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To be precise, Alaska is the least _densely_ populated state, but Wyoming is the least populated state. Wyoming has a population of ~576,000, which is clearly
by bmelton 13y ago
To be precise, Alaska is the least _densely_ populated state, but Wyoming is the least populated state.
Wyoming has a population of ~576,000, which is clearly less than Alaska's population of ~731,000 in absolute numbers of population.
However, because Alaska is roughly 6 times larger (586,412 square miles vs 97,814), it wins by quite a bit on lowest density.
- morganvachon 13y ago>Wyoming has a population of ~576,000 To put that number in perspective, I live on the border of Cobb County, Georgia, whose population as of 2012 is 707,442. This is one county outside the city limits of Atlanta (but not by much). While Cobb County is a metro Atlanta suburban county, it also has a large portion of semi-rural area. It blows my mind that more than an entire state's populace fits in a tiny (geographically speaking) county in a largely rural state.
- Dewie 13y ago> To be precise, Alaska is the least _densely_ populated state, but Wyoming is the least populated state. You aren't adding any precision, or disambiguating. The OP said least _densely_ populated, as did I.
- bmelton 13y agoAnd the GP said "I could definitely appreciate that it was the least populated state in the US (or least densely populated). Lots of open space." Just making sure we're all talking about the same thing.