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States w/ less population than LA county (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 49 minutes ago

Good thing every one of their votes is worth as much as everyone's in those green states, right? Hahhaa... right???

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago

I remember when I moved to L.A. getting to the start of L.A. county and thinking, "finally! I'm here!" The apartment I rented was in Hollywood. I was surrounded by urban sprawl. I assumed I'd be there in at most 45 minutes or an hour because it was the middle of the day and traffic was going smoothly.

And then L.A. county just keeps going... and going... and going...

And then I saw the Hollywood sign. Almost there!

And then L.A. county just keeps going... and going... and going...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

That's too many. They should stop it

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Idk how accurate this is anymore. LA county is 9.7 million while Michigan, North Carolina and Georgia all have a population over 10 million.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 hours ago

based on 2023 estimates: ca, tx, fl, ny, pa, il, oh, ga, nc, and mi all have populations over la county's 9.66 million.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Yet another great reason to never visit LA County.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago

You hate other people that much?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 hours ago

Sounds like it should break off into its own state, getting us two more senators and EC votes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Huh, didn't realize Ohio was that populous

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Cincinnati and Cleveland both have decently-sized populations and there are enough smaller cities like Columbus and (ugh) Youngstown to add to that.

Remember that the reason Illinois doesn't fit that map is mostly due to Chicago.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Columbus population is larger than Cincinnati or Cleveland. Not sure why you think it's smaller.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 59 minutes ago

Since we are talking county and not city, metro area must be accounted for. L.A.'s metro area is actually far larger than L.A. county, but that's another issue.

Cleveland metro area: 3.7 million people Cincy metro area: 2.2 million people Columbus metro area: 2.1 million people.

I admit that was more people than I realized, but it's definitely not larger.