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Population density in California

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points section.rank · Regions of United States section.updated Oct 21, 2026
people · California United States

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 97.4per km² −0.2% section.change_since
Regions of United States · 2025 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since +1.1% +0.8% a year on average
vs United States +161% United States: 37.3 · 2025
Population density, 1990 – 2025 per km² · California · United States · section.levels.world
+1.1% section.change_since
California United States section.levels.world

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

section.compare Population density · per km²
California
97.4
United States
37.3
section.levels.world
62.1 · 2023

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance California · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 97.4 · 2025
First value 74.2 · 1990
Highest 97.8 · 2020
Lowest 74.2 · 1990
Average change +0.8% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

section.all_years · 1990 – 2025

YearCaliforniaChange United Statessection.levels.world
2025 97.4 −0.2% 37.3 —
2024 97.6 +0.6% 37.1 —
2023 97.0 +0.1% 36.8 62.1
2022 96.9 ±0.0% 36.5 61.6
2021 96.9 −1.0% 36.2 61.0
2020 97.8 +0.0% 36.2 60.4
2019 97.8 +0.1% 35.8 59.8
2018 97.7 +0.3% 35.7 59.2
2017 97.4 +0.5% 35.5 58.6
2016 97.0 +0.6% 35.2 57.9
2015 96.4 +0.8% 35.0 57.3
2014 95.6 +0.9% 34.7 56.6
2013 94.7 +0.8% 34.5 55.9
2012 94.0 +0.8% 34.2 55.2
2011 93.2 +0.9% 34.0 55.6
2010 92.4 +1.0% 33.8 54.9
2009 91.5 +1.0% 33.5 54.3
2008 90.6 +1.0% 33.2 53.6
2007 89.7 +0.6% 32.9 52.9
2006 89.2 +0.5% 32.6 52.3
2005 88.7 +0.7% 32.2 51.6
2004 88.1 +0.9% 32.0 51.0
2003 87.3 +1.1% 31.7 50.4
2002 86.3 +1.1% 31.4 49.7
2001 85.4 +1.4% 31.1 49.1
2000 84.1 +1.5% 30.8 48.4
1999 82.9 +1.5% 30.5 47.8
1998 81.7 +1.6% 30.1 47.2
1997 80.4 +1.5% 29.8 46.5
1996 79.3 +1.0% 29.4 45.8
1995 78.5 +0.7% 29.1 45.1
1994 77.9 +0.7% 28.7 44.5
1993 77.4 +1.0% 28.4 43.8
1992 76.7 +1.6% 28.0 43.5
1991 75.4 +1.7% 27.6 51.7
1990 74.2 27.2 50.8

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of United States

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation density
51 Alaska 0.5
50 Wyoming 2.3
49 Montana 2.9
48 North Dakota 4.4
47 South Dakota 4.6
46 New Mexico 6.7
45 Idaho 8.9
44 Nebraska 9.9
43 Nevada 11.1
42 Kansas 13.9
41 Utah 15.7
40 Oregon 17.1
39 Maine 17.2
38 Colorado 21.6
37 Iowa 22.1
36 Arkansas 22.4
35 Oklahoma 22.4
34 Mississippi 24.3
33 Arizona 24.7
32 Vermont 27.0
31 Minnesota 27.7
30 West Virginia 28.6
29 Missouri 34.6
28 Alabama 38.4
27 Louisiana 41.0
26 Wisconsin 41.8
25 Texas 43.6
24 Kentucky 43.8
23 Washington 44.9
22 New Hampshire 59.7
21 Tennessee 65.2
20 South Carolina 66.6
19 Michigan 68.2
18 Georgia 72.0
17 Indiana 73.4
16 North Carolina 83.7
15 Virginia 84.4
14 Hawaii 87.0
13 Illinois 88.2
12 California 96.9
11 Ohio 111
10 Pennsylvania 112
9 Florida 156
8 New York 162
7 Delaware 199
6 Maryland 244
5 Connecticut 287
4 Massachusetts 345
3 Rhode Island 405
2 New Jersey 483
1 District of Columbia 4,209

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2021

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How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

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Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.