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Alabama |
2,288,068 | 2,325,305 | 2,327,663 | 2,328,083 | 53,034 | 64,101 | 66,558 | 69,086 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
Alaska |
354,518 | 358,598 | 358,280 | 357,988 | 13,726 | 16,322 | 16,406 | 16,676 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
Arizona |
3,650,431 | 3,720,507 | 3,726,522 | 3,732,647 | 133,706 | 156,449 | 155,052 | 151,721 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Arkansas |
1,368,880 | 1,384,754 | 1,385,367 | 1,385,107 | 39,700 | 50,736 | 50,811 | 49,446 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
California |
19,266,113 | 19,342,132 | 19,355,816 | 19,348,890 | 861,638 | 990,259 | 1,013,856 | 1,027,033 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,025,668 | 5,006,096 | 5,006,084 | 4,997,898 | 247,547 | 262,773 | 269,677 | 268,295 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
Colorado |
3,212,801 | 3,239,754 | 3,237,237 | 3,235,458 | 96,262 | 107,597 | 110,213 | 114,411 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
Connecticut |
1,886,373 | 1,899,136 | 1,902,407 | 1,906,399 | 65,829 | 79,876 | 82,924 | 86,098 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
Delaware |
501,840 | 509,610 | 508,774 | 508,210 | 19,889 | 20,858 | 20,659 | 20,281 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
District of Columbia |
392,754 | 402,006 | 403,524 | 404,645 | 19,531 | 19,863 | 20,312 | 20,785 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
Florida |
10,872,424 | 11,060,978 | 11,076,728 | 11,089,148 | 301,476 | 338,662 | 340,168 | 345,211 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,370,308 | 1,386,790 | 1,389,227 | 1,391,530 | 27,855 | 22,959 | 21,594 | 22,316 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
Georgia |
5,269,384 | 5,329,007 | 5,330,035 | 5,335,272 | 169,110 | 170,674 | 166,760 | 163,539 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Hawaii |
676,214 | 675,777 | 674,769 | 674,671 | 20,596 | 20,538 | 20,868 | 21,168 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Idaho |
953,077 | 967,316 | 967,890 | 969,471 | 27,216 | 32,090 | 32,264 | 32,399 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Illinois |
6,407,008 | 6,473,136 | 6,477,200 | 6,477,332 | 276,691 | 304,470 | 305,486 | 308,859 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,800,971 | 3,823,479 | 3,826,088 | 3,827,953 | 157,890 | 171,271 | 171,511 | 175,200 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Indiana |
3,390,643 | 3,408,675 | 3,398,130 | 3,389,372 | 108,926 | 117,890 | 117,341 | 117,974 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Iowa |
1,712,747 | 1,706,995 | 1,704,754 | 1,700,869 | 48,862 | 52,035 | 51,077 | 50,150 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
Kansas |
1,512,225 | 1,507,952 | 1,506,694 | 1,505,697 | 42,206 | 39,138 | 39,069 | 39,963 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
Kentucky |
2,026,758 | 2,025,169 | 2,024,029 | 2,024,556 | 81,683 | 86,704 | 87,154 | 88,492 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
Louisiana |
2,080,608 | 2,077,588 | 2,079,344 | 2,079,296 | 75,469 | 82,627 | 85,123 | 88,026 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Maine |
681,670 | 691,680 | 692,051 | 692,767 | 16,645 | 23,439 | 23,742 | 23,687 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
Maryland |
3,167,605 | 3,195,545 | 3,192,770 | 3,191,179 | 69,937 | 70,525 | 72,831 | 76,243 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
Massachusetts |
3,748,182 | 3,749,870 | 3,750,172 | 3,748,480 | 133,243 | 121,744 | 114,168 | 109,998 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
Michigan |
4,946,922 | 5,043,199 | 5,043,565 | 5,042,720 | 190,352 | 206,914 | 201,951 | 198,451 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,150,112 | 2,203,059 | 2,204,866 | 2,203,616 | 72,766 | 87,226 | 85,882 | 84,669 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
Minnesota |
3,092,815 | 3,095,430 | 3,093,573 | 3,094,713 | 87,077 | 84,774 | 82,861 | 84,171 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
Mississippi |
1,233,749 | 1,230,449 | 1,230,093 | 1,229,509 | 40,875 | 39,169 | 39,128 | 37,957 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Missouri |
3,066,816 | 3,099,207 | 3,098,994 | 3,100,589 | 86,570 | 100,920 | 101,578 | 103,023 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Montana |
