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US states by natural change, July to June

California had the highest natural change, July to June of 51 states in 2017, at 217,478. West Virginia had the lowest, at -4,187. The median was 10,207 and the figure for the United States was 1.1 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest217,478California
Lowest-4,187West Virginia
Median10,20751 states
United States1,101,981History

Map of states, 2017

Alabama: 5,448 personsAlaska: 6,328 personsArizona: 26,836 personsArkansas: 5,366 personsCalifornia: 217,478 personsColorado: 27,623 personsConnecticut: 4,389 personsDelaware: 1,779 personsDistrict of Columbia: 4,569 personsFlorida: 23,220 personsGeorgia: 46,942 personsHawaii: 6,482 personsIdaho: 8,780 personsIllinois: 42,586 personsIndiana: 16,920 personsIowa: 8,211 personsKansas: 10,207 personsKentucky: 6,069 personsLouisiana: 16,855 personsMaine: -2,156 personsMaryland: 21,941 personsMassachusetts: 12,623 personsMichigan: 14,754 personsMinnesota: 25,264 personsMississippi: 5,419 personsMissouri: 12,376 personsMontana: 1,858 personsNebraska: 9,383 personsNevada: 11,561 personsNew Hampshire: -144 personsNew Jersey: 26,713 personsNew Mexico: 5,652 personsNew York: 76,090 personsNorth Carolina: 27,604 personsNorth Dakota: 4,701 personsOhio: 14,521 personsOklahoma: 10,806 personsOregon: 7,790 personsPennsylvania: 2,000 personsRhode Island: 534 personsSouth Carolina: 7,995 personsSouth Dakota: 4,185 personsTennessee: 11,179 personsTexas: 195,226 personsUtah: 31,631 personsVermont: -271 personsVirginia: 32,207 personsWashington: 32,883 personsWest Virginia: -4,187 personsWisconsin: 13,462 personsWyoming: 2,293 persons
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persons, 2017. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. 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. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2017

California: 217,478 personsCalifornia217,478Texas: 195,226 personsTexas195,226New York: 76,090 personsNew York76,090Georgia: 46,942 personsGeorgia46,942Illinois: 42,586 personsIllinois42,586Washington: 32,883 personsWashington32,883Virginia: 32,207 personsVirginia32,207Utah: 31,631 personsUtah31,631Colorado: 27,623 personsColorado27,623North Carolina: 27,604 personsNorth Carolina27,604Arizona: 26,836 personsArizona26,836New Jersey: 26,713 personsNew Jersey26,713Minnesota: 25,264 personsMinnesota25,264Florida: 23,220 personsFlorida23,220Maryland: 21,941 personsMaryland21,941Indiana: 16,920 personsIndiana16,920Louisiana: 16,855 personsLouisiana16,855Michigan: 14,754 personsMichigan14,754Ohio: 14,521 personsOhio14,521Wisconsin: 13,462 personsWisconsin13,462Massachusetts: 12,623 personsMassachusetts12,623Missouri: 12,376 personsMissouri12,376Nevada: 11,561 personsNevada11,561Tennessee: 11,179 personsTennessee11,179Oklahoma: 10,806 personsOklahoma10,806Kansas: 10,207 personsKansas10,207Nebraska: 9,383 personsNebraska9,383Idaho: 8,780 personsIdaho8,780Iowa: 8,211 personsIowa8,211South Carolina: 7,995 personsSouth Carolina7,995Oregon: 7,790 personsOregon7,790Hawaii: 6,482 personsHawaii6,482Alaska: 6,328 personsAlaska6,328Kentucky: 6,069 personsKentucky6,069New Mexico: 5,652 personsNew Mexico5,652Alabama: 5,448 personsAlabama5,448Mississippi: 5,419 personsMississippi5,419Arkansas: 5,366 personsArkansas5,366North Dakota: 4,701 personsNorth Dakota4,701District of Columbia: 4,569 personsDistrict of Columbia4,569Connecticut: 4,389 personsConnecticut4,389South Dakota: 4,185 personsSouth Dakota4,185Wyoming: 2,293 personsWyoming2,293Pennsylvania: 2,000 personsPennsylvania2,000Montana: 1,858 personsMontana1,858Delaware: 1,779 personsDelaware1,779Rhode Island: 534 personsRhode Island534New Hampshire: -144 personsNew Hampshire-144Vermont: -271 personsVermont-271Maine: -2,156 personsMaine-2,156West Virginia: -4,187 personsWest Virginia-4,187California: 217,478 personsCalifornia217,478Texas: 195,226 personsTexas195,226New York: 76,090 personsNew York76,090Georgia: 46,942 personsGeorgia46,942Illinois: 42,586 personsIllinois42,586Washington: 32,883 personsWashington32,883Virginia: 32,207 personsVirginia32,207Utah: 31,631 personsUtah31,631Colorado: 27,623 personsColorado27,623North Carolina: 27,604 personsNorth Carolina27,604Arizona: 26,836 personsArizona26,836New Jersey: 26,713 personsNew Jersey26,713Minnesota: 25,264 personsMinnesota25,264Florida: 23,220 personsFlorida23,220Maryland: 21,941 personsMaryland21,941Indiana: 16,920 personsIndiana16,920Louisiana: 16,855 personsLouisiana16,855Michigan: 14,754 personsMichigan14,754Ohio: 14,521 personsOhio14,521Wisconsin: 13,462 personsWisconsin13,462Massachusetts: 12,623 personsMassachusetts12,623Missouri: 12,376 personsMissouri12,376Nevada: 11,561 personsNevada11,561Tennessee: 11,179 personsTennessee11,179Oklahoma: 10,806 personsOklahoma10,806Kansas: 10,207 personsKansas10,207Nebraska: 9,383 personsNebraska9,383Idaho: 8,780 personsIdaho8,780Iowa: 8,211 personsIowa8,211South Carolina: 7,995 personsSouth Carolina7,995Oregon: 7,790 personsOregon7,790Hawaii: 6,482 personsHawaii6,482Alaska: 6,328 personsAlaska6,328Kentucky: 6,069 personsKentucky6,069New Mexico: 5,652 personsNew Mexico5,652Alabama: 5,448 personsAlabama5,448Mississippi: 5,419 personsMississippi5,419Arkansas: 5,366 personsArkansas5,366North Dakota: 4,701 personsNorth Dakota4,701District of Columbia: 4,569 personsDistrict of Columbia4,569Connecticut: 4,389 personsConnecticut4,389South Dakota: 4,185 personsSouth Dakota4,185Wyoming: 2,293 personsWyoming2,293Pennsylvania: 2,000 personsPennsylvania2,000Montana: 1,858 personsMontana1,858Delaware: 1,779 personsDelaware1,779Rhode Island: 534 personsRhode Island534New Hampshire: -144 personsNew Hampshire-144Vermont: -271 personsVermont-271Maine: -2,156 personsMaine-2,156West Virginia: -4,187 personsWest Virginia-4,187
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

