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People Statistics · Region

Population density in California

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 12 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · California United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 18 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2025 97.4per km² −0.2% since 2024
Regions of United States · 2025 12 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +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 · World
+1.1% since 2015
California United States World

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

Compared with Population density · per km²
California
97.4
United States
37.3
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

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearCaliforniaChange United StatesWorld
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

2022 · 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
1 District of Columbia 4,256
2 New Jersey 484
3 Rhode Island 406
4 Massachusetts 346
5 Connecticut 288
6 Maryland 245
7 Delaware 202
8 New York 161
9 Florida 160
10 Pennsylvania 112
11 Ohio 111
12 California 96.9
13 Illinois 87.7
14 Hawaii 86.6
15 North Carolina 84.9
16 Virginia 84.7
17 Indiana 73.7
18 Georgia 72.9
19 Michigan 68.3
20 South Carolina 67.8
21 Tennessee 66.2
22 New Hampshire 60.1
23 Washington 45.2
24 Texas 44.4
25 Kentucky 43.9
26 Wisconsin 42.0
27 Louisiana 40.7
28 Alabama 38.6
29 Missouri 34.6
30 West Virginia 28.4
31 Minnesota 27.8
32 Vermont 27.1
33 Arizona 25.1
34 Mississippi 24.2
35 Oklahoma 22.6
36 Arkansas 22.6
37 Iowa 22.1
38 Colorado 21.8
39 Maine 17.4
40 Oregon 17.1
41 Utah 15.9
42 Kansas 13.9
43 Nevada 11.2
44 Nebraska 9.9
45 Idaho 9.1
46 New Mexico 6.7
47 South Dakota 4.6
48 North Dakota 4.4
49 Montana 3.0
50 Wyoming 2.3
51 Alaska 0.5

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2022

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.