> OTOH, Texas and Florida are both a fraction of a population compared to the sum of NY + CA + MA + IL. Texas and Florida are the 2nd and 3rd most populous sta

> OTOH, Texas and Florida are both a fraction of a population compared to the sum of NY + CA + MA + IL. Texas and Florida are the 2nd and 3rd most populous states. That is misleading because you're comparing 3 out of the top 6 most populous states with them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_population#State_and_territory_rankings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ...