![]() New York City, the most highly populated city in the United States, accounts for over 8.23 million of the state's population and has a land area of 302.6 miles², giving it a population density of 27,000 people per mile². For example, New York has a total population of 19,300,000 and a population density of 410.32 people per mile². However, this sizable population fits into an area just one-third of China’s total land area, with the above map demonstrating what the same amount of people looks like in a smaller region. Several states have very populous cities, which look much different than the states as a whole. At 1.38 billion people, India’s population is just behind China’s in terms of size. In comparison, Florida's population of 21,312,211 has a population density of 405.45 people per mile². Texas has 29.730,300 people, and its population density is about 110 people per mile² (this is due to its land area being 261,232mi²). California has a total population of 39,613,500, and a population density of 252.74 people per mile². Statistics show a range of population densities in the most highly populated states. New Jersey follows, with a population density of 1,207.83 people per mile², and Massachusetts with 883.68 people per mile². Alaska is the largest states in the U.S.Ĭompared to the other states, the District of Columbia covers a tiny area of just 68 miles², yet it has a population of 703,608, which makes it by far the densest state of all at 11,685.61 people per mile². The large states of Alaska, Wyoming, and Wisconsin have the lowest population densities in the country, with Montana having 7 people per mile² in a population of 1,085,000, Wyoming 6 people per mile² with a population of just 581,075 (also the lowest population in the country), and Alaska topping them all with only 1.28 people per mile² relative to its population of 724,357 and a total area of 570,641 miles². ![]() For those who enjoy wide-open spaces, the United States offers plenty of options.
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