Do Thirty Eight Percent Of Americans Live In The South?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

I can go to the census and take the eleven states of the Old Confederacy and add them up and then divide the number I get by the total of Americans.

But I thought somebody here might have a handy figure.

Thirty eight percent seems high.



on edit- it's early on the west coast. changed thirteen to eleven

[LiberalFighter]

1. 13? I only count 11 that seceded

You might get a rough estimate by adding up the electoral votes subtracting 2 from each state and do the math.

[geek tragedy]

6. The South generally includes Kentucky (border state) and Oklahoma (admitted in 1907). nt

[BlueDemKev]

2. I believe it's close to that, actually

The South has been a rapidly-growing area over the past 15 years or so. Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, and Texas have all grown substantially. The South used to represent one-third of the national population, and given how much it's grown over the last decade or two, it wouldn't surprise me if it's close to 38% by now.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. This is from 2006, and has the South with 21.7%.

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0764220.html

[bemildred]

4. Maddow said around 22% last day or two, IIRC. nt

[geek tragedy]

5. Gallup includes 13 states: about 107 Million/311 million voters nationwide

Texas: 25,675,000
Florida: 19,058,000
Georgia: 9,815,000
North Carolina: 9,656,000
Virginia: 8,097,000
Tennessee: 6,403,000
Alabama: 4,803,000
South Carolina: 4,679,000
Louisiana: 4,574,000
Kentucky: 4,369,000
Oklahoma: 3,792,000
Mississippi: 2,979,000
Arkansas: 2,938,000

[YoungDemCA]

7. 311 million voters?

I think you mean "people."

[geek tragedy]

8. Ya. Oops. nt