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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

2014 · 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 4,166
2 New Jersey 461
3 Rhode Island 390
4 Massachusetts 333
5 Connecticut 286
6 Maryland 235
7 Delaware 184
8 New York 161
9 Florida 142
10 Pennsylvania 110
11 Ohio 109
12 California 95.6
13 Illinois 89.5
14 Hawaii 85.0
15 Virginia 81.0
16 North Carolina 78.7
17 Indiana 71.0
18 Michigan 67.5
19 Georgia 67.1
20 South Carolina 61.8
21 Tennessee 61.3
22 New Hampshire 57.4
23 Kentucky 42.9
24 Louisiana 41.2
25 Washington 40.9
26 Wisconsin 40.9
27 Texas 39.8
28 Alabama 36.8
29 Missouri 33.9
30 West Virginia 29.7
31 Minnesota 26.4
32 Vermont 26.1
33 Mississippi 24.6
34 Arizona 22.9
35 Arkansas 22.0
36 Oklahoma 21.8
37 Iowa 21.5
38 Colorado 19.9
39 Maine 16.6
40 Oregon 15.9
41 Utah 13.8
42 Kansas 13.7
43 Nevada 9.9
44 Nebraska 9.4
45 Idaho 7.6
46 New Mexico 6.6
47 South Dakota 4.3
48 North Dakota 4.1
49 Montana 2.7
50 Wyoming 2.3
51 Alaska 0.5

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2014

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.