Just a sense check of whether the # of NMSF per state really reflects the # of graduating seniors in the state…
I don’t have the data for the actual number of graduating seniors, so I will make the assumption that it is roughly proportional to the population of the state. So, here is a comparison, sorted on column 1:
Legend for data columns:
- Normalized ratio of NMSF per state vs. population of the state
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NMSF per state
- Population of the state
- Name of state
** 0.6 ** / 93 / 2,890,845 / Nevada
** 0.8 ** / 777 / 20,271,272 / Florida
** 0.8 ** / 194 / 4,896,146 / SouthCarolina
** 0.8 ** / 84 / 2,085,109 / NewMexico
** 0.9 ** / 317 / 7,170,351 / Washington
** 0.9 ** / 173 / 3,911,338 / Oklahoma
** 0.9 ** / 207 / 4,670,724 / Louisiana
** 0.9 ** / 453 / 10,214,860 / Georgia
** 0.9 ** / 26 / 586,107 / Wyoming
** 0.9 ** / 448 / 10,042,802 / NorthCarolina
** 0.9 ** / 136 / 2,992,333 / Mississippi
** 0.9 ** / 248 / 5,456,574 / Colorado
** 0.9 ** / 35 / 756,927 / NorthDakota
** 0.9 ** / 390 / 8,382,993 / Virginia
** 0.9 ** / 318 / 6,828,065 / Arizona
** 0.9 ** / 227 / 4,858,979 / Alabama
** 0.9 ** / 209 / 4,425,092 / Kentucky
** 0.9 ** / 68 / 1,431,603 / Hawaii
** 1.0 ** / 88 / 1,844,128 / WestVirginia
** 1.0 ** / 41 / 858,469 / SouthDakota
** 1.0 ** / 194 / 4,028,977 / Oregon
** 1.0 ** / 328 / 6,794,422 / Massachusetts
** 1.0 ** / 80 / 1,654,930 / Idaho
** 1.0 ** / 321 / 6,619,680 / Indiana
** 1.0 ** / 323 / 6,600,299 / Tennessee
** 1.0 ** / 1353 / 27,469,114 / Texas
** 1.0 ** / 51 / 1,032,949 / Montana
** 1.0 ** / 178 / 3,590,886 / Connecticut
** 1.0 ** / 47 / 945,934 / Delaware
** 1.0 ** / 149 / 2,978,204 / Arkansas
** 1.0 ** / 151 / 2,995,919 / Utah
** 1.0 ** / 1012 / 19,795,791 / NewYork
** 1.0 ** / 656 / 12,802,503 / Pennsylvania
** 1.0 ** / 98 / 1,896,190 / Nebraska
** 1.0 ** / 2027 / 39,144,818 / California
** 1.1 ** / 39 / 738,432 / Alaska
** 1.1 ** / 154 / 2,911,641 / Kansas
** 1.1 ** / 318 / 6,006,401 / Maryland
** 1.1 ** / 56 / 1,056,298 / RhodeIsland
** 1.1 ** / 618 / 11,613,423 / Ohio
** 1.1 ** / 71 / 1,330,608 / NewHampshire
** 1.1 ** / 328 / 6,083,672 / Missouri
** 1.1 ** / 699 / 12,859,995 / Illinois
** 1.1 ** / 176 / 3,123,899 / Iowa
** 1.1 ** / 310 / 5,489,594 / Minnesota
** 1.2 ** / 78 / 1,329,328 / Maine
** 1.2 ** / 588 / 9,922,576 / Michigan
** 1.2 ** / 540 / 8,958,013 / NewJersey
** 1.2 ** / 348 / 5,771,337 / Wisconsin
** 1.3 ** / 42 / 626,042 / Vermont
** 1.7 ** / 57 / 672,228 / DistrictofColumbia
Except for Nevada & D.C., the number of NMSF allocated to each state seems reasonably fair. Nevada has too few, and DC has a generous number.