Population: United States, Canada and Mexico compared

Total population of each country and of every state, province, territory and estado. Each figure keeps its own source, reference period and definition; read the notes before comparing.

National values

Population, national values. Periods: United States 2024; Canada 2026; Mexico 2025.

National values
Country	Population	Period	Basis
United States	340,110,988	2024	Census Bureau estimate, July 1
Canada	41,798,407	2026	StatCan estimate, July 1
Mexico	130,911,314	2025	INEGI Intercensal Survey (survey-based count)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates: State Population Totals and Components of Change (NST-EST2024-ALLDATA). Reference period: 2024.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01: Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender. Reference period: 2026.

Source: INEGI, Banco de Indicadores, indicator 1002000001: Población total (Encuesta Intercensal 2025; Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020). Reference period: 2025.

States, provinces and estados

United States Canada Mexico (hatched)

Population, latest available, sorted high to low. 30 areas ranked by Population. Highest: US · California (39.43M); lowest: CA · PEI (183k). Showing the 10 highest areas in each country. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S., Canadian and Mexican official sources.

Show all 97 areas

Population, latest available, sorted high to low. 97 areas ranked by Population. Highest: US · California (39.43M); lowest: CA · Nunavut (43k). All 97 areas. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S., Canadian and Mexican official sources.


California	United States	39,431,263
Texas	United States	31,290,831
Florida	United States	23,372,215
New York	United States	19,867,248
México	Mexico	17,612,480
Ontario	Canada	16,262,121
Pennsylvania	United States	13,078,751
Illinois	United States	12,710,158
Ohio	United States	11,883,304
Georgia	United States	11,180,878
North Carolina	United States	11,046,024
Michigan	United States	10,140,459
New Jersey	United States	9,500,851
Ciudad de México	Mexico	9,216,407
Quebec	Canada	9,067,114
Virginia	United States	8,811,195
Jalisco	Mexico	8,679,851
Washington	United States	7,958,180
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave	Mexico	7,917,876
Arizona	United States	7,582,384
Tennessee	United States	7,227,750
Massachusetts	United States	7,136,171
Indiana	United States	6,924,275
Puebla	Mexico	6,851,933
Guanajuato	Mexico	6,446,935
Nuevo León	Mexico	6,291,899
Maryland	United States	6,263,220
Missouri	United States	6,245,466
Wisconsin	United States	5,960,975
Colorado	United States	5,957,493
Chiapas	Mexico	5,860,728
Minnesota	United States	5,793,151
British Columbia	Canada	5,710,598
South Carolina	United States	5,478,831
Alabama	United States	5,157,699
Alberta	Canada	5,101,050
Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	4,889,574
Louisiana	United States	4,597,740
Kentucky	United States	4,588,372
Oregon	United States	4,272,371
Oaxaca	Mexico	4,169,180
Oklahoma	United States	4,095,393
Baja California	Mexico	4,009,678
Chihuahua	Mexico	3,903,944
Connecticut	United States	3,675,069
Tamaulipas	Mexico	3,620,715
Utah	United States	3,503,613
Guerrero	Mexico	3,418,902
Coahuila de Zaragoza	Mexico	3,415,128
Nevada	United States	3,267,467
Hidalgo	Mexico	3,245,595
Iowa	United States	3,241,488
Puerto Rico	United States	3,203,295
Sinaloa	Mexico	3,102,935
Arkansas	United States	3,088,354
Sonora	Mexico	3,049,889
Kansas	United States	2,970,606
Mississippi	United States	2,943,045
San Luis Potosí	Mexico	2,889,524
Querétaro	Mexico	2,606,836
Tabasco	Mexico	2,527,009
Yucatán	Mexico	2,506,448
New Mexico	United States	2,130,256
Quintana Roo	Mexico	2,100,792
Nebraska	United States	2,005,465
Idaho	United States	2,001,619
Morelos	Mexico	1,997,217
Durango	Mexico	1,943,290
West Virginia	United States	1,769,979
Zacatecas	Mexico	1,686,419
Aguascalientes	Mexico	1,539,174
Manitoba	Canada	1,517,379
Hawaii	United States	1,446,146
Tlaxcala	Mexico	1,419,482
New Hampshire	United States	1,409,032
Maine	United States	1,405,012
Nayarit	Mexico	1,299,075
Saskatchewan	Canada	1,278,402
Montana	United States	1,137,233
Rhode Island	United States	1,112,308
Nova Scotia	Canada	1,103,419
Delaware	United States	1,051,917
Campeche	Mexico	968,673
Baja California Sur	Mexico	961,514
South Dakota	United States	924,669
New Brunswick	Canada	883,522
North Dakota	United States	796,568
Colima	Mexico	762,212
Alaska	United States	740,133
District of Columbia	United States	702,250
Vermont	United States	648,493
Wyoming	United States	587,618
Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada	552,462
Prince Edward Island	Canada	182,989
Yukon	Canada	50,356
Northwest Territories	Canada	45,904
Nunavut	Canada	43,091

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates: State Population Totals and Components of Change (NST-EST2024-ALLDATA). Reference period: 2024.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01: Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender. Reference period: 2026.

Source: INEGI, Banco de Indicadores, indicator 1002000001: Población total (Encuesta Intercensal 2025; Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020). Reference period: 2025.

How the countries differ

Reference dates differ: the U.S. and Canadian figures are July 1 estimates; Mexico's 2025 figure is from INEGI's Encuesta Intercensal, a survey-based count.
Reference years differ (United States 2024, Canada 2026, Mexico 2025), as shown in the chart caption and table; compare levels, not growth, across countries.

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Population: United States, Canada and Mexico compared. Compiled by Quadranac from INEGI; Statistics Canada; U.S. Census Bureau. Data last updated 2026-10-26. https://quadranac.com/comparison/population/

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