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House seats by state, 1790 to 2020

After every census, the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are shared out again among the states. This page holds the seats each state had after every census from 1790 to 2020.

Every figure is the U.S. Census Bureau's. Seats are held for the whole period; resident population and people per seat only from 1910, because the Bureau's tables for earlier years give seats alone. A state that did not yet have seats, and the District of Columbia, which has no voting seat, show no figure. Nothing here is estimated.

Every census, with the House size

The 2020 census

For the 2020 census the Census Bureau lists 435 seats in the House.

Size of the House. The Bureau's Table B ends at 2010. The 2020 figure is from its Historical Apportionment Data, which gives 435 seats.

6 states gained seats and 7 lost seats against the 2010 census; 7 seats moved between states. The largest gain was Texas (+2). The largest loss was California and Illinois and Michigan and New York and Ohio and Pennsylvania and West Virginia (−1).

SeatsSeats in the House listed for the 2020 censusEach tile is one state, shaded by its number of seats; the number is written on the tile.
  • Under 11
  • 11 to under 21
  • 21 to under 32
  • 32 to under 42
  • 42 or more
  • No figure
Seats in the House listed for the 2020 censusTile map of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, each state one equal square. Tiles are shaded in five steps from low to high and show the value in text. The same figures are in the data table below.Alaska: 1AK1Maine: 2ME2Vermont: 1VT1New Hampshire: 2NH2Washington: 10WA10Idaho: 2ID2Montana: 2MT2North Dakota: 1ND1Minnesota: 8MN8Illinois: 17IL17Wisconsin: 8WI8Michigan: 13MI13New York: 26NY26Rhode Island: 2RI2Massachusetts: 9MA9Oregon: 6OR6Nevada: 4NV4Wyoming: 1WY1South Dakota: 1SD1Iowa: 4IA4Indiana: 9IN9Ohio: 15OH15Pennsylvania: 17PA17New Jersey: 12NJ12Connecticut: 5CT5California: 52CA52Utah: 4UT4Colorado: 8CO8Nebraska: 3NE3Missouri: 8MO8Kentucky: 6KY6West Virginia: 2WV2Virginia: 11VA11Maryland: 8MD8Delaware: 1DE1Arizona: 9AZ9New Mexico: 3NM3Kansas: 4KS4Arkansas: 4AR4Tennessee: 9TN9North Carolina: 14NC14South Carolina: 7SC7District of Columbia: No figureDCOklahoma: 5OK5Louisiana: 6LA6Mississippi: 4MS4Alabama: 7AL7Georgia: 14GA14Hawaii: 2HI2Texas: 38TX38Florida: 28FL28

A dashed grey tile means the table gives no seat: the state was not yet part of the Union, or it is the District of Columbia, which has no voting seat. Select a state to see its seats over time. Each state is one equal square, so a small state is as easy to see as a large one. Shading is in five steps; the value is also written on each tile and in the table.

Data table: Seats in the House listed for the 2020 census
Seats in the House listed for the 2020 census
StateSeats
Alabama7
Alaska1
Arizona9
Arkansas4
California52
Colorado8
Connecticut5
Delaware1
District of ColumbiaNo figure
Florida28
Georgia14
Hawaii2
Idaho2
Illinois17
Indiana9
Iowa4
Kansas4
Kentucky6
Louisiana6
Maine2
Maryland8
Massachusetts9
Michigan13
Minnesota8
Mississippi4
Missouri8
Montana2
Nebraska3
Nevada4
New Hampshire2
New Jersey12
New Mexico3
New York26
North Carolina14
North Dakota1
Ohio15
Oklahoma5
Oregon6
Pennsylvania17
Rhode Island2
South Carolina7
South Dakota1
Tennessee9
Texas38
Utah4
Vermont1
Virginia11
Washington10
West Virginia2
Wisconsin8
Wyoming1

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Historical Apportionment Data. As of November 2, 2026.

