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Posted on 8/13/19 at 2:34 pm
Posted on 8/13/19 at 2:34 pm
Square Miles LINK
2 Texas 261,914
18 Missouri 68,898
21 Georgia 57,919
26 Florida 53,997
27 Arkansas 52,075
28 Alabama 50,750
31 Mississippi 46,914
33 Louisiana 43,566
34 Tennessee 41,220
36 Kentucky 39,732
40 South Carolina 30,111
Population LINK
2 Texas 28,304,596
3 Florida 20,984,400
8 Georgia 10,429,379
16 Tennessee 6,715,984
18 Missouri 6,113,532
23 South Carolina 5,024,369
24 Alabama 4,874,747
25 Louisiana 4,684,333
26 Kentucky 4,454,189
32 Arkansas 3,004,279
34 Mississippi 2,984,100
NFL Rosters (per capita) LINK (The Southeast is King baby!)
1 Florida 1 in 4,095 - 201
2 Georgia 1 in 4,132 - 114
3 South Carolina 1 in 4,745 - 51
4 Alabama 1 in 4,818 - 55
5 Louisiana 1 in 5,017 - 60
7 Mississippi 1 in 7,000 - 26
11 Texas 1 in 8,818 - 154
12 Tennessee 1 in 9,515 - 33
22 Missouri 1 in 12,577 - 26
24 Arkansas 1 in 13,545 - 11
40 Kentucky 1 in 25,222 - 9
2 Texas 261,914
18 Missouri 68,898
21 Georgia 57,919
26 Florida 53,997
27 Arkansas 52,075
28 Alabama 50,750
31 Mississippi 46,914
33 Louisiana 43,566
34 Tennessee 41,220
36 Kentucky 39,732
40 South Carolina 30,111
Population LINK
2 Texas 28,304,596
3 Florida 20,984,400
8 Georgia 10,429,379
16 Tennessee 6,715,984
18 Missouri 6,113,532
23 South Carolina 5,024,369
24 Alabama 4,874,747
25 Louisiana 4,684,333
26 Kentucky 4,454,189
32 Arkansas 3,004,279
34 Mississippi 2,984,100
NFL Rosters (per capita) LINK (The Southeast is King baby!)
1 Florida 1 in 4,095 - 201
2 Georgia 1 in 4,132 - 114
3 South Carolina 1 in 4,745 - 51
4 Alabama 1 in 4,818 - 55
5 Louisiana 1 in 5,017 - 60
7 Mississippi 1 in 7,000 - 26
11 Texas 1 in 8,818 - 154
12 Tennessee 1 in 9,515 - 33
22 Missouri 1 in 12,577 - 26
24 Arkansas 1 in 13,545 - 11
40 Kentucky 1 in 25,222 - 9
Posted on 8/13/19 at 2:37 pm to scrooster
God damn Florida. That’s a lot of people for a state not much bigger % wise than day Louisiana, and your per capita is ridiculous too
ETA:
Someone noticed
ETA:
Someone noticed
This post was edited on 8/13/19 at 11:26 pm
Posted on 8/13/19 at 2:48 pm to scrooster
I was today years old when I found out/realized St Louis metro population was the same as the state of Arkansas.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 2:50 pm to scrooster
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NFL Rosters (per capita) LINK
please do NBA
Posted on 8/13/19 at