🇺🇸 United States Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of United States is 349,035,494, ranking #3 in the world (4.21% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.49% per year. The biggest city is New York City with 8,804,190 inhabitants.

Live estimate

349,064,933

Growth rate

0.49%

Density

people / km² (99 / mi²)

Median age

38.7

Fertility rate

1.62

births per woman

Life expectancy

79.8

years

United States population 1950–2100

Population of United States, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of United States is projected to reach 380,846,910, and 421,278,889 by 2100.

United States population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	349,035,494	0.49%	38.2	38.7
2025	347,275,808	0.52%	38.0	38.5
2024	345,426,571	0.55%	37.8	38.3
2023	343,477,335	0.58%	37.5	38.0
2022	341,534,046	0.55%	37.3	37.7
2021	340,161,441	0.25%	37.2	37.5
2020	339,436,159	0.17%	37.1	37.2
2019	337,790,067	0.80%	36.9	37.0
2018	335,056,498	0.82%	36.6	36.8
2017	332,204,660	0.89%	36.3	36.6
2016	329,179,426	0.94%	36.0	36.5
2015	326,126,497	0.92%	35.7	36.4
2014	323,115,377	0.94%	35.3	36.3
2013	320,110,759	0.93%	35.0	36.2
2012	317,115,355	0.95%	34.7	36.1
2011	314,105,078	0.96%	34.3	36.0
2010	311,062,790	0.99%	34.0	35.9
2009	308,023,454	0.98%	33.7	35.8
2008	304,970,333	1.02%	33.3	35.7
2007	301,844,226	1.04%	33.0	35.5
2006	298,730,210	1.03%	32.7	35.4
2005	295,716,664	1.00%	32.3	35.2
2004	292,786,253	0.99%	32.0	35.0
2003	289,908,100	0.98%	31.7	34.8
2002	287,084,338	0.97%	31.4	34.7
2001	284,279,638	0.99%	31.1	34.5
2000	281,484,131	0.99%	30.8	34.3
1999	278,785,484	0.94%	30.5	34.1
1998	276,119,333	0.98%	30.2	33.9
1997	273,468,013	0.95%	29.9	33.6
1996	270,860,696	0.97%	29.6	33.4
1995	268,205,795	1.00%	29.3	33.1
1994	265,474,810	1.05%	29.0	32.9
1993	262,633,231	1.10%	28.7	32.6
1992	259,606,020	1.21%	28.4	32.4
1991	256,471,422	1.22%	28.0	32.1
1990	253,373,387	1.22%	27.7	31.9
1989	250,675,053	0.93%	27.4	31.6
1988	248,393,235	0.90%	27.2	31.3
1987	246,161,291	0.90%	26.9	31.0
1986	243,953,808	0.90%	26.7	30.7
1985	241,690,444	0.96%	26.4	30.4
1984	239,353,968	0.98%	26.2	30.2
1983	236,986,365	1.01%	25.9	29.9
1982	234,583,152	1.03%	25.6	29.6
1981	232,201,618	1.01%	25.4	29.4
1980	229,858,655	1.02%	25.1	29.1
1979	227,575,084	0.98%	24.9	28.8
1978	225,396,096	0.94%	24.6	28.6
1977	223,259,419	0.96%	24.4	28.2
1976	221,168,758	0.92%	24.2	27.9
1975	219,129,301	0.93%	24.0	27.6
1974	217,076,476	0.95%	23.7	27.3
1973	215,006,551	0.97%	23.5	27.1
1972	212,842,573	1.06%	23.3	27.0
1971	210,426,432	1.23%	23.0	26.8
1970	207,796,339	1.29%	22.7	26.7
1969	205,300,032	1.13%	22.4	26.7
1968	203,011,020	1.11%	22.2	26.7
1967	200,699,911	1.18%	21.9	26.8
1966	198,265,406	1.27%	21.7	26.9
1965	195,653,774	1.39%	21.4	27.0
1964	192,819,452	1.53%	21.1	27.2
1963	189,825,226	1.60%	20.8	27.5
1962	186,724,272	1.70%	20.4	27.7
1961	183,489,485	1.80%	20.1	28.0
1960	180,274,555	1.74%	19.7	28.3
1959	177,145,764	1.77%	19.4	28.5
1958	174,215,310	1.57%	19.0	28.7
1957	171,499,226	1.57%	18.7	28.8
1956	168,824,960	1.57%	18.5	28.9
1955	166,200,024	1.56%	18.2	29.0
1954	163,636,309	1.54%	17.9	29.0
1953	161,168,316	1.50%	17.6	29.0
1952	158,794,222	1.47%	17.4	29.0
1951	156,481,323	1.46%	17.1	29.0
1950	154,202,680	1.47%	16.9	29.0

