Can you name the the most-populous states in the history of the US?

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  • Enter the five most-populous states in the US from 1790 until 2010. Only states that had been admitted into the union by that year are included. Population figures are rounded in thousands.
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1790
691.7 
434.4 
393.8 
378.8 
340.1 
1800
807.6 
602.5 
586.1 
478.1 
422.8 
1810
959.0 
877.7 
810.1 
556.5 
472.0 
1820
1,372.8 
1,049.5 
938.3 
638.8 
581.4 
1830
1,918.6 
1,348.2 
1,044.1 
937.9 
738.0 
1840
2,428.9 
1,724.0 
1,519.5 
1,025.2 
829.2 
1850
3,097.4 
2,311.8 
1,980.3 
1,119.3 
1,002.7 
1860
3,880.7 
2,906.2 
2,339.5 
1,712.0 
1,350.4 
1870
4,382.8 
3,522.0 
2,665.3 
2,539.9 
1,721.3 
1880
5,082.9 
4,282.9 
3,198.1 
3,077.9 
2,168.4 
1890
6,003.2 
5,258.0 
3,826.4 
3,672.3 
2,679.2 
1900
7,268.9 
6,302.1 
4,821.6 
4,157.5 
3,106.7 
1910
9,113.6 
7,665.1 
5,638.6 
4,767.1 
3,896.5 
1920
10,385.2 
8,720.0 
6,485.3 
5,759.4 
4,663.2 
1930
12,588.1 
9,631.4 
7,630.7 
6,646.7 
5,824.7 
1940
13,479.1 
9,900.2 
7,897.2 
6,907.6 
6,907.4 
1950
14,830.2 
10,586.2 
10,498.0 
8,712.2 
7,946.6 
1960
16,782.3 
15,717.2 
11,319.4 
10,081.2 
9,706.4 
1970
19,953.1 
18,237.0 
11,793.9 
11,196.7 
11,114.0 
1980
23,667.9 
17,558.1 
14,229.2 
11,863.9 
11,426.5 
1990
29,760.0 
17,990.5 
16,986.5 
12,937.9 
11,881.6 
2000
33,871.6 
20,851.8 
18,976.5 
15,982.4 
12,419.3 
2010
37,254.0 
25,145.6 
19,378.1 
18,801.3 
12,830.6 
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Historical US State Population - Most-Populous States Quiz

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