizona | 10,712,397 | 10 | .Oregon | 1,412,519 | 41.3 | 10 | |
| North Carolina | 8,049,313 | 11 | .Michigan | 10,694,172 | 11 | .Virginia | 2,746,504 | 38.8 | 11 | |
| Virginia | 7,078,515 | 12 | .Virginia | 9,825,019 | 12 | .Alaska | 240,742 | 38.4 | 12 | |
| Massachusetts | 6,349,097 | 13 | .New Jersey | 9,802,440 | 13 | .California | 12,573,213 | 37.1 | 13 | |
| Indiana | 6,080,485 | 14 | .Washington | 8,624,801 | 14 | .Colorado | 1,491,096 | 34.7 | 14 | |
| Washington | 5,894,121 | 15 | .Tennessee | 7,380,634 | 15 | .New Hampshire | 410,685 | 33.2 | 15 | |
| Tennessee | 5,689,283 | 16 | .Maryland | 7,022,251 | 16 | .Maryland | 1,725,765 | 32.6 | 16 | |
| Missouri | 5,595,211 | 17 | .Massachusetts | 7,012,009 | 17 | .Tennessee | 1,691,351 | 29.7 | 17 | |
| Wisconsin | 5,363,675 | 18 | .Indiana | 6,810,108 | 18 | .Delaware | 229,058 | 29.2 | 18 | |
| Maryland | 5,296,486 | 19 | .Missouri | 6,430,173 | 19 | .South Carolina | 1,136,557 | 28.3 | 19 | |
| Arizona | 5,130,632 | 20 | .Minnesota | 6,306,130 | 20 | .Minnesota | 1,386,651 | 28.2 | 20 | |
| Minnesota | 4,919,479 | 21 | .Wisconsin | 6,150,764 | 21 | .Arkansas | 566,808 | 21.2 | 21 | |
| Louisiana | 4,468,976 | 22 | .Colorado | 5,792,357 | 22 | .Hawaii | 254,509 | 21.0 | 22 | |
| Alabama | 4,447,100 | 23 | .South Carolina | 5,148,569 | 23 | .Vermont | 103,040 | 16.9 | 23 | |
| Colorado | 4,301,261 | 24 | .Alabama | 4,874,243 | 24 | .New Jersey | 1,388,090 | 16.5 | 24 | |
| Kentucky | 4,041,769 | 25 | .Oregon | 4,833,918 | 25 | .Montana | 142,703 | 15.8 | 25 | |
| South Carolina | 4,012,012 | 26 | .Louisiana | 4,802,633 | 26 | .New Mexico | 280,662 | 15.4 | 26 | |
| Oklahoma | 3,450,654 | 27 | .Kentucky | 4,554,998 | 27 | .Missouri | 834,962 | 14.9 | 27 | |
| Oregon | 3,421,399 | 28 | .Nevada | 4,282,102 | 28 | .Wisconsin | 787,089 | 14.7 | 28 | |
| Connecticut | 3,405,565 | 29 | .Oklahoma | 3,913,251 | 29 | .Oklahoma | 462,597 | 13.4 | 29 | |
| Iowa | 2,926,324 | 30 | .Connecticut | 3,688,630 | 30 | .Kentucky | 513,229 | 12.7 | 30 | |
| Mississippi | 2,844,658 | 31 | .Utah | 3,485,367 | 31 | .Indiana | 729,623 | 12.0 | 31 | |
| Kansas | 2,688,418 | 32 | .Arkansas | 3,240,208 | 32 | .Maine | 136,174 | 10.7 | 32 | |
| Arkansas | 2,673,400 | 33 | .Mississippi | 3,092,410 | 33 | .Massachusetts | 662,912 | 10.4 | 33 | |
| Utah | 2,233,169 | 34 | .Iowa | 2,955,172 | 34 | .Rhode Island | 104,622 | 10.0 | 34 | |
| Nevada | 1,998,257 | 35 | .Kansas | 2,940,084 | 35 | .Alabama | 427,143 | 9.6 | 35 | |
| New Mexico | 1,819,046 | 36 | .New Mexico | 2,099,708 | 36 | .Kansas | 251,666 | 9.4 | 36 | |
| West Virginia | 1,808,344 | 37 | .Idaho | 1,969,624 | 37 | .Mississippi | 247,752 | 8.7 | 37 | |
| Nebraska | 1,711,263 | 38 | .Nebraska | 1,820,247 | 38 | .Connecticut | 283,065 | 8.3 | 38 | |
| Idaho | 1,293,953 | 39 | .West Virginia | 1,719,959 | 39 | .Illinois | 1,013,599 | 8.2 | 39 | |
| Maine | 1,274,923 | 40 | .New Hampshire | 1,646,471 | 40 | .Michigan | 755,728 | 7.6 | 40 | |
| New Hampshire | 1,235,786 | 41 | .Hawaii | 1,466,046 | 41 | .Louisiana | 333,657 | 7.5 | 41 | |
| Hawaii | 1,211,537 | 42 | .Maine | 1,411,097 | 42 | .Nebraska | 108,984 | 6.4 | 42 | |
| Rhode Island | 1,048,319 | 43 | .Rhode Island | 1,152,941 | 43 | .South Dakota | 45,618 | 6.0 | 43 | |
| Montana | 902,195 | 44 | .Montana | 1,044,898 | 44 | .Wyoming | 29,197 | 5.9 | 44 | |
| Delaware | 783,600 | 45 | .Delaware | 1,012,658 | 45 | .Pennsylvania | 487,130 | 4.0 | 45 | |
| South Dakota | 754,844 | 46 | .Alaska | 867,674 | 46 | .New York | 500,972 | 2.6 | 46 | |
| North Dakota | 642,200 | 47 | .South Dakota | 800,462 | 47 | .Ohio | 197,388 | 1.7 | 47 | |
| Alaska | 626,932 | 48 | .Vermont | 711,867 | 48 | .Iowa | 28,848 | 1.0 | 48 | |
| Vermont | 608,827 | 49 | .North Dakota | 606,566 | 49 | .West Virginia | -88,385 | -4.9 | 49 | |
| District of Columbia | 572,059 | 50 | .Wyoming | 522,979 | 50 | .North Dakota | -35,634 | -5.5 | 50 | |
| Wyoming | 493,782 | 51 | .District of Columbia | 433,414 | 51 | .District of Columbia | -138,645 | -24.2 | 51 | |
| Footnote: | ||||||||||
| U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Interim State Population Projections, 2005. | ||||||||||
| Internet Release Date: April 21, 2005 | ||||||||||