Can you name the five most populous US states in each of the years listed?

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  • Enter a state in the box below
  • Correctly named states will show up below
  • Click any empty Year or State to answer for that location
  • Source: US Census
  • Name the 5 most populated states in each listed year, according to US census data. Population is shown in millions. Standard two letter postal abbreviations are accepted as alternatives to state names
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2000
33.9 
20.8 
19.0 
16.0 
12.4 
1980
23.7 
17.6 
14.2 
11.9 
11.4 
1960
16.8 
15.7 
11.3 
10.1 
9.7 
1940
13.5 
9.9 
8.0 
6.9 
6.9 
1920
10.3 
8.7 
6.7 
5.7 
4.7 
1900
7.3 
6.3 
4.8 
4.2 
3.1 
1880
5.1 
4.3 
3.2 
3.1 
2.7 
1860
3.9 
2.9 
2.3 
1.7 
1.6 
1840
2.4 
1.7 
1.5 
1.2 
0.8 
1820
1.4 
1.1 
1.0 
0.6 
0.6 
1800
0.9 
0.6 
0.6 
0.5 
0.4 
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