Job opportunities in large cities have caused an influx of people to these already packed locations. This interactive map shows the states in the US with the highest population density. As of early 2017, the US population is just shy of 325 million people, a 130X increase over 241 years. In the last century, the global population has increased by billions of people. View interactive maps showing the United States by population, density, income, home values and more. Overall, there were estimated to be only 2.5 million people living in the original thirteen colonies in 1776, although that number should be taken with a grain of salt since the first census did not occur until 1790. To put those numbers in some perspective, the densest areas in 1775 had slightly over 40 inhabitants per square mile (although density would have been higher in cities), whereas the Boston–Washington Corridor today has a density of over 930 inhabitants per square mile and the entire country has an average density of 91 people per square mile (including Alaska). While the map maker does not specify, the map likely only includes white colonists in their population figures, thus excluding Slaves and Native Americans. administrative county map of the federal state of texas by population density Stock Vector Map of the United States of America (USA) with green transparent. Experts can use this information to inform decisions around resource al location, natural disaster relief, and new infrastructure projects. Understanding and mapping population density is important. had the highest population density in the United States, with 10,984.43 people per square mile. Even back then, what would become the Boston–Washington Corridor was clearly evident. Population density is the average number of people per unit, usually miles or kilometers, of land area. The map above shows the population density of the original thirteen American colonies, the year before they declared independence.

Population density map of the us