All right, Alaska and New Jersey have a lot of differences, like with any two states when compared. Sure, it is generally more interesting to discuss the several things that they have in common, rather than their infinite differences, but in this instance they are extremities.
New Jersey is the most densely populated state, and Alaska is the least. This should be no surprise if you examine their population and land size. New Jersey is one of the most populated states, but it possesses some of the least land; Alaska is one of the least populated states, but it is the largest state by land size.
New Jersey has an astounding 1,265 people per square mile, which is about the same density as Jacksonville, Florida, but across an entire state! On the other hand, Alaska has a single person per square mile on average; that is equivalent to the population density of the Falkland Islands!
The United States has an average population density of about 87 people per square mile, meaning Missouri has the closest average density to that of the entire US.
The States by Population Density (People per Square Mile):
- New Jersey 1,265
- Rhode Island 1,070
- Massachusetts 909
- Connecticut 746
- Maryland 640
- Delaware 516
- New York 431
- Florida 409
- Pennsylvania 291
- Ohio 289
- California 256
- Illinois 230
- Hawaii 230
- Virginia 221
- North Carolina 218
- Indiana 191
- Georgia 188
- Michigan 179
- South Carolina 173
- Tennessee 170
- New Hampshire 155
- Washington 119
- Texas 114
- Kentucky 114
- Wisconsin 109
- Louisiana 107
- Alabama 100
- Missouri 90
- West Virginia 74
- Minnesota 73
- Vermont 70
- Arizona 64
- Mississippi 63
- Oklahoma 58
- Arkansas 58
- Iowa 58
- Colorado 57
- Oregon 45
- Maine 44
- Utah 41
- Kansas 36
- Nevada 29
- Nebraska 26
- Idaho 23
- New Mexico 18
- South Dakota 12
- North Dakota 12
- Montana 8
- Wyoming 6
- Alaska 1
What is the most, or least, densely populated state that you have visited?
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