Intercensal Estimates of the Total Resident Population of States: 1940 to 1949. (in thousands) Source: Population Distribution Branch US Bureau of the Census Release date: Feb. 1996 The 1940-49 estimates are consistent with those published in Current Population Reports Series P25-139. P25-139 also describes the methodology used to derive the estimates. The figures are July 1, estimates for each year. 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 U.S. 131,954 133,121 133,920 134,245 132,885 132,481 Northeast 35,975 35,987 35,575 34,881 34,335 34,067 North Central 40,223 40,334 40,236 39,284 39,006 38,807 South 41,825 42,623 43,269 43,933 43,002 42,594 West 13,931 14,178 14,840 16,147 16,543 17,012 AL 2,845 2,902 2,941 2,902 2,802 2,775 AZ 499 490 524 692 610 594 AR 1,955 1,969 1,977 1,843 1,768 1,762 CA 6,950 7,237 7,735 8,506 8,945 9,344 CO 1,130 1,124 1,113 1,153 1,137 1,116 CT 1,708 1,746 1,792 1,792 1,778 1,769 DE 269 275 279 282 285 286 DC 690 764 851 900 881 876 FL 1,915 2,017 2,151 2,451 2,420 2,465 GA 3,119 3,179 3,209 3,245 3,176 3,119 ID 522 501 478 500 529 507 IL 7,905 7,995 8,057 7,761 7,719 7,601 IN 3,433 3,483 3,507 3,449 3,440 3,427 IA 2,537 2,491 2,439 2,334 2,301 2,308 KS 1,788 1,765 1,760 1,796 1,779 1,731 KY 2,859 2,824 2,797 2,693 2,631 2,597 LA 2,370 2,484 2,546 2,565 2,508 2,429 ME 849 852 839 806 801 800 MD 1,839 1,913 1,998 2,089 2,118 2,096 MA 4,318 4,389 4,370 4,257 4,192 4,201 MI 5,315 5,472 5,549 5,405 5,467 5,475 MN 2,790 2,718 2,662 2,577 2,526 2,537 MS 2,176 2,184 2,210 2,280 2,167 2,090 MO 3,786 3,811 3,829 3,705 3,560 3,516 MT 558 543 518 485 469 477 NE 1,316 1,272 1,239 1,241 1,216 1,211 NV 113 120 137 151 153 149 NH 492 490 481 462 456 459 NJ 4,175 4,254 4,297 4,226 4,158 4,108 NM 531 506 502 534 527 537 NY 13,456 13,267 13,002 12,807 12,628 12,495 NC 3,574 3,589 3,569 3,654 3,560 3,533 ND 640 615 583 546 534 546 OH 6,929 6,958 6,969 6,868 6,918 6,916 OK 2,325 2,262 2,215 2,205 2,043 2,028 OR 1,086 1,071 1,107 1,221 1,233 1,250 PA 9,896 9,911 9,704 9,444 9,214 9,143 RI 719 731 748 760 795 776 SC 1,902 1,962 2,007 1,967 1,943 1,934 SD 641 613 589 587 565 579 TN 2,935 2,973 2,939 2,972 2,868 2,878 TX 6,425 6,585 6,711 7,012 6,876 6,826 UT 552 551 575 631 605 591 VT 363 348 343 327 314 315 VA 2,720 2,855 3,038 3,130 3,248 3,193 WA 1,740 1,789 1,901 2,027 2,092 2,206 WV 1,907 1,885 1,831 1,741 1,706 1,708 WI 3,143 3,140 3,053 3,014 2,980 2,961 WY 250 247 251 247 242 239 1946 1947 1948 1949 U.S. 140,054 143,446 146,093 148,665 Northeast 36,594 37,835 38,790 39,551 North Central 41,576 42,597 43,437 44,175 South 44,261 45,041 45,414 45,981 West 17,623 17,973 18,452 18,958 AL 2,911 2,942 2,969 3,000 AZ 616 653 690 714 AR 1,797 1,836 1,825 1,844 CA 9,559 9,832 10,064 10,337 CO 1,203 1,237 1,263 1,295 CT 1,906 1,967 2,014 2,032 DE 299 305 312 316 DC 899 888 840 807 FL 2,440 2,528 2,578 2,668 GA 3,242 3,272 3,259 3,325 ID 509 522 551 570 IL 8,155 8,341 8,552 8,670 IN 3,702 3,779 3,877 3,958 IA 2,467 2,509 2,543 2,578 KS 1,805 1,853 1,892 1,925 KY 2,761 2,803 2,817 2,849 LA 2,556 2,579 2,596 2,634 ME 832 854 878 903 MD 2,214 2,248 2,271 2,329 MA 4,494 4,580 4,674 4,741 MI 5,874 6,076 6,213 6,332 MN 2,734 2,796 2,868 2,935 MS 2,064 2,107 2,076 2,085 MO 3,746 3,845 3,844 3,882 MT 514 531 542 569 NE 1,256 1,265 1,265 1,302 NV 143 149 156 157 NH 494 507 520 533 NJ 4,492 4,618 4,774 4,889 NM 561 582 604 644 NY 13,398 13,982 14,497 14,892 NC 3,706 3,769 3,837 3,911 ND 570 578 580 597 OH 7,512 7,705 7,876 7,973 OK 2,128 2,133 2,089 2,105 OR 1,338 1,361 1,405 1,431 PA 9,866 10,196 10,287 10,390 RI 770 776 787 801 SC 1,936 1,992 1,996 2,029 SD 588 601 612 631 TN 3,074 3,166 3,216 3,236 TX 7,197 7,388 7,626 7,623 UT 638 636 653 671 VT 342 354 359 369 VA 3,212 3,201 3,207 3,292 WA 2,288 2,211 2,255 2,294 WV 1,826 1,883 1,899 1,930 WI 3,167 3,250 3,314 3,391 WY 254 258 269 277