[hudkina]

Here's an interesting tidbit. If we didn't have a cap on the total number of House Seats, and instead used the state with the lowest population as the basis for the total number of seats, then this is how the nation would look:

In 2000, Wyoming with an apportionment population of 495,304 was the smallest state. When you divide the apportionment population of each state by 495,304 and round to the nearest whole number, you get a total of 569 house seats when you add the total for each state.

In 2010, Wyoming (563,626) again had the smallest apportionment population. When you divide the apportionment population of each state by 563,626 and round to the nearest whole number, you get a total of 545 house seats.

Because there would have been a loss of 24 seats, regardless of how fast any states grew many would have lost seats. Here is how the states would have ended up under such a scenario. The first number represents the number of representatives for each in 2010, the second number represents the number of representatives for each in 2000, and the third number represents the difference between 2000 and 2010.

1. California - 66..........69..........-3
2. Texas - 45..........42..........+3
3. New York - 34..........38..........-4
4. Florida - 33..........32..........+1
5. Illinois - 23..........25..........-2
6. Pennsylvania - 23..........25..........-2
7. Ohio - 20..........23..........-3
8. Michigan - 18..........20..........-2
9. New Jersey - 16..........17..........-1
10. Georgia - 17..........17..........0
11. North Carolina - 17..........16..........+1
12. Virginia - 14..........14..........0
13. Massachusetts - 12..........13..........-1
14. Indiana - 12..........12..........0
15. Washington - 12..........12..........0
16. Tennessee - 11..........12..........-1
17. Missouri - 11..........11..........0
18. Wisconsin - 10..........11..........-1
19. Maryland - 10..........11..........-1
20. Arizona - 11..........10..........+1
21. Minnesota - 9..........10..........-1
22. Louisiana - 8..........9..........-1
23. Alabama - 8..........9..........-1
24. Colorado - 9..........9..........0
25. Kentucky - 8..........8..........0
26. South Carolina - 8..........8..........0
27. Oklahoma - 7..........7..........0
28. Oregon - 7..........7..........0
29. Connecticut - 6..........7..........-1
30. Iowa - 5..........6..........-1
31. Mississippi - 5..........6..........-1
32. Kansas - 5..........5..........0
33. Arkansas - 5..........5..........0
34. Utah - 5..........5..........0
35. Nevada - 5..........4..........+1
36. New Mexico - 4..........4..........0
37. West Virginia - 3..........4..........-1
38. Nebraska - 3..........3..........0
39. Idaho - 3..........3..........0
40. Maine - 2..........3..........-1
41. New Hampshire - 2..........3..........-1
42. Hawaii - 2..........2..........0
43. Rhode Island - 2..........2..........0
44. Montana - 2..........2..........0
45. Delaware - 2..........2..........0
46. South Dakota - 1..........2..........-1
47. North Dakota - 1..........1..........0
48. Alaska - 1..........1..........0
49. Vermont - 1..........1..........0
50. Wyoming - 1..........1..........0