Highest State Population Density
Population density is measured by the number of people within in a square mile. Gathering facts concerning density can help a municipality, county and state to plan programs and infrastructure projects. Water, sewer facilities, recreation and health care are just a few of the resources needed by a swelling population.
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Highest Density
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The state with the highest population density is New Jersey. New Jersey's population was 8,707,739 in 2009, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Pack that many people into 2,000 square miles and the density is 1,134.4 people per square mile.
Comparisons
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New Hampshire is roughly the same size as New Jersey, but the population is 1,324,575 people. The population density is 137.8 people per square mile, almost 10 times less than the state of New Jersey.
North Carolina has the closest number to New Jersey in population at 8,857,000 people within 52,669 square miles. The population density there is just 165.2 people per square mile.
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High to Low
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The next four states after New Jersey with the highest population density are Rhode Island at 1,003.2, Massachusetts at 809.8, Connecticut at 702.9 and Maryland at 541.9.
The lowest population density is in Alaska with just 1.1 people per square mile.
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References
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