Gains and lossesSeats gained or lost since the 2010 census The sign and number are written on each tile. A heavier outline marks a state that appears in the table for the first time.
  • Lost 3 or more
  • Lost 2
  • Lost 1
  • No change
  • Gained 1
  • Gained 2
  • Gained 3 or more
  • No figure
Seats gained or lost, the 2010 census to the 2020 censusTile map of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Each tile says how many seats the state gained or lost, with a plus or minus sign. The same figures are in the table below.Alaska: no change, 1 seatsAK0Maine: no change, 2 seatsME0Vermont: no change, 1 seatsVT0New Hampshire: no change, 2 seatsNH0Washington: no change, 10 seatsWA0Idaho: no change, 2 seatsID0Montana: gained 1, now 2MT+1North Dakota: no change, 1 seatsND0Minnesota: no change, 8 seatsMN0Illinois: lost 1, now 17IL−1Wisconsin: no change, 8 seatsWI0Michigan: lost 1, now 13MI−1New York: lost 1, now 26NY−1Rhode Island: no change, 2 seatsRI0Massachusetts: no change, 9 seatsMA0Oregon: gained 1, now 6OR+1Nevada: no change, 4 seatsNV0Wyoming: no change, 1 seatsWY0South Dakota: no change, 1 seatsSD0Iowa: no change, 4 seatsIA0Indiana: no change, 9 seatsIN0Ohio: lost 1, now 15OH−1Pennsylvania: lost 1, now 17PA−1New Jersey: no change, 12 seatsNJ0Connecticut: no change, 5 seatsCT0California: lost 1, now 52CA−1Utah: no change, 4 seatsUT0Colorado: gained 1, now 8CO+1Nebraska: no change, 3 seatsNE0Missouri: no change, 8 seatsMO0Kentucky: no change, 6 seatsKY0West Virginia: lost 1, now 2WV−1Virginia: no change, 11 seatsVA0Maryland: no change, 8 seatsMD0Delaware: no change, 1 seatsDE0Arizona: no change, 9 seatsAZ0New Mexico: no change, 3 seatsNM0Kansas: no change, 4 seatsKS0Arkansas: no change, 4 seatsAR0Tennessee: no change, 9 seatsTN0North Carolina: gained 1, now 14NC+1South Carolina: no change, 7 seatsSC0District of Columbia: no voting seatDCOklahoma: no change, 5 seatsOK0Louisiana: no change, 6 seatsLA0Mississippi: no change, 4 seatsMS0Alabama: no change, 7 seatsAL0Georgia: no change, 14 seatsGA0Hawaii: no change, 2 seatsHI0Texas: gained 2, now 38TX+2Florida: gained 1, now 28FL+1

Each state is one equal square, so a small state is as easy to see as a large one. Change is this column of the table minus the one before it. A state with no seat before and seats now is shown as a gain and marked as new in the table.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Table 3, differences worked out by this site. As of November 2, 2026.

RankingBiggest gains and losses, the 2010 census to the 2020 censusUp to six states on each side. The full list is in the table below.
  • Gained seats
  • Lost seats
Biggest gains and losses, the 2010 census to the 2020 censusBar chart of 12 items, from −1 to 2. The same figures are in the data table below.Texas (now 38)Texas (now 38): 22Colorado (now 8)Colorado (now 8): 11Florida (now 28)Florida (now 28): 11Montana (now 2)Montana (now 2): 11North Carolina (now 14)North Carolina (now 14): 11Oregon (now 6)Oregon (now 6): 11West Virginia (now 2)West Virginia (now 2): −1−1Pennsylvania (now 17)Pennsylvania (now 17): −1−1Ohio (now 15)Ohio (now 15): −1−1New York (now 26)New York (now 26): −1−1Michigan (now 13)Michigan (now 13): −1−1Illinois (now 17)Illinois (now 17): −1−1Biggest gains and losses, the 2010 census to the 2020 censusBar chart of 12 items, from −1 to 2. The same figures are in the data table below.Texas (now 38)Texas (now 38): 22Colorado (now 8)Colorado (now 8): 11Florida (now 28)Florida (now 28): 11Montana (now 2)Montana (now 2): 11North Carolina (now 14)North Carolina (now 14): 11Oregon (now 6)Oregon (now 6): 11West Virginia (now 2)West Virginia (now 2): −1−1Pennsylvania (now 17)Pennsylvania (now 17): −1−1Ohio (now 15)Ohio (now 15): −1−1New York (now 26)New York (now 26): −1−1Michigan (now 13)Michigan (now 13): −1−1Illinois (now 17)Illinois (now 17): −1−1

Bars to the right are gains and bars to the left are losses; the number is written beside each bar.

