5 least populated US states (2020 census)
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- 1South Dakota886,667
South Dakota is home to Mount Rushmore, the Badlands, and more bison than most states have people. Its biggest city, Sioux Falls, is smaller than a lot of suburbs , yet it's a surprise banking hub thanks to friendly credit-card laws.
- 2North Dakota779,094
North Dakota didn't have an official state capital city on its statehood day in 1889 , the paperwork was famously ambiguous. It's now known for oil booms, brutal winters, and being the country's top producer of honey. Yes, honey.
- 3Alaska733,391
Alaska is more than twice the size of Texas but has fewer people than most mid-sized U.S. cities. The U.S. bought it from Russia in 1867 for about 2 cents an acre , a deal mocked as 'Seward's Folly' until gold and oil showed up.
- 4Vermont643,077
Vermont has more cows per capita than almost any other state and produces the majority of America's maple syrup. It was briefly its own independent republic before joining the U.S. in 1791 , the 14th state, and still fiercely proud of it.
- 5Wyoming576,851
Wyoming has fewer people than a single mid-sized city, yet contains most of Yellowstone , the world's first national park. It was also the first place in the U.S. to grant women the right to vote, all the way back in 1869.