Wyoming has a smaller population than the other 49 states combined

Wyoming, compared with everywhere else.

I’ve checked this properly. Take the population of all 50 states, 341,091,212, and subtract Wyoming’s 588,753 to get the other 49: 340,502,459. Divide that by Wyoming and you get 578.3, which is more than 1, so the map is correct. To be sure, I also tried it the other way round, adding Wyoming to itself until it matched the other 49. It took 578 Wyomings, with a bit left over.

It’s true of every state, but it’s most true of Wyoming, which is the least populated state in the US.

Source: US Census Bureau population estimates, July 2025.

See every state

State	Population (July 2025)
California	39,355,309
Texas	31,709,821
Florida	23,462,518
New York	20,002,427
Pennsylvania	13,059,432
Illinois	12,719,141
Ohio	11,900,510
Georgia	11,302,748
North Carolina	11,197,968
Michigan	10,127,884
New Jersey	9,548,215
Virginia	8,880,107
Washington	8,001,020
Arizona	7,623,818
Tennessee	7,315,076
Massachusetts	7,154,084
Indiana	6,973,333
Missouri	6,270,541
Maryland	6,265,347
Colorado	6,012,561
Wisconsin	5,972,787
Minnesota	5,830,405
South Carolina	5,570,274
Alabama	5,193,088
Louisiana	4,618,189
Kentucky	4,606,864
Oregon	4,273,586
Oklahoma	4,123,288
Connecticut	3,688,496
Utah	3,538,904
Nevada	3,282,188
Iowa	3,238,387
Arkansas	3,114,791
Kansas	2,977,220
Mississippi	2,954,160
New Mexico	2,125,498
Idaho	2,029,733
Nebraska	2,018,006
West Virginia	1,766,147
Hawaii	1,432,820
New Hampshire	1,415,342
Maine	1,414,874
Montana	1,144,694
Rhode Island	1,114,521
Delaware	1,059,952
South Dakota	935,094
North Dakota	799,358
Alaska	737,270
Vermont	644,663
Wyoming	588,753
The other 49 states combined	340,502,459