California Population 1900-2023
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of California from 1900 to 2023.
- The population of California in 2023 was 38,965,193, a 0.19% decline from 2022.
- The population of California in 2022 was 39,040,616, a 0.27% decline from 2021.
- The population of California in 2021 was 39,145,060, a 0.91% decline from 2020.
- The population of California in 2020 was 39,503,200, a 0.17% increase from 2019.
| State Population Ranking |
| State Name |
Population |
| California |
38,965,193 |
| Texas |
30,503,301 |
| Florida |
22,610,726 |
| New York |
19,571,216 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,961,683 |
| Illinois |
12,549,689 |
| Ohio |
11,785,935 |
| Georgia |
11,029,227 |
| North Carolina |
10,835,491 |
| Michigan |
10,037,261 |
| New Jersey |
9,290,841 |
| Virginia |
8,715,698 |
| Washington |
7,812,880 |
| Arizona |
7,431,344 |
| Tennessee |
7,126,489 |
| Massachusetts |
7,001,399 |
| Indiana |
6,862,199 |
| Missouri |
6,196,156 |
| Maryland |
6,180,253 |
| Wisconsin |
5,910,955 |
| Colorado |
5,877,610 |
| Minnesota |
5,737,915 |
| South Carolina |
5,373,555 |
| Alabama |
5,108,468 |
| Louisiana |
4,573,749 |
| Kentucky |
4,526,154 |
| Oregon |
4,233,358 |
| Oklahoma |
4,053,824 |
| Connecticut |
3,617,176 |
| Utah |
3,417,734 |
| Iowa |
3,207,004 |
| Nevada |
3,194,176 |
| Arkansas |
3,067,732 |
| Kansas |
2,940,546 |
| Mississippi |
2,939,690 |
| New Mexico |
2,114,371 |
| Nebraska |
1,978,379 |
| Idaho |
1,964,726 |
| West Virginia |
1,770,071 |
| Hawaii |
1,435,138 |
| New Hampshire |
1,402,054 |
| Maine |
1,395,722 |
| Montana |
1,132,812 |
| Rhode Island |
1,095,962 |
| Delaware |
1,031,890 |
| North Dakota |
783,926 |
| Alaska |
733,406 |
| Wyoming |
584,057 |
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California - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
38,965,193 |
-0.19% |
| 2022 |
39,040,616 |
-0.27% |
| 2021 |
39,145,060 |
-0.91% |
| 2020 |
39,503,200 |
0.17% |
| 2019 |
39,437,610 |
0.00% |
| 2018 |
39,437,463 |
0.25% |
| 2017 |
39,337,785 |
0.48% |
| 2016 |
39,149,186 |
0.63% |
| 2015 |
38,904,296 |
0.82% |
| 2014 |
38,586,706 |
0.87% |
| 2013 |
38,253,768 |
0.81% |
| 2012 |
37,944,551 |
0.82% |
| 2011 |
37,636,311 |
0.85% |
| 2010 |
37,319,550 |
0.97% |
| 2009 |
36,961,229 |
0.97% |
| 2008 |
36,604,337 |
0.98% |
| 2007 |
36,250,311 |
0.64% |
| 2006 |
36,021,202 |
0.54% |
| 2005 |
35,827,943 |
0.71% |
| 2004 |
35,574,576 |
0.91% |
| 2003 |
35,253,159 |
1.09% |
| 2002 |
34,871,843 |
1.14% |
| 2001 |
34,479,458 |
1.45% |
| 2000 |
33,987,977 |
2.54% |
| 1999 |
33,145,121 |
1.41% |
| 1998 |
32,682,794 |
1.44% |
| 1997 |
32,217,708 |
1.37% |
| 1996 |
31,780,829 |
0.91% |
| 1995 |
31,493,525 |
0.56% |
| 1994 |
31,317,179 |
0.55% |
