# US states by population density, 2025

All 51 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km² (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-density/us-states
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population-density/us-states.csv

| Rank | Place | inhabitants per km² |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 4,381.3 |
| 2 | New Jersey | 501.2 |
| 3 | Rhode Island | 416.2 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 354.1 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 294.1 |
| 6 | Maryland | 249.1 |
| 7 | Delaware | 210 |
| 8 | Florida | 168.8 |
| 9 | New York | 163.9 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | 112.7 |
| 11 | Ohio | 112.5 |
| 12 | California | 97.5 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 88.9 |
| 14 | Illinois | 88.5 |
| 15 | Virginia | 86.8 |
| 16 | Hawaii | 86.1 |
| 17 | Georgia | 75.6 |
| 18 | Indiana | 75.2 |
| 19 | South Carolina | 71.5 |
| 20 | Michigan | 69.1 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 68.5 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | 61 |
| 23 | Texas | 46.9 |
| 24 | Washington | 46.5 |
| 25 | Kentucky | 45 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 42.6 |
| 27 | Louisiana | 41.3 |
| 28 | Alabama | 39.6 |
| 29 | Missouri | 35.2 |
| 30 | West Virginia | 28.4 |
| 31 | Minnesota | 28.3 |
| 32 | Vermont | 27 |
| 33 | Arizona | 25.9 |
| 34 | Mississippi | 24.3 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | 23.2 |
| 36 | Arkansas | 23.1 |
| 37 | Colorado | 22.4 |
| 38 | Iowa | 22.4 |
| 39 | Maine | 17.7 |
| 40 | Oregon | 17.2 |
| 41 | Utah | 16.5 |
| 42 | Kansas | 14.1 |
| 43 | Nevada | 11.5 |
| 44 | Nebraska | 10.1 |
| 45 | Idaho | 9.5 |
| 46 | New Mexico | 6.8 |
| 47 | South Dakota | 4.8 |
| 48 | North Dakota | 4.5 |
| 49 | Montana | 3 |
| 50 | Wyoming | 2.3 |
| 51 | Alaska | 0.5 |