United States Population Growth by State (1790-2040)

This video shows the population history and projection for every State of the United States, between the years 1790 and 2040.
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Music: Scott Buckley - Chasing Daylight, Affirmations

[@markhousman8447]

The introduction of air conditioning mid last century changed everything. AC made the sun belt desirable.

[@Moonlitwatersofaqua]

The south wouldnt be habitable without it.

[@Buzz1776]

Between that, and the rise of manufacturing in the south with its supporting operations Less taxes Cheaper living Hard to beat

[@sgenaosg]

and liberalism is destroying it (california spread)

[@williamvalentine4858]

I didn't know Texas and Florida have more people than New York.

[@JRAnalyzes]

Makes sense when you consider people normally retiring and moving to Florida from all over the country.

[@VictorTommaso]

Wow😮 I didn't know there were states in the USA!

[@therearenoshortcuts9868]

@@VictorTommaso Africa is not a country Europe is not a country LOL

[@morganwright224]

Well you do now

[@PolishBehemoth]

Texas has neen had more people than Zoo York. Its been like 7 decades now or something like that. You must be horribly uneducated about the country.

[@leyoshivenere350]

People before the 50s: Florida ? Irrelevant. People in the 60s: Florida is so cool let's goooo

[@bubastis6306]

Air conditioning is a hell of a drug

[@Eric_Atomic]

Caseoh makes up more than half of the population in Arkansas

[@masonmsi2835]

Of the world

[@gamerkidtroy]

Of the universe

[@Randomytchannele]

of the multiverse

[@KraitenTheGod]

Of the omniverse

[@TheRealEpicShooters]

Of everything

[@Evbo12]

200k!!! Congrats!

[@bluewolf1120]

Texas is expected to become the most populous state in the United States after 2050.

[@Newramsin]

If it's still part of the United States by 2050.

[@collinthepro1]

California exodus is increasing. It might happen even sooner.

[@chrisdonish]

​@Newramsin it can't leave the union.

[@epickzalpha8273]

​@@chrisdonishyes it can not be a separate country but no, it is not a union. Edit: I said it can not be a separate country but and It is not the union. It is a federation of country.

[@iscrampad2194]

@@Newramsin True, The more America is getting divided leads me to believe that Texas will be its own country in a couple of decades.

[@joshuabloodsworth5503]

NC and GA neck and neck lmao

[@simonjames9481]

which one is better?

[@ScottLee-xw8vm]

@@simonjames9481 Very tough choice. Usually these state questions are like which is better California or Texas and then that question is pretty easy for me, 100% Texas. But GA and NC are basically identical in my mind. I mean I'd move to NC before GA cause of cooler temperatures, but culture and politics wise, pretty even.

[@andersonluna7551]

What's GA?

[@AW-zv2to]

@@simonjames9481They aren’t really comparable. GA has one massive city that the majority of its population lives in, and NC has multiple large to midsize cities it’s population is split between.

[@idkagoodchannelname5951]

@@simonjames9481 nothing compares to Georiga suburban enviorments

[@The_Breakingz]

Your counting West Virginia on this list when WV didn’t even exist until the middle of the civil war in 1863.

[@The_Breakingz]

@@morganwright224 The population chart shows WV before it existed

[@WWIIprofessor]

@RepentandtrustintheLORD4 what?

[@jptang1701]

First thing I noticed. Not correct.

[@Dr.Nick19]

Was there a black hole there? 😂

[@The_Breakingz]

@@Dr.Nick19 I suppose so

[@Samurai-bc3jg]

Long live the U.S.A. 🇺🇸❤🇺🇸

[@PPA625]

Better vote Trump 2024 then

[@JohnathonPhilips-zq6xz]

I am Australian and love USA. USA is the best country ever

[@JohnathonPhilips-zq6xz]

@@PPA625if you want your country to survive don’t vote dems don’t vote Biden vote against political correctness. Pc culture and leftism destroyed Australia, Canada Europe and uk. Trump the only hope to save USA from leftism

[@dennis771]

California & Texas

[@defgt432]

I love your videos❤❤

[@dragonvlogssayshi]

200k, Congrats!!!!

