Population and Legislative Size

Population and Legislative Size

Population

Legislatures

State In
2005 Population
Rank Total
Size Total
Rank* Senate
Size Senate
Rank* House
Size House
Rank*

Alabama 4,557,808 23 140 24 35 16 105 16

Alaska 663,661 47 60 39 20 25 40 30

Arizona 5,939,292 17 90 35 30 20 60 26

Arkansas 2,779,154 32 135 26 35 16 100 18

California 36,132,147 1 120 29 40 12 80 22

Colorado 4,665,177 22 100 34 35 16 65 25

Connecticut 3,510,297 29 187 9 36 15 151 6

Delaware 843,524 45 62 38 21 24 41 29

Florida 17,789,864 4 160 17 40 12 120 13

Georgia 9,072,576 9 236 3 56 4 180 3

Hawaii 1,275,194 42 76 36 25 22 51 27

Idaho 1,429,096 39 105 32 35 16 70 24

Illinois 12,763,371 5 177 13 59 3 118 14

Indiana 6,271,973 15 150 18 50 6 100 18

Iowa 2,966,334 30 150 18 50 6 100 18

Kansas 2,744,687 33 165 16 40 12 125 10

Kentucky 4,173,405 26 138 25 38 14 100 18

Louisiana 4,523,687 24 144 22 39 13 105 16

Maine 1,321,505 40 186 10 35 16 151 6

Maryland 5,600,388 19 188 8 47 9 141 8

Massachusetts 6,398,743 13 200 6 40 12 160 5

Michigan 10,120,860 8 148 20 38 14 110 15

Minnesota 5,132,799 21 201 5 67 1 134 9

Mississippi 2,921,088 31 174 14 52 5 122 12

Missouri 5,800,310 18 197 7 34 17 163 4

Montana 935,670 44 150 18 50 6 100 18

Nebraska 1,758,787 38 49 40 49 7 N/A N/A

Nevada 2,414,807 35 63 37 21 24 42 28

New Hampshire 1,309,940 41 424 1 24 23 400 1

New Jersey 8,717,925 10 120 29 40 12 80 22

New Mexico 1,928,384 36 112 31 42 11 70 24

New York 19,254,630 3 212 4 62 2 150 7

North Carolina 8,683,242 11 170 15 50 6 120 13

North Dakota 636,677 48 141 23 47 9 94 21

Ohio 11,464,042 7 132 28 33 18 99 19

Oklahoma 3,547,884 28 149 19 48 8 101 17

Oregon 3,641,056 27 90 35 30 20 60 26

Pennsylvania 12,429,616 6 253 2 50 6 203 2

Rhode Island 1,076,189 43 113 30 38 14 75 23

South Carolina 4,255,083 25 170 15 46 10 124 11

South Dakota 775,933 46 105 32 35 16 70 24

Tennessee 5,962,959 16 132 28 33 18 99 19

Texas 22,859,968 2 181 11 31 19 150 7

Utah 2,469,585 34 104 33 29 21 75 23

Vermont 623,050 49 180 12 30 20 150 7

Virginia 7,567,465 12 140 24 40 12 100 18

Washington 6,287,759 14 147 21 49 7 98 20

West Virginia 1,816,856 37 134 27 34 17 100 18

Wisconsin 5,536,201 20 132 28 33 18 99 19

Wyoming 509,294 50 90 35 30 20 60 26

TOTAL 296,410,404 7,382 1,971 5,411

* Due to equal sizes of legislatures or legislative chambers, rankings may not range from 1 to 50.