| 1993 |
31,147,208 |
0.88% |
| 1992 |
30,875,920 |
1.52% |
| 1991 |
30,414,114 |
1.55% |
| 1990 |
29,950,111 |
2.51% |
| 1989 |
29,218,164 |
2.65% |
| 1988 |
28,464,249 |
2.47% |
| 1987 |
27,777,158 |
2.49% |
| 1986 |
27,102,237 |
2.50% |
| 1985 |
26,441,109 |
2.31% |
| 1984 |
25,844,393 |
1.91% |
| 1983 |
25,360,026 |
2.18% |
| 1982 |
24,820,009 |
2.20% |
| 1981 |
24,285,933 |
2.04% |
| 1980 |
23,800,800 |
2.34% |
| 1979 |
23,256,880 |
1.84% |
| 1978 |
22,835,958 |
2.16% |
| 1977 |
22,352,396 |
1.90% |
| 1976 |
21,935,909 |
1.85% |
| 1975 |
21,537,849 |
1.72% |
| 1974 |
21,173,865 |
1.46% |
| 1973 |
20,868,728 |
1.38% |
| 1972 |
20,585,469 |
1.18% |
| 1971 |
20,345,939 |
1.88% |
| 1970 |
19,971,069 |
1.32% |
| 1969 |
19,711,000 |
1.63% |
| 1968 |
19,394,000 |
1.14% |
| 1967 |
19,176,000 |
1.69% |
| 1966 |
18,858,000 |
1.47% |
| 1965 |
18,585,000 |
2.39% |
| 1964 |
18,151,000 |
2.73% |
| 1963 |
17,668,000 |
3.49% |
| 1962 |
17,072,000 |
3.49% |
| 1961 |
16,497,000 |
3.95% |
| 1960 |
15,870,000 |
2.61% |
| 1959 |
15,467,000 |
3.94% |
| 1958 |
14,880,000 |
4.32% |
| 1957 |
14,264,000 |
4.02% |
| 1956 |
13,713,000 |
4.42% |
| 1955 |
13,133,000 |
3.04% |
| 1954 |
12,746,000 |
4.04% |
| 1953 |
12,251,000 |
5.29% |
| 1952 |
11,635,000 |
4.50% |
| 1951 |
11,134,000 |
4.28% |
| 1950 |
10,677,000 |
3.29% |
| 1949 |
10,337,000 |
2.71% |
| 1948 |
10,064,000 |
2.36% |
| 1947 |
9,832,000 |
2.86% |
| 1946 |
9,559,000 |
2.30% |
| 1945 |
9,344,000 |
4.46% |
| 1944 |
8,945,000 |
5.16% |
| 1943 |
8,506,000 |
9.97% |
| 1942 |
7,735,000 |
6.88% |
| 1941 |
7,237,000 |
4.13% |
| 1940 |
6,950,000 |
2.43% |
| 1939 |
6,785,000 |
1.94% |
| 1938 |
6,656,000 |
1.96% |
| 1937 |
6,528,000 |
2.95% |
| 1936 |
6,341,000 |
2.69% |
| 1935 |
6,175,000 |
1.90% |
| 1934 |
6,060,000 |
1.63% |
| 1933 |
5,963,000 |
1.17% |
| 1932 |
5,894,000 |
1.20% |
| 1931 |
5,824,000 |
1.98% |
| 1930 |
5,711,000 |
3.25% |
| 1929 |
5,531,000 |
3.50% |
| 1928 |
5,344,000 |
3.83% |
| 1927 |
5,147,000 |
4.42% |
| 1926 |
4,929,000 |
4.21% |
| 1925 |
4,730,000 |
4.16% |
| 1924 |
4,541,000 |
6.35% |
| 1923 |
4,270,000 |
6.99% |
| 1922 |
3,991,000 |
5.16% |
| 1921 |
3,795,000 |
6.78% |
| 1920 |
3,554,000 |
6.44% |
| 1919 |
3,339,000 |
2.36% |
| 1918 |
3,262,000 |
2.87% |
| 1917 |
3,171,000 |
3.26% |
| 1916 |
3,071,000 |
2.09% |
| 1915 |
3,008,000 |
2.52% |
| 1914 |
2,934,000 |
4.38% |
| 1913 |
2,811,000 |
5.36% |
| 1912 |
2,668,000 |
5.29% |
| 1911 |
2,534,000 |
5.32% |
| 1910 |
2,406,000 |
5.43% |
| 1909 |
2,282,000 |
5.60% |
| 1908 |
2,161,000 |
5.21% |
| 1907 |
2,054,000 |
3.95% |
| 1906 |
1,976,000 |
4.38% |
| 1905 |
1,893,000 |
5.64% |
| 1904 |
1,792,000 |
5.29% |
| 1903 |
1,702,000 |
4.87% |
| 1902 |
1,623,000 |
4.71% |
| 1901 |
1,550,000 |
4.03% |
| 1900 |
1,490,000 |
0.00% |
