US states by natural change, July to June

California had the highest natural change, July to June of 51 states in 2016, at 229,031. West Virginia had the lowest, at -3,116. The median was 12,531 and the figure for the United States was 1.27 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest229,031California

Lowest-3,116West Virginia

Median12,53151 states

United States1,267,744History

All states, 2016

persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2016 persons	Change on 2015
1	California Estimated	229,031	-7.1%
2	Texas Estimated	213,780	-0.3%
3	New York Estimated	84,188	-1.5%
4	Georgia Estimated	51,328	-3.4%
5	Illinois Estimated	50,593	-2.1%
6	Virginia Estimated	38,689	+1.9%
7	Washington Estimated	35,744	+2.4%
8	Utah Estimated	33,057	-2%
9	Florida Estimated	32,352	+5.5%
10	New Jersey Estimated	31,844	+4.2%
11	North Carolina Estimated	31,831	-1.6%
12	Colorado Estimated	29,879	-0.7%
13	Arizona Estimated	28,713	-15.3%
14	Minnesota Estimated	27,455	+2.3%
15	Maryland Estimated	26,242	-2.6%
16	Indiana Estimated	21,407	+0.5%
17	Ohio Estimated	21,262	0%
18	Louisiana Estimated	20,796	+1.8%
19	Michigan Estimated	18,765	+7.2%
20	Missouri Estimated	15,626	+3%
21	Wisconsin Estimated	15,502	-2.5%
22	Massachusetts Estimated	15,360	+6.4%
23	Tennessee Estimated	14,812	-6.1%
24	Oklahoma Estimated	13,864	+0.8%
25	Nevada Estimated	13,076	-5.1%
26	Kansas Estimated	12,531	+0.4%
27	South Carolina Estimated	10,595	-7.2%
28	Pennsylvania Estimated	10,417	+13.8%
29	Nebraska Estimated	10,408	+1.2%
30	Oregon Estimated	10,319	+0.4%
31	Iowa Estimated	10,265	+3.2%
32	Idaho Estimated	9,323	-8.1%
33	Kentucky Estimated	9,204	-4.3%
34	Alabama Estimated	7,984	+2.7%
35	Hawaii Estimated	7,551	+5.9%
36	Arkansas Estimated	7,471	-0%
37	New Mexico Estimated	7,080	-15.8%
38	Alaska Estimated	6,858	-2.2%
39	Mississippi Estimated	6,816	-4.1%
40	Connecticut Estimated	5,806	-2.4%
41	North Dakota Estimated	5,263	+3.5%
42	District of Columbia Estimated	4,843	+1.6%
43	South Dakota Estimated	4,473	-1%
44	Wyoming Estimated	2,916	-2.1%
45	Delaware Estimated	2,710	+9.3%
46	Montana Estimated	2,577	-11.2%
47	Rhode Island Estimated	1,147	+43.9%
48	New Hampshire Estimated	545	+41.6%
49	Vermont Estimated	31	-53%
50	Maine Estimated	-1,469	+4%
51	West Virginia Estimated	-3,116	-16.8%

Other periods

About this ranking

Estimated births minus deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year. A negative value means more deaths than births.

Equals births_july_june minus deaths_july_june for the same place and year. Not a calendar-year figure.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021 (US states by natural change, July to June, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, US states by natural change, July to June, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/us-states?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. US states by natural change, July to June, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/us-states?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, US states by natural change, July to June, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/us-states?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021: US states by natural change, July to June, 2016}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/us-states?period=2016. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which state has the highest natural change, July to June?

California, with 229,031 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest natural change, July to June?

West Virginia, with -3,116 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.