State and Territory Populations in 1860 in the United States

Taken from the 1860 United States Census. Kansas became a state in 1861 but its data was collected as a territory.

Northern States
Rank
State
Total Population
Free Population
Enslaved Population
1 New York 3,880,735 3,880,735 0
2 Pennsylvania 2,906,215 2,906,215 0
3 Ohio 2,339,511 2,339,511 0
4 Illinois 1,711,951 1,711,951 0
6 Indiana 1,350,428 1,350,428 0
7 Massachusetts 1,231,066 1,231,066 0
15 Wisconsin 775,881 775,881 0
16 Michigan 749,113 749,113 0
20 Iowa 674,913 674,913 0
21 New Jersey 672,035 672,035 0
22 Maine 628,279 628,279 0
24 Connecticut 460,147 460,147 0
26 California 379,994 379,994 0
27 New Hampshire 326,073 326,073 0
28 Vermont 315,098 315,098 0
29 Rhode Island 174,620 174,620 0
30 Minnesota 172,023 172,023 0
32 Delaware 112,216 112,216 0
33 Kansas 107,206 107,206 0
34 Oregon 52,465 52,465 0

Total Northern States

18,019,969

18,019,969

0

Border States
Rank
State
Total Population
Free Population
Enslaved Population
8 Missouri 1,182,012 1,067,081 114,931 (9.7%)
9 Kentucky 1,155,684 930,201 225,483 (19.5%)
10 Tennessee 1,109,801 834,082 275,719 (24.8%)
19 Maryland 687,049 599,860 87,189 (12.7%)
N/A Disctrict of Columbia 75,080 71,985 3,185 (4.4%)

Total Border States

4,209,626

3,503,209

706,507 (16.8%)

Southern States
Rank
State
Total Population
Free Population
Enslaved Population
5 Virginia 1,596,318 1,105,453 490,865 (30.7%)
11 Georgia 1,057,286 595,088 462,198 (43.7%)
12 North Carolina 992,622 661,563 331,059 (33.4%)
13 Alabama 964,201 529,121 435,080 (45.1%)
14 Mississippi 791,305 354,674 436,631 (55.2)
17 Louisiana 708,002 376,276 331,726 (46.9%)
18 South Carolina 703,708 301,302 402,406 (57.2%)
23 Texas 604,215 421,649 182,566 (30.2%)
25 Arkansas 435,450 324,335 111,115 (25.5%)
21 Florida 140,424 78,679 61,745 (44.0%)

Total Southern States

7,993,531

4,748,140

3,245,391 (40.6%)

Organized Territories
Territory
Total Population
Free Population
Enslaved Population
New Mexico Territory 93,514 93,514 0
Utah Territory 40,273 40,184 29 (0.01%)
Colorado Territory 34,277 34,277 0
Nebraska Territory 28,841 28,826 15 (0.01%)
Washington Territory 11,594 11,594 0
Nevada Territory 6,848 6,848 0
Dakota Territory 4,837 4,837 0

Total  Territories

220,184

220,140

44 (<0.01%)

Total USA Population
Total Population
Free Population
Enslaved Population

Total  USA

31,443,321

4,748,140

3,953,760 (12.6%)