STATISTICS OF State Land Area (Sq. Miles) July 1, 1950 Population % Pop. Increase 1940-1950 Alabama......... 51,078 3,061,743 8.1 Arizona......... 113,580 749,587 50.1 Arkansas........ 52,725 1,909,511 -2.0 California...... 156,803 10,586,223 53.3 Colorado........ 103,967 1,325,089 18.0 Connecticut..... 4,899 2,007,280 17.4 Delaware........ 1,978 318,085 19.4 District of Columbia 61 802,178 21.0 Florida......... 54,262 2,771,305 46.1 Georgia......... 58,518 3,444,578 10.3 Idaho........... 82,808 588,637 12.1 Illinois......... 55,947 8,712,176 10.3 Indiana......... 36,205 3,934,224 14.8 Iowa............ 55,985 2,621,073 3.3 Kansas.......... 82,113 1,905,299 5.8 Kentucky........ 40,109 2,944,806 3.5 Louisiana....... 45,177 2,683,516 13.5 Maine........... 31,040 913,774 7.9 Maryland........ 9,887 2,343,001 28.6 Massachusetts.... 7,907 4,690,514 8.7 Michigan........ 57,022 6,371,766 21.2 Minnesota....... 80,009 2,982,483 6.8 Mississippi...... 47,420 2,178,914 -0.2 Missouri........ 69,270 3,954,653 4.5 Montana......... 146,316 591,024 5.6 Nebraska........ 76,653 1,325,510 0.7 Nevada.......... 109,802 160,083 45.2 New Hampshire.... 9,024 533,242 8.5 New Jersey....... 7,522 4,835,329 16.2 New Mexico...... 121,511 681,187 28.1 New York........ 47,929 14,830,192 10.0 North Carolina.... 49,142 4,061,929 13.7 North Dakota..... 70,054 619,636 -3.5 Ohio............ 41,122 7,946,627 15.0 Oklahoma........ 69,283 2,233,351 -4.4 Oregon.......... 96,350 1,521,341 39.6 Pennsylvania..... 45,045 10,498,012 6.0 Rhode Island..... 1,058 791,896 11.0 South Carolina.... 30,594 2,117,027 11.4 South Dakota..... 76,536 652,740 1.5 Tennessee........ 41,961 3,291,718 12.9 Texas............ 263,644 7,711,194 20.2 Utah............. 82,346 688,862 25.2 Vermont.......... 9,278 377,747 5.2 Virginia......... 39,899 3,318,680 23.9 Washington....... 66,977 2,378,963 37.0 West Virginia..... 24,090 2,005,552 5.4 Wisconsin........ 54,715 3,434,575 9.5 Wyoming......... 97,506 290,529 15.9