[@SebiSuper9mil]

One thing misleading in the beginning is WV being shown separate from VA before 1863

[@amym961]

Bro Georgia and that clutch at the end

[@Bladeoceanic]

I could see NC surpassing PA. Difficult to say what there future holds for IL & OH because both those states already have the infrastructure in place to support far more people.

[@DanM-pw9nl]

Very nice music!

[@SwizzolaTheAviator]

Litteraly Nobody: Texas: Hold my beer California: Take Texas' beer

[@historysuit9418]

Massachusetts representing Nee England pretty well!

[@andrewgrandfield7214]

Ohio appeared at the bottom in 1803. By 1822 it was in 4th place.

[@AmericaOfStatesUnited]

Ohio is the 🐐 💪💪💪

[@birchtainer257]

Why only 2040? could you do another video projecting into the future

[@BamfMcbeast]

Idaho(my home) only has 1.9 million right now. As many as Tennessee had in 1897.

[@Sadoyasturadoglu]

It is necessary to revise the projection, the US population in 2024 is 336 million, but here it is 342 million.

[@cosmo9925]

With the millions of illegals that have entered the country since 2021, I’m more inclined to believe the 342M is more accurate.

[@finnnn9685]

on a lot pages it says 342 mio

[@Dr.Nick19]

Google it, 341 million, and some change. Currently

[@1aikane]

I would guess more, much more. Overpopulated

[@theWACKIIRAQI]

New Mexico has 2.1 million people total. Thats amazing (amd good). What a beautiful landscape

[@cartwrightworm1317]

Everyone talks about how Illinois keeps losing population but the future shows it more or less staying steady.

[@xxdomixx1085]

So from now until 2040 we are going to add 40 million, but out of those 40 million 35 million divide between California, Florida and Texas?

[@O90O90O7]

Greetings to all states of America

[@ericpadilla2454]

The growth of california in the 1900s is insane. And the fact no one really lived in Nevada until the mid 1900s is crazy. Gold rush really helped develope the west coast

[@nickgamer62809]

Crazy how MA has so much population for being a quite small state

[@donnierenn4772]

Wow, born in Kentucky and crazy to see it was one of the fastest growing states in the early years.

[@iorekbyrnison1370]

how did you add the map ?

[@arunrrezanandani707]

New Jersey is keeping up

[@ExtraMichael]

Biggest surprises for me: - Virginia falling out of the top states for 100 years? Behind Iowa, Wisconsin… I assumed Virginia was never not a top 15 most populated state. - how long small states in the northeast remained among the most populated - how late Florida entered the picture

[@stephensarmento3529]

Florida entered late but rose crazy fast, got to love air conditioning lol

[@ghewins]

West Virginia didn’t become a state until 1863

[@cosmo9925]

True, but the territory it occupies used to be part of Virginia and it had a population there. I guess to make it easy they just just showed a separate population bubble for them at the start.

[@alexlewis2807]

Not to be bias or anything, but Kansas is where the best human beings come from and you can’t change my mind. Kansans are the most humble and kind hearted people

[@RinaMasuda]

Now do counties please

[@df_productions]

Do tube most densely populated states

[@minkminkminkmink]

Wow time files we are already in 2040!

[@Forthewin-sv4qd]

In the beginning, people preferred to live in the north, but by the 1960s/1970s, we see a clear shift in states like Ohio, Illinois, and Michigan, where their populations begin to stagnate and decline, as opposed to states like Texas and Florida, whose populations grow exponentially.

[@stevenluo9516]

If you ever visit Texas and chill out in air conditioned rooms when it 40 degrees c outside you'll start to understand why.