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	350,728,355	0.48%	38.3	38.9
2028	352,404,085	0.48%	38.5	39.1
2029	354,050,268	0.46%	38.7	39.3
2030	355,649,881	0.45%	38.9	39.6
2031	357,222,715	0.44%	39.1	39.8
2032	358,769,974	0.43%	39.2	40.0
2033	360,294,008	0.42%	39.4	40.2
2034	361,801,811	0.42%	39.6	40.3
2035	363,284,716	0.40%	39.7	40.5
2036	364,731,660	0.39%	39.9	40.6
2037	366,152,370	0.39%	40.0	40.7
2038	367,551,455	0.38%	40.2	40.7
2039	368,906,818	0.36%	40.3	40.8
2040	370,209,316	0.35%	40.5	40.8
2041	371,469,478	0.33%	40.6	40.9
2042	372,704,772	0.33%	40.7	40.9
2043	373,900,677	0.31%	40.9	41.0
2044	375,029,246	0.29%	41.0	41.1
2045	376,106,472	0.28%	41.1	41.2
2046	377,131,727	0.26%	41.2	41.3
2047	378,117,767	0.26%	41.3	41.4
2048	379,063,744	0.24%	41.4	41.5
2049	379,966,906	0.23%	41.5	41.7
2050	380,846,910	0.23%	41.6	41.9
2051	381,708,396	0.22%	41.7	42.0
2052	382,543,753	0.21%	41.8	42.2
2053	383,359,332	0.21%	41.9	42.3
2054	384,145,920	0.20%	42.0	42.4
2055	384,894,297	0.19%	42.1	42.6
2056	385,642,341	0.20%	42.2	42.7
2057	386,425,226	0.21%	42.2	42.8
2058	387,253,705	0.22%	42.3	42.9
2059	388,093,058	0.21%	42.4	43.0
2060	388,918,394	0.21%	42.5	43.1
2061	389,765,294	0.22%	42.6	43.2
2062	390,647,521	0.23%	42.7	43.3
2063	391,545,618	0.23%	42.8	43.4
2064	392,444,228	0.23%	42.9	43.4
2065	393,352,609	0.23%	43.0	43.5
2066	394,294,350	0.24%	43.1	43.5
2067	395,267,226	0.25%	43.2	43.6
2068	396,248,286	0.25%	43.3	43.6
2069	397,237,405	0.25%	43.4	43.7
2070	398,218,088	0.24%	43.5	43.7
2071	399,192,920	0.25%	43.6	43.8
2072	400,151,803	0.23%	43.7	43.8
2073	401,080,532	0.23%	43.8	43.8
2074	401,993,348	0.22%	43.9	43.9
2075	402,910,163	0.23%	44.0	43.9
2076	403,820,926	0.22%	44.1	43.9
2077	404,683,462	0.21%	44.2	44.0
2078	405,518,702	0.20%	44.3	44.0
2079	406,319,930	0.19%	44.4	44.1
2080	407,079,816	0.18%	44.5	44.1
2081	407,866,285	0.20%	44.6	44.2
2082	408,655,861	0.18%	44.7	44.2
2083	409,401,659	0.18%	44.8	44.3
2084	410,134,666	0.18%	44.8	44.4
2085	410,829,985	0.16%	44.9	44.5
2086	411,520,086	0.17%	45.0	44.5
2087	412,236,776	0.17%	45.1	44.6
2088	412,978,780	0.18%	45.1	44.7
2089	413,730,741	0.18%	45.2	44.8
2090	414,457,640	0.17%	45.3	44.8
2091	415,186,389	0.18%	45.4	44.9
2092	415,929,000	0.18%	45.5	45.0
2093	416,662,127	0.17%	45.5	45.0
2094	417,391,616	0.18%	45.6	45.1
2095	418,115,528	0.17%	45.7	45.1
2096	418,800,097	0.16%	45.8	45.2
2097	419,461,017	0.16%	45.9	45.2
2098	420,095,820	0.14%	45.9	45.3
2099	420,702,888	0.14%	46.0	45.3
2100	421,278,889	0.13%	46.1	45.3

