US states by natural change, July to June

California had the highest natural change, July to June of 51 states in 2018, at 191,832. West Virginia had the lowest, at -5,036. The median was 8,653 and the figure for the United States was 996,200. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest191,832California

Lowest-5,036West Virginia

Median8,65351 states

United States996,200History

All states, 2018

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	2018 persons	Change on 2017
1	California Estimated	191,832	-11.8%
2	Texas Estimated	179,170	-8.2%
3	New York Estimated	72,561	-4.6%
4	Georgia Estimated	43,403	-7.5%
5	Illinois Estimated	37,433	-12.1%
6	Virginia Estimated	32,132	-0.2%
7	Washington Estimated	29,914	-9%
8	Utah Estimated	29,307	-7.3%
9	New Jersey Estimated	27,094	+1.4%
10	North Carolina Estimated	26,417	-4.3%
11	Colorado Estimated	25,624	-7.2%
12	Minnesota Estimated	23,290	-7.8%
13	Arizona Estimated	21,922	-18.3%
14	Maryland Estimated	21,625	-1.4%
15	Florida Estimated	17,191	-26%
16	Indiana Estimated	16,842	-0.5%
17	Louisiana Estimated	14,221	-15.6%
18	Ohio Estimated	12,848	-11.5%
19	Michigan Estimated	12,490	-15.3%
20	Massachusetts Estimated	11,539	-8.6%
21	Nevada Estimated	10,969	-5.1%
22	Wisconsin Estimated	10,934	-18.8%
23	Tennessee Estimated	10,577	-5.4%
24	Missouri Estimated	10,425	-15.8%
25	Kansas Estimated	8,771	-14.1%
26	Nebraska Estimated	8,653	-7.8%
27	Oklahoma Estimated	8,592	-20.5%
28	Iowa Estimated	7,911	-3.7%
29	Idaho Estimated	7,405	-15.7%
30	Oregon Estimated	6,596	-15.3%
31	South Carolina Estimated	6,564	-17.9%
32	Kentucky Estimated	6,233	+2.7%
33	Alaska Estimated	5,939	-6.1%
34	Hawaii Estimated	5,744	-11.4%
35	Arkansas Estimated	4,790	-10.7%
36	Mississippi Estimated	4,666	-13.9%
37	District of Columbia Estimated	4,457	-2.5%
38	New Mexico Estimated	4,407	-22%
39	North Dakota Estimated	4,246	-9.7%
40	South Dakota Estimated	4,224	+0.9%
41	Alabama Estimated	4,105	-24.7%
42	Connecticut Estimated	3,817	-13%
43	Pennsylvania Estimated	2,217	+10.8%
44	Wyoming Estimated	1,895	-17.4%
45	Montana Estimated	1,763	-5.1%
46	Delaware Estimated	1,323	-25.6%
47	Rhode Island Estimated	698	+30.7%
48	Vermont Estimated	-576	-112.5%
49	New Hampshire Estimated	-652	-352.8%
50	Maine Estimated	-2,312	-7.2%
51	West Virginia Estimated	-5,036	-20.3%

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.

How to cite

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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/us-states?period=2018. 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 191,832 in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

West Virginia, with -5,036 in 2018.

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.