[@TheLordOfNothing]

Yes and I hate it. Let me go on a rant. I grew up in the Georgia mountains when its population had sunk to its lowest after the industry closed down (80's). I loved it. Apart from a 4 year stint in Spalding County, Georgia, I remained there until I was 18. When I was born in the county I lived in (Gilmer) there were 11,110 people. By the time I graduated college there was about 23,456 people. Y'wanna know why? Northerners. They're an arrogant breed of Americans who can't seem to fix their own problems, instead, they move to another state just to ruin it and move along. And, when I lived in Spalding County, it was ALL rural. Today, it's still mostly rural, but unfortunately, houses and divisions are being popped up around the county because of suburban sprawl. Then people move into those houses and replace Southern culture with no culture. It's terrible. Plus, I can guarantee you that every "Georgian" or "North Carolinian" or "Texan" you speak to on the internet, they likely moved there from New York or California or Illinois when they were very little.

[@sharptoothtrex4486]

Looks like more Illinois and Pennsylvania people rather go to Burlington Vermont as an option

[@generyan2332]

So you must be supernatural to be able to detect the supernatural huh, Luke?

[@thefza4670]

It seems like everyone is moving to Arizona

[@derekrequiem4359]

AC really made states like NV and FL tolerable 😀

[@gerfrechraldiii324]

as an Illinoisan, I can confirm, 95% of that 12.4M, is Chicago.

[@gamerkidtroy]

Ooooh the 90s😏

[@JadenBell-bc8iy]

In 2020 California/New York/And Michigan Was going down

[@user-qm4df1dh3o]

Good roots of stateman❤

[@thebillyboys4087]

I was sad to see Virginia go from top to bottom But then they made a comeback

[@whitestar20]

Sad what has happened to Illinois taxes pushing people out moving myself in 24

[@KnightxxArrow]

The rise of the Sun Belt (Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, and Arizona).

[@isabellaereshki]

Wow, Pennsylvania was 2nd in population from 1790 til 1949 basically? Wow. Growing up Pennsylvania was always ranked around 25th in just about everything or average or bottom half or bottom third, and I was taught it was a big state but passed up by several or many others. Also strange how it had nearly 11 million in 1954 but only 12.5 million when I was in high school between 1998 and 2002 according to our text books. Also weird it has so many people in the state but my home town has only been around 6,000 people for decades back to before I was born in 1984.

[@isabellaereshki]

Wow so we were 3rd this says until the 70s and 4th until 86? Wow

[@isabellaereshki]

Wow we got passed by Illinois in 1996 it says then passed them back in 2014 and are growing again? We were taught growing up Pennsylvania was losing population with no end in sight and it would get worse as baby boomers passed away

[@isabellaereshki]

And it looks like even if Pennsylvania combined with Ohio we would still only be 3rd behind Texas and California, barely ahead of Florida

[@dreadhead5719]

Ohio is underrated

[@ScottCleve33]

It is but I like it that way. It keeps people from moving here and messing it up. Look what good publicity is doing to other states.

[@Bryan-fb8dh]

From 100 to 300 mil in a hundred years is impressive. A billion is very possible and actually probable in 100 more years. North America as a continent can support that. I believe we are a little over half a billion now. China is trending to half a billion. Wont be long.

[@33Donner77]

I'll stay in one of the less populated states.

[@Gettopimp187]

I doubt that California will catch up to their previous growth again. I think it will more or less continue to decline or stagnate.

[@Onlinerando]

The growth rate will never be like it was. But the population started to increase again last year, so the decline has already stopped.

[@saidtheblueknight]

@@Onlinerando that's because of all the illegals crossing into the state. Eventually they are going to run out of money to house and feed them all, at which point they going to move somewhere else. Citizens with money ain't going back to California in droves.

