When apportionment counts come in from the Census Bureau, it's likely that they will show that New York & Texas have virtually swapped places since 1970 - with NYS going from 39 to 25 congressional districts and Texas from 24 to 39 in that time. #txlege 
Growth in the size of congressional delegations since 1970 (assuming this decade’s apportionment comes in as expected):
AZ +150%
FL +93%
TX +63%
OR +50%
WA +42%
GA +40%
NC +27%
CA +21%
#txlege
AZ +150%
FL +93%
TX +63%
OR +50%
WA +42%
GA +40%
NC +27%
CA +21%
#txlege
States with the biggest decreases in congressional delegation size since 1970 (assuming 2020 numbers come in as expected):
IL -50%
RI -50%
NY -36%
OH -35%
IA -33%
MI -32%
PA -32%
IL -50%
RI -50%
NY -36%
OH -35%
IA -33%
MI -32%
PA -32%
States that have not seen any changes in the size of their congressional delegations since 1970 (again, assuming 2020 numbers come in as expected):
AL,* AK, AR, DE, HI, ID, ME, MD, NE, NH, ND, VT, WY
* AL is right at the edge of losing a district this decade.
AL,* AK, AR, DE, HI, ID, ME, MD, NE, NH, ND, VT, WY
* AL is right at the edge of losing a district this decade.
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