• xistera@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Not combined of course, but as of 2025 NYC has a population of about 8.6 million… so there are only 12 US states with a population greater than that.

      California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, New Jersey, and Virginia (but just barely).

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      Most states don’t actually have that many people. Most of the 300M+ Americans live in the same handful of cities.