Interesting ... rounded off, the populations of the five boroughs of New York City -- Staten Island, The Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn -- total about 7.4 million people.
The populations of the nine least populous states -- Wyoming, Vermont, District of Columbia, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Delaware, Rhode Island, and Manhattan -- total about ... wait for it ... 7.4 million people.
The inequity of representation in the U.S. Senate is staggering. The 7.4 million in the nine least populous states have 18 Senators. The same number of people in the five boroughs of New York City have between them less than a one-third share of 2 Senators.
Staten Island 0.4 M Wyoming 0.6 M
Bronx 1.2 M Vermont 0.6 M
Manhattan 1.5 M D.C. 0.7 M
Queens 2.0 M Alaska 0.7 M
Brooklyn 2.3 M N. Dakota 0.8 M
Total 7.4 M S. Dakota 0.9 M
Delaware 1.0 M
Rhode Island 1.0 M
Montana 1.1 M
Total 7.4 M
New York State, 19.5 M; 2 Senators
9 least populous states, 7.4 M; 18 Senators
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