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Changing Ranks of States by Congressional Representation
August 30, 2012
| Name | Number of voting reps 1789 | Number of voting reps 1790 | Number of voting reps 1800 | Number of voting reps 1810 | Number of voting reps 1820 | Number of voting reps 1830 | Number of voting reps 1840 | Number of voting reps 1850 | Number of voting reps 1860 | Number of voting reps 1870 | Number of voting reps 1880 | Number of voting reps 1890 | Number of voting reps 1900 | Number of voting reps 1910 | Number of voting reps 1920 | Number of voting reps 1930 | Number of voting reps 1940 | Number of voting reps 1950 | Number of voting reps 1960 | Number of voting reps 1970 | Number of voting reps 1980 | Number of voting reps 1990 | Number of voting reps 2000 | Number of voting reps 2010 |
| UnitedStates | 65 | 106 | 142 | 186 | 213 | 242 | 232 | 237 | 243 | 293 | 332 | 357 | 391 | 435 | 435 | 435 | 435 | 437 | 435 | 435 | 435 | 435 | 435 | 435 |
| Alabama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Alaska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| California | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 38 | 43 | 45 | 52 | 53 | 53 |
| Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Connecticut | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Delaware | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 27 |
| Georgia | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Idaho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Kentucky | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Maine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Maryland | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Massachusetts | 8 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Mississippi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Missouri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Montana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Nevada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| New York | 6 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 34 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
| North Carolina | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ohio | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| South Carolina | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| South Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 36 |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Vermont | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Virginia | 10 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