RankStates2017
persons		Change on 2016
1California Estimated217,478-5%
2Texas Estimated195,226-8.7%
3New York Estimated76,090-9.6%
4Georgia Estimated46,942-8.5%
5Illinois Estimated42,586-15.8%
6Washington Estimated32,883-8%
7Virginia Estimated32,207-16.8%
8Utah Estimated31,631-4.3%
9Colorado Estimated27,623-7.6%
10North Carolina Estimated27,604-13.3%
11Arizona Estimated26,836-6.5%
12New Jersey Estimated26,713-16.1%
13Minnesota Estimated25,264-8%
14Florida Estimated23,220-28.2%
15Maryland Estimated21,941-16.4%
16Indiana Estimated16,920-21%
17Louisiana Estimated16,855-19%
18Michigan Estimated14,754-21.4%
19Ohio Estimated14,521-31.7%
20Wisconsin Estimated13,462-13.2%
21Massachusetts Estimated12,623-17.8%
22Missouri Estimated12,376-20.8%
23Nevada Estimated11,561-11.6%
24Tennessee Estimated11,179-24.5%
25Oklahoma Estimated10,806-22.1%
26Kansas Estimated10,207-18.5%
27Nebraska Estimated9,383-9.8%
28Idaho Estimated8,780-5.8%
29Iowa Estimated8,211-20%
30South Carolina Estimated7,995-24.5%
31Oregon Estimated7,790-24.5%
32Hawaii Estimated6,482-14.2%
33Alaska Estimated6,328-7.7%
34Kentucky Estimated6,069-34.1%
35New Mexico Estimated5,652-20.2%
36Alabama Estimated5,448-31.8%
37Mississippi Estimated5,419-20.5%
38Arkansas Estimated5,366-28.2%
39North Dakota Estimated4,701-10.7%
40District of Columbia Estimated4,569-5.7%
41Connecticut Estimated4,389-24.4%
42South Dakota Estimated4,185-6.4%
43Wyoming Estimated2,293-21.4%
44Pennsylvania Estimated2,000-80.8%
45Montana Estimated1,858-27.9%
46Delaware Estimated1,779-34.4%
47Rhode Island Estimated534-53.4%
48New Hampshire Estimated-144-126.4%
49Vermont Estimated-271-974.2%
50Maine Estimated-2,156-46.8%
51West Virginia Estimated-4,187-34.4%

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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

California, with 217,478 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

West Virginia, with -4,187 in 2017.

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.

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