[@MrGnastygnate]

Wishful thinking all the turdburglers want to move there

[@RandomRabbit007]

Homes are still $1 Million+ EASILY in all the desirable places. Clearly SOMEONE is buying them. Youre tripping if you think the world’s wealthy wont continue to call California their home. LA will always have the beautiful/entertainer types and the Bay Area will always have the world’s smartest people and the Central Valley will produce America’s fruits/veggies/nuts. I don’t see this changing any time soon. You want the best of the best, you make your company in California. There is still TONS of land available all over the state for McMansions. And the car industry will still base their regulations off whatever California votes thanks to the huge car-culture.

[@ikani1]

@@saidtheblueknight According to statistics from CBP from 2019 to today, Texas had 47.7% of nationwide encounters along its border, followed by Arizona with 18.7% and California with 14.3%

[@2ssrs950]

Wow Pennsylvania was in a decline after 2020 😢😢😢

[@Sussyvodka]

Why is this comment section so dumb, this data is perfectly acurate

[@zenplays8090]

I’m from California, I love my state, I don’t think I’d ever move out of the state And I don’t think Texas would be the most populated state since it’s way too hot there

[@CNSPORTZEDITZ]

How are California, New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts gonna be on population declines and then poof they start growing again right as we hit the future?

[@ericpadilla2454]

The cost of living in California is off putting so its projecting its growth to stall. Not many people are dying to retire in Cali like before.

[@alp6502]

I feel like most of illinois is just chicago

[@taniahe_alt4]

i can't believe that New Mexico failed it's population growth, i'm so sad

[@lberhold]

Interesting till the projection, then it was just comical. None of those top states will grow at the rates in the projections, New York for sure will keep shrinking.

[@LSRG-YT--LandonSRobloxGaming]

I wonder how California’s population will look like many years from now

[@poalima6527]

1930 is when the USA peaked ❤️❤️ Goated Top 4!!: 1. New York (12.59m) 2. Pennsylvania (9.63m) 3. Illinois (7.63m) 4. Ohio (6.65m) Largest cities: 1. New York City, New York (6.93m) 2. Chicago, Illinois (3.38m) 3. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1.95m) 4. Detroit, Michigan (1.57m) 5. Cleveland, Ohio (900k) 6. St. Louis, Missouri (822k) 7. Baltimore, Maryland (805k) 8. Boston, Massachusetts (781k) 9. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (670k) 10. Buffalo, New York (573k)

[@poonpzt]

why is the video length 9:11

[@DR_TNT]

It’s 9:12

[@DR_TNT]

Bro was 1 second from dark comments

[@MrLaptopus]

There was a time when Iowa had more people than Texas and Florida

[@myrage]

What is that app called?

[@zach2382]

It’s not an app

[@myrage]

Oh ok, so what is it?

[@zach2382]

@@myrage It’s probably just a charting website or something he made using several different programs on his computer

[@myrage]

Oh, ok!

[@Robloxian_ChannelReal]

When im a adult I'll gladly leave Illinois

[@TheLordOfNothing]

And go where?

[@Robloxian_ChannelReal]

@@TheLordOfNothing either south Dakota, ohio, iowa, north Dakota, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, texas etc

[@Q.R.C.]

New York lasted almost 200 years at no 1 place

[@Corbin-lt9uc]

Why is nobody talking about the time of the video💀💀💀

[@juanfermin8173]

Fun Fact : California has a higher population than Canada.

[@tylerkriesel8590]

As of 2024 it does NOT. Your information is outdated, and from 2015 pal.

[@cinemaidol]

