10 Most Populous States

The 10 Most Populous States on July 1, 2014

Rank  State             Population   Size Sq Mi

1         California        38,802,500 163,696
2         Texas              26,956,958 268,581
3         Florida            19,893,297 65,755
4         New York        19,746,227 54,556
5         Illinois             12,880,580 57.914
6         Pennsylvania  12,787,209 46,055
7         Ohio                11,594,163 44,825
8         Georgia           10,097,343 59,425
9         North Carolina  9,943,964  53,819
10       Michigan           9,909,877 96,716

I would look for population declines in California due to taxes and no water, New York due to high taxes and cold weather and Illinois due to high debt, taxes and cold weather.

In this period of global cooling that started 10 years ago, Northern States should not fare as well as Southern States. Texas, Georgia and North Carolina should fare well.  Florida is a “tourist destination”.

The US has a population of 325 million occupying 3.8 million square miles. If the Western states can take back their “federal lands” and get more water, they will do better. If Alaska gets to drill more oil and run a water pipeline to the Western states, they will do very well. 

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader