<p>There are a total of 252 finalists. The following map shows the proportion of finalists per state versus the population of the state. Darker red indicates the highest proportion of finalists compared with the state’s population. Vermont has 400% representation for it’s population. The state with the lowest representation is Alabama with 26.5% representation.</p>
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<li>Vermont 2 (400%)</li>
<li>Montana 2 (258%)</li>
<li>Idaho 3 (245%)</li>
<li>Wyoming 1 (235%)</li>
<li>Indiana 11 (213%)</li>
<li>District of Columbia 1 (211%)</li>
<li>North Carolina 16 (208%)</li>
<li>Nebraska 3 (207%)</li>
<li>West Virginia 3 (203%)</li>
<li>Colorado 8 (201%)</li>
<li>North Dakota 1 (190%)</li>
<li>Hawaii 2 (190%)</li>
<li>Alaska 1 (182%)</li>
<li>Oklahoma 5 (169%)</li>
<li>Georgia 13 (167%)</li>
<li>Iowa 4 (163%)</li>
<li>South Dakota 1 (154%)</li>
<li>Delaware 1 (143%)</li>
<li>Arizona 7 (135%)</li>
<li>Washington 7 (133%)</li>
<li>Kansas 3 (132%)</li>
<li>Ohio 12 (128%)</li>
<li>Tennessee 6 (119%)</li>
<li>Rhode Island 1 (114%)</li>
<li>Louisiana 4 (114%)</li>
<li>Michigan 9 (109%)</li>
<li>Texas 19 (97%)</li>
<li>Nevada 2 (95%)</li>
<li>New York 15 (95%)</li>
<li>New Hampshire 1 (93%)</li>
<li>Maine 1 (93%)</li>
<li>Utah 2 (92%)</li>
<li>Pennsylvania 9 (89%)</li>
<li>Wisconsin 4 (87%)</li>
<li>Kentucky 3 (86%)</li>
<li>California 25 (84%)</li>
<li>Missouri 4 (83%)</li>
<li>Massachusetts 4 (76%)</li>
<li>Florida 11 (74%)</li>
<li>Minnesota 3 (71%)</li>
<li>Maryland 3 (65%)</li>
<li>Oregon 2 (65%)</li>
<li>New Mexico 1 (63%)</li>
<li>Illinois 6 (57%)</li>
<li>Arkansas 1 (43%)</li>
<li>New Jersey 3 (42%)</li>
<li>Mississippi 1 (42%)</li>
<li>Connecticut 1 (35%)</li>
<li>Virginia 2 (32%)</li>
<li>South Carolina 1 (28%)</li>
<li>Alabama 1 (26%)</li>
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