I find it funny that you didn't correct the census undercounts while also including them in previous census data proven wrong. Florida undercounted nearly 800,0000 in the last census and Texas was also undercounted by 500,000. Illinois constantly gets a bad rap because of Trump's hate for Obama and his constant fighting with the city. Illinois in 2020 was actually 13.1million as it was undercounted. For the state to report a loss when the city of Chicago and cook county both gained in population despite data projecting losses there prior to the census. Then to see suburban Aurora who grew twice it's size from 1990 to 2010 surpassing 200k all the sudden lost 18,000 people. Despite school enrollment, energy usage, and the area is a hot spot of continued growth. The population clearly made no sense. Illinois naturally grows because it's a state that has more births than deaths, The black population has stalled with mild declines within the state, but thanks to Hispanic growth, Asian growth, and rapid white growth into downtown Chicago (Fastest growing downtown population for 30 years) even grew another 10% during the pandemic. With Illinois becoming the 8th cheapest state (even with its taxes), plus the fact Chicago for 11 years brought the most new job relocations and new HQ location openings for 11 years straight, Their position as the 10th most important global city, the largest investment projects in the nation currently taking place, and Illinois becoming more equitable for minorities while the southern migration has caused blacks to slow their exodus, Hispanics will continue to bring in population, and white boomers represent a small number of state population so any exodus is fake news. You have places like Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania maintaining their population when they have fewer woman in child bearing years, Detroit is another st Louis, Ohio continues to see it's cities dwindling except Columbus but that has begun to stall. Philadelphia is once again loosing and it's overwhelming low birthrate, high cost cities of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia will continue to lose (as Phoenix and soon Dallas will surpass the city). Houston is riddled in crime and the city has stalled. Austin, once the fastest growing city is now one of the most expensive cities and Texas is no longer attractive for retirees or business men as the state is declining in white population, blacks have begun leaving recently, and Hispanics have now taken top spot in population, yet this under privileged group economically are marginalized and will not be able to afford Texas in the future. Texas now costs 12% more than Illinois while Florida is nearing 45%. The Midwest states west of Ohio will be states that will see change for good and the south will have nother migration out as Republicans in the south have destroyed their economies

[@jamesleonard4713]

lol, So all the people are moving to Dallas, Atlanta, Nashville, Tampa, etc.... because the Republicans have destroyed their economies? Seems like the opposite to me, but ok.

[@generyan2332]

Luke must have ink written on his heart muscle. I think it says stupid.

[@BiffTannenBTTF]

Just remember folks,Native Americans were living in all states during this time too. Don't forget that.

[@zach2382]

Yes and that’s why they were counted

[@everotter9704]

doesnt minnasota have about six million

[@davidmills5286]

LOL@ california's population prediction to increase again from the covid downturn.

[@sumdued]

There's no way it's gonna go up like it did in the video lol

[@gabrielspianohouse6583]

It will don't worry. You're thinking the population of California will be zero?

[@Onlinerando]

California’s population increased in 2023.

[@gabrielspianohouse6583]

@@Onlinerando yes it did.

[@sumdued]

@@gabrielspianohouse6583 Well obv it's not gonna decrease to zero. Eventually it'll plateau and maybe start to go up again

[@daryls7656]

I held out forever.....then they came to Michigan.

[@Skoldpaddashell]

Rip Michigan

[@SubscribeToChasingTheLife]

Congratulations on 200K!

[@camdaman4946]

Bro NE was not in 1858 it made in march,1,1867 I know because I live there

[@Obelov]

Lol its funny Cali is going down that last decade in real years but suddenly starts going up in the projected future.😂😂😂 😇🙄😵‍💫🤦‍♂️🤫

[@milliedragon4418]

So Virginia was number one until 1807 and that was New York New York reins supreme until the 1960s when California took over And the 1920s California was in the top 10 in the 1930s. California was in the top five and the 1950s California was in second place by 1964. California was number one. Do you think Texas or Florida will surpass California as the most populous state by 2040 *or beyond Comment if you please

[@Haxridmann]

VA❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@JohnDoe-od7ye]

The bigger Texas gets the bluer it gets politically. Percentage of vote for Dem nominee ~ 2020: 46.5% 2016: 43.2% 2012: 41.4% 2008: 43.7% 2004: 38.2% 2000: 38.0% I fully expect Texas to go Blue in 2028.

