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Historical State Centers of Population by Year for 1880-2020 Censuses
Historical State Centers of Population by Year for 1880-2020 Censuses
The table below provides the centers of population for each state in 2020. The source of these coordinates is computation from national block-level data.
| State | North Latitude | West Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 33°00'58" |
86°45'12" |
| Alaska | 61°24'32" | 148°57'41" |
| Arizona | 33°22'17" | 111°52'57" |
| Arkansas | 35°11'57" | 92°42'48" |
| California | 35°29'28" | 119°20'52" |
| Colorado | 39°32'05" | 105°11'07" |
| Connecticut | 41°29'34" | 72°52'43" |
| Delaware | 39°20'01" | 75°32'52" |
| District of Columbia | 38°54'37" | 77°00'50" |
| Florida | 27°50'21" | 81°38'10" |
| Georgia | 33°24'38" | 83°53'28" |
| Hawaii | 21°06'45" | 157°29'07" |
| Idaho | 44°13'14" | 115°13'29" |
| Illinois | 41°18'43" | 88°22'23" |
| Indiana | 40°08'39" | 86°15'06" |
| Iowa | 41°56'12" | 93°02'14" |
| Kansas | 38°28'52" | 96°24'33" |
| Kentucky | 37°50'18" | 85°15'41" |
| Louisiana | 30°41'46" | 91°28'27" |
| Maine | 44°16'03" | 69°45'53" |
| Maryland | 39°08'12" | 76°48'08" |
| Massachusetts | 42°16'25" | 71°21'01" |
| Michigan | 42°51'53" | 84°12'47" |
| Minnesota | 45°11'24" | 93°33'32" |
| Mississippi | 32°34'31" | 89°33'59" |
| Missouri | 38°25'59" | 92°14'06" |
| Montana | 46°45'38" | 111°19'07" |
| Nebraska | 41°10'04" | 97°13'20" |
| Nevada | 37°00'57" | 116°10'26" |
| New Hampshire | 43°08'57" | 71°27'20" |
| New Jersey | 40°26'18" | 74°25'28" |
| New Mexico | 34°36'28" | 106°19'56" |
| New York | 41°28'18" | 74°35'27" |
| North Carolina | 35°32'19" | 79°40'30" |
| North Dakota | 47°20'22" | 99°26'42" |
| Ohio | 40°26'19" | 82°47'49" |
| Oklahoma | 35°36'25" | 96°51'15" |
| Oregon | 44°45'13" | 122°35'18" |
| Pennsylvania | 40°26'37" | 76°57'55" |
| Puerto Rico | 18°16'58" | 66°20'56" |
| Rhode Island | 41°45'20" | 71°27'02" |
| South Carolina | 34°01'21" | 80°59'47" |
| South Dakota | 43°59'11" | 98°55'20" |
| Tennessee | 35°49'16" | 86°19'57" |
| Texas | 30°54'34" | 97°19'43" |
| Utah | 40°23'09" | 111°56'53" |
| Vermont | 44°06'07" | 72°49'27" |
| Virginia | 37°51'01" | 77°45'56" |
| Washington | 47°19'46" | 121°37'57" |
| West Virginia | 38°49'24" | 80°40′17″ |
| Wisconsin | 43°43'25" | 89°01'53" |
| Wyoming | 42°41'41" | 106°59'05" |
Page Last Revised - October 25, 2021
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