569,840 | 576,863 | 577,303 | 577,655 | 14,318 | 19,034 | 19,312 | 19,398 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
Nebraska |
1,051,706 | 1,055,914 | 1,055,595 | 1,054,940 | 21,619 | 26,287 | 26,336 | 26,529 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Nevada |
1,589,911 | 1,612,919 | 1,614,220 | 1,614,454 | 81,942 | 85,214 | 84,821 | 83,820 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
New Hampshire |
757,824 | 761,981 | 763,112 | 763,608 | 14,340 | 19,874 | 19,663 | 19,885 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
New Jersey |
4,813,871 | 4,832,330 | 4,824,539 | 4,819,907 | 191,383 | 231,481 | 232,347 | 231,416 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
New Mexico |
958,833 | 969,026 | 968,914 | 968,829 | 34,330 | 38,406 | 38,562 | 38,167 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
New York |
9,659,148 | 9,760,755 | 9,751,860 | 9,748,451 | 390,213 | 444,684 | 438,983 | 430,316 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
New York City |
4,145,106 | 4,163,161 | 4,161,783 | 4,165,706 | 219,672 | 221,793 | 216,229 | 211,225 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
North Carolina |
5,198,413 | 5,248,887 | 5,254,063 | 5,255,933 | 177,931 | 187,400 | 185,737 | 184,472 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
North Dakota |
416,451 | 417,116 | 417,419 | 417,581 | 8,208 | 7,872 | 8,027 | 8,167 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
Ohio |
5,767,358 | 5,793,713 | 5,794,910 | 5,796,572 | 210,738 | 209,953 | 211,818 | 214,141 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,028,856 | 1,038,003 | 1,037,629 | 1,033,770 | 39,103 | 38,484 | 39,083 | 38,823 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Oklahoma |
1,939,926 | 1,980,636 | 1,983,646 | 1,987,745 | 58,249 | 69,486 | 70,141 | 71,038 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
Oregon |
2,155,578 | 2,168,168 | 2,171,088 | 2,176,604 | 78,389 | 85,951 | 88,370 | 91,309 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Pennsylvania |
6,501,070 | 6,538,180 | 6,544,313 | 6,558,347 | 239,206 | 220,748 | 220,568 | 220,071 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
Rhode Island |
571,232 | 576,169 | 578,532 | 580,622 | 16,152 | 19,641 | 20,926 | 22,697 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
South Carolina |
2,428,125 | 2,470,300 | 2,471,839 | 2,472,668 | 72,997 | 74,873 | 75,325 | 76,434 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
South Dakota |
477,452 | 481,702 | 481,606 | 481,452 | 9,194 | 9,887 | 9,899 | 10,042 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Tennessee |
3,360,545 | 3,383,917 | 3,386,432 | 3,389,473 | 112,235 | 116,637 | 117,040 | 112,547 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Texas |
14,950,898 | 15,130,593 | 15,143,441 | 15,169,176 | 604,152 | 587,784 | 584,580 | 590,461 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
Utah |
1,770,912 | 1,802,956 | 1,802,361 | 1,802,490 | 44,150 | 50,023 | 50,263 | 51,086 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Vermont |
348,217 | 353,412 | 354,201 | 354,931 | 6,740 | 7,979 | 8,093 | 8,082 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
Virginia |
4,533,501 | 4,579,693 | 4,588,384 | 4,591,543 | 135,068 | 139,385 | 139,777 | 139,703 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Washington |
4,006,552 | 4,037,592 | 4,032,992 | 4,027,986 | 160,458 | 178,204 | 183,684 | 190,891 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,791,943 | 1,815,278 | 1,811,718 | 1,809,245 | 57,647 | 66,365 | 68,611 | 71,911 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
West Virginia |
780,062 | 790,224 | 790,871 | 790,432 | 27,225 | 33,903 | 34,031 | 34,049 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Wisconsin |
3,107,846 | 3,150,152 | 3,148,178 | 3,143,265 | 81,186 | 105,567 | 100,375 | 95,579 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
Wyoming |
295,388 | 294,841 | 293,897 | 293,404 | 9,186 | 8,424 | 8,373 | 8,360 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Puerto Rico |
1,197,747 | 1,212,497 | 1,216,212 | 1,216,656 | 71,701 | 68,773 | 69,052 | 69,918 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 18-03, dated April 10, 2018, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month. |