Separate But Not Equal

[Keith Broaders]

Separate but Not Equal

POPULATION OF THE STATES - 2010 CENSUS

Average District Size Rhode Island 526,000 Wyoming 563,000 Nebraska 608,780 Iowa 609,271 West Virginia                617,865 Maine 644,181 South Carolina               660,756 Minnesota 662,991 Washington Nevada 675,000 Hawaii 680,151 Michigan 684,545 New Mexico 686,000 Vermont 690,964 Georgia 691,975 Texas            698,498 Tennessee             705,123 Missouri               748,616 Maryland              721,694 Wisconsin             721,694 Minnesota             662,991 Colorado               718,456 Alabama               682,819 South Carolina      660,766 Louisiana              755,562 Kentucky              867,873 Oregon                 766,215 Oklahoma             750,270 Connecticut           714,819 Iowa                      609,271 Mississippi            741,924 Arkansas               728,980 Kansas                  713,280 Utah                      690,964 Nevada                 675,138 New Mexico         686,393 West Virginia        617,665 Nebraska               608,780 Idaho                     783,791 Hawaii                   680,151 Maine                    644,181 New Hampshire     673,085 Rhode Island          526.000 Montana                 989,000 Delaware                897,000 South Dakota          814,180 Alaska                     710,231 North Dakota          672,231 Vermont                  625,741 Wyoming               563,626

By Population California 37,253,956 Texas 25,145,561 New York                 19,378,102 Florida 18,801,310 Illinois 12,830,632 Pennsylvania 12,702,379 Ohio 11,536,504 Michigan 9,883,640 Georgia 9,687,653 North Carolina 9,535,483 New Jersey 8,791,894 Virginia 8,001,024 Washington 6,724,540 Massachusetts 6,547,629 Indiana 6,483,802 Arizona 6,392,017 Tennessee 6,346,105 Missouri 5,988,927 Maryland 5,773,552 Wisconsin 5,686,986 Minnesota 5,303,925 Colorado 5,029,196 Alabama 4,779,736 South Carolina 4,625,364 Louisiana 4,533,372 Kentucky 4,339,367 Oregon 3,831,074 Oklahoma 3,751,351 Connecticut 3,574,097 Iowa 3,046,355 Mississippi 2,967,297 Arkansas 2,915,918 Kansas 2,853,118 Utah 2,763,885 Nevada 2,700,551 New Mexico 2,059,179 West Virginia 1,852,994 Nebraska 1,826,341 Idaho 1,567,582 Hawaii 1,360,301 Maine 1,328,361 New Hampshire 1,316,470 Rhode Island 1,052,567 Montana 989,415 Delaware 897,934 South Dakota 814,180 Alaska 710,231 North Dakota 672,591 Vermont 625,741 Wyoming 563,626

[Keith Broaders]

Each of the following states have 5 members in the House of Representatives and they are not equally being represented. Slaves counted for apportionment as three fifths of a person. 

Kentucky has one representative for every 894,000.

Oregon has one representative for every 839,000.

Oklahoma has one representative for every 788,000.

Connecticut has one representative for every 717,000. 

Alabama         7  Reps  On per 696,000

Colorado         7 Reps  One per 812,000

Florida            Population 21,300,000     27 Reps One per 789,000

New York       Population 19,845,000    27 Reps One per  735,000

1,458,000 Floridians are not being counted

Wyoming          1 Representative for 565,000

Montana           1 Representative for over 1,000,000

Rhode Island    1 Representative for over 1,000,000

[Jeanine Kincheloe]

Not a whole lot of represetation going on at all, is there....?

[Keith Broaders]

Alphabetical State Name Population Alabama 4,779,736 Alaska 710,231 Arizona 6,392,017 Arkansas 2,915,918 California 37,253,956 Colorado 5,029,196 Connecticut 3,574,097 Delaware 897,934 Florida 18,801,310 Georgia 9,687,653 Hawaii 1,360,301 Idaho 1,567,582 Illinois 12,830,632 Indiana 6,483,802 Iowa 3,046,355 Kansas 2,853,118 Kentucky 4,339,367 Louisiana 4,533,372 Maine 1,328,361 Maryland 5,773,552 Massachusetts 6,547,629 Michigan 9,883,640 Minnesota 5,303,925 Mississippi 2,967,297 Missouri 5,988,927 Montana 989,415 Nebraska 1,826,341 Nevada 2,700,551 New Hampshire 1,316,470 New Jersey 8,791,894 New Mexico 2,059,179 New York 19,378,102 North Carolina 9,535,483 North Dakota 672,591 Ohio 11,536,504 Oklahoma 3,751,351 Oregon 3,831,074 Pennsylvania 12,702,379 Rhode Island 1,052,567 South Carolina 4,625,364 South Dakota 814,180 Tennessee 6,346,105 Texas 25,145,561 Utah 2,763,885 Vermont 625,741 Virginia 8,001,024 Washington 6,724,540 West Virginia 1,852,994 Wisconsin 5,686,986 Wyoming 563,626

By Population State Name Population California 37,253,956 Texas 25,145,561 New York 19,378,102 Florida 18,801,310 Illinois 12,830,632 Pennsylvania 12,702,379 Ohio 11,536,504 Michigan 9,883,640 Georgia 9,687,653 North Carolina 9,535,483 New Jersey 8,791,894 Virginia 8,001,024 Washington 6,724,540 Massachusetts 6,547,629 Indiana 6,483,802 Arizona 6,392,017 Tennessee 6,346,105 Missouri 5,988,927 Maryland 5,773,552 Wisconsin 5,686,986 Minnesota 5,303,925 Colorado 5,029,196 Alabama 4,779,736 South Carolina 4,625,364 Louisiana 4,533,372 Kentucky 4,339,367 Oregon 3,831,074 Oklahoma 3,751,351 Connecticut 3,574,097 Iowa 3,046,355 Mississippi 2,967,297 Arkansas 2,915,918 Kansas 2,853,118 Utah 2,763,885 Nevada 2,700,551 New Mexico 2,059,179 West Virginia 1,852,994 Nebraska 1,826,341 Idaho 1,567,582 Hawaii 1,360,301 Maine 1,328,361 New Hampshire 1,316,470 Rhode Island 1,052,567 Montana 989,415 Delaware 897,934 South Dakota 814,180 Alaska 710,231 North Dakota 672,591 Vermont 625,741 Wyoming 563,626

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