States & provinces of United States by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	California	39,431,263	11.3%
2	Texas	22,875,689	6.6%
3	New York	19,867,248	5.7%
4	Florida	17,671,452	5.1%
5	Pennsylvania	13,078,751	3.7%
6	Illinois	12,710,158	3.6%
7	Ohio	11,883,304	3.4%
8	Georgia	11,180,878	3.2%
9	North Carolina	11,046,024	3.2%
10	Michigan	9,883,360	2.8%
11	Virginia	8,811,195	2.5%
12	New Jersey	8,751,436	2.5%
13	Washington	7,958,180	2.3%
14	Arizona	7,582,384	2.2%
15	Tennessee	7,227,750	2.1%
16	Massachusetts	7,136,171	2.0%
17	Indiana	6,924,275	2.0%
18	Maryland	6,263,220	1.8%
19	Missouri	6,245,466	1.8%
20	Wisconsin	5,960,975	1.7%
21	Colorado	5,957,493	1.7%
22	South Carolina	5,478,831	1.6%
23	Alabama	5,157,699	1.5%
24	Minnesota	5,141,953	1.5%
25	Louisiana	4,515,939	1.3%
26	Oregon	4,272,371	1.2%
27	Kentucky	4,206,074	1.2%
28	Oklahoma	4,095,393	1.2%
29	Connecticut	3,675,069	1.1%
30	Utah	3,503,613	1.0%
31	Nevada	3,267,467	0.9%
32	Iowa	3,241,488	0.9%
33	Arkansas	3,088,354	0.9%
34	Kansas	2,970,606	0.9%
35	Mississippi	2,943,045	0.8%
36	New Mexico	2,130,256	0.6%
37	Nebraska	2,005,465	0.6%
38	Idaho	2,001,619	0.6%
39	West Virginia	1,769,979	0.5%
40	Hawaii	1,446,146	0.4%
41	Maine	1,405,012	0.4%
42	New Hampshire	1,316,216	0.4%
43	Montana	1,137,233	0.3%
44	Rhode Island	1,112,308	0.3%
45	Delaware	1,051,917	0.3%
46	South Dakota	924,669	0.3%
47	North Dakota	796,568	0.2%
48	Alaska	740,133	0.2%
49	District of Columbia	702,250	0.2%
50	Vermont	648,493	0.2%
51	Wyoming	587,618	0.2%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in United States

#	City	Region	Population
1	New York City	New York	8,804,190
2	Los Angeles	California	3,820,914
3	Chicago	Illinois	2,664,452
4	Houston	Texas	2,314,157
5	Phoenix	Arizona	1,650,070
6	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	1,573,916
7	San Antonio	Texas	1,526,656
8	San Diego	California	1,404,452
9	Dallas	Texas	1,326,087
10	Jacksonville	Florida	1,009,833
11	Fort Worth	Texas	1,008,106
12	San Jose	California	997,368
13	Austin	Texas	974,447
14	Columbus	Ohio	913,175
15	Charlotte	North Carolina	911,311

FAQ

What is the population of United States in 2026?

The population of United States is 349,035,494 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in United States?

New York City is the biggest city in United States with 8,804,190 inhabitants; the capital is Washington D.C..

Is the population of United States growing or shrinking?

The population of United States is growing at 0.49% per year.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.

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