Data table: Biggest gains and losses, the 2010 census to the 2020 census
Biggest gains and losses, the 2010 census to the 2020 census
ItemValueGroup
Texas (now 38)2Gained seats
Colorado (now 8)1Gained seats
Florida (now 28)1Gained seats
Montana (now 2)1Gained seats
North Carolina (now 14)1Gained seats
Oregon (now 6)1Gained seats
West Virginia (now 2)−1Lost seats
Pennsylvania (now 17)−1Lost seats
Ohio (now 15)−1Lost seats
New York (now 26)−1Lost seats
Michigan (now 13)−1Lost seats
Illinois (now 17)−1Lost seats

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Table 3. As of November 2, 2026.

Every state, sortable

State Seats Change Resident populationPeople per seat
California 52 −1 39,538,223 761,091
Texas 38 +2 29,145,505 767,981
Florida 28 +1 21,538,187 770,376
New York 26 −1 20,201,249 777,529
Illinois 17 −1 12,812,508 754,279
Pennsylvania 17 −1 13,002,700 765,403
Ohio 15 −1 11,799,448 787,257
Georgia 14 0 10,711,908 766,091
North Carolina 14 +1 10,439,388 746,711
Michigan 13 −1 10,077,331 775,726
New Jersey 12 0 9,288,994 774,541
Virginia 11 0 8,631,393 786,777
Washington 10 0 7,705,281 771,595
Arizona 9 0 7,151,502 795,436
Indiana 9 0 6,785,528 754,476
Massachusetts 9 0 7,029,917 781,497
Tennessee 9 0 6,910,840 768,544
Colorado 8 +1 5,773,714 722,771
Maryland 8 0 6,177,224 773,160
Minnesota 8 0 5,706,494 713,719
Missouri 8 0 6,154,913 770,035
Wisconsin 8 0 5,893,718 737,184
Alabama 7 0 5,024,279 718,579
South Carolina 7 0 5,118,425 732,102
Kentucky 6 0 4,505,836 751,557
Louisiana 6 0 4,657,757 776,911
Oregon 6 +1 4,237,256 706,917
Connecticut 5 0 3,605,944 721,660
Oklahoma 5 0 3,959,353 792,703
Arkansas 4 0 3,011,524 753,439
Iowa 4 0 3,190,369 798,102
Kansas 4 0 2,937,880 735,216
Mississippi 4 0 2,961,279 740,979
Nevada 4 0 3,104,614 777,116
Utah 4 0 3,271,616 818,813
Nebraska 3 0 1,961,504 654,444
New Mexico 3 0 2,117,522 706,740
Hawaii 2 0 1,455,271 730,069
Idaho 2 0 1,839,106 920,689
Maine 2 0 1,362,359 681,791
Montana 2 +1 1,084,225 542,704
New Hampshire 2 0 1,377,529 689,545
Rhode Island 2 0 1,097,379 549,082
West Virginia 2 −1 1,793,716 897,523
Alaska 1 0 733,391 736,081
Delaware 1 0 989,948 990,837
North Dakota 1 0 779,094 779,702
South Dakota 1 0 886,667 887,770
Vermont 1 0 643,077 643,503
Wyoming 1 0 576,851 577,719
District of Columbia No voting seat 689,545
United States4350 331,449,281761,169

"New" in the change column means the table gives the state no seat in the column before, so all of its seats are first seats. Seats are those the Census Bureau prints for the census year. The United States row adds the state seats and equals the total the table prints. People per seat is the Bureau's average apportionment population per representative; the resident population column is the count of people living in the state.

Download this census as a spreadsheet (CSV) Cite this census Population by state Census Bureau page ↗

Seats: U.S. Census Bureau, Table 3, Apportionment of Membership of the U.S. House of Representatives: 1789 to 2010 ↗ (2010 Census, CPH-2-1); 2020 from Historical Apportionment Data, 1910 to 2020 ↗. Held as of November 2, 2026. File SHA-256: 3c67c713aea5a02b… (Table 3), d9be9c833ad936ee… (CSV).

Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Historical Apportionment Data ↗, 1910 to 2020 only. The tables for 1790 to 1900 give seats but no population, so this archive shows none for those years.