[@emaangelinetamayo7804]

People who were finding California at the start of the video ⬇️

[@ramonmedellin-pu1dq]

Yeah California was part of mexico in tris early years

[@generyan2332]

Luke said that people can be morally objective without thinking about it. That's a lie. He believes morality is written on his heart pump by a god, which is subjective. He keeps burying himself in contradictions.

[@PabloOR]

Texas , the lost brother of Chile 🇨🇱

[@A808K]

What about the existing indigenous populations ??

[@OklahomingMissle]

We weren't even seen as humans during those days.

[@zach2382]

They are being counted they’re human beings so they’re being counted among the other human beings. Why is this such a hard concept for people to understand?

[@TheLordOfNothing]

Everyone was counted in the US census. Yes, even slaves were (albeit, it was just their gender and age)

[@zach2382]

@@OklahomingMissleyes they were

[@OklahomingMissle]

@@zach2382 No, we weren't.

[@KBola12]

200k❤😊

[@toni4729]

Look at the way India is now and think, that the US in fifty years. Look out, it's coming fast.

[@captainamerica5826]

Everyday I wake up and think God I wasn't born in India it's seriously messed up and sooooo filthy.

[@amireallythatgrumpy6508]

@@captainamerica5826 Everywhere, including India, is better than the USA

[@MegaTwinz]

This is actually not true. New York is the 27th most popular state. Now

[@SQUAREHEADSAM1912]

No, it’s still the forth!! (Source: I live here) 9 million in the city 10 million upstate.

[@TheLordOfNothing]

@@SQUAREHEADSAM1912 Stay there.

[@amireallythatgrumpy6508]

@@TheLordOfNothing What's the point of that response when the whole USA is full of dumb people?

[@Jo-Jo8vs]

Hmmh, had been there no natives or are they included?

[@rich99552]

census data, so only US citizens

[@zach2382]

They’re included you know because they’re human beings they will be counted among the other humans the other guy who responded to you, just ignore him

[@rich99552]

⁠​⁠@@zach2382??? the American government before the 1900s did not consider native Americans US citizens, so they were not counted among the census. population estimates for this video come from past US censuses, so the data does not take into account native americans.

[@rich99552]

(if natives were counted, then there would be very sizeable native populations in western states like California in the 1700s, but the video shows nothing)

[@zach2382]

@@rich99552 first thing they went back and updated the previous census

[@Burrgametate]

Ohio in the building

[@dragonknight1994]

Texas!

[@user-ws5nc8is8u]

America would’ve won by a landslide if it was by burgers eaten

[@BUY_YT_VIEWS_m044]

Epic edit! 🎬

[@MARCOSAGUILARVALLEJO]

Bien pero no sale ¡ALASKA! NO SALE EN LA TABLA DE TODOS

[@gabrielst8882]

Es porque no tiene la suficiente población para aparecer en la tabla

[@nostalgic_pokemon_memories]

move out of florida. way to many people here

[@ikani1]

Also it'll be under water in 30 years

[@highlymedicated2438]

@@ikani1 the whole state?

[@dylan39104]

California is the winner

[@sentrosity9176]

GEORGIA RAHHHHHHH AMERICA

[@Somedudeidk26]

Texas could pass California in 2024-2025 due to its rapid growth and in early 2024 it will grow insanely because of the eclipse in Texas

[@thomaswatson1739]

Texas will secede soon though so it won’t be applicable to this rank system

[@Posidon09]

​@@thomaswatson1739no it won't one it can't leave even if it wanted too and two most want to stay in the union anyway and 3 texas is dependent for alot of things outside Texas so if it secedes it would be horrible. Stop trying to spread this shit.

[@thomaswatson1739]

They can leave. Called right to self determination. Texas also has a sea coast to bring in whatever they don't already have. @@Posidon09

[@jokecorn9993]

@@thomaswatson1739Id like to see them try.

[@ScottCleve33]

​@@Posidon09Why would needing things outside the state prevent Texas from seceding? The united states needs things outside our borders. Thats called foreign trade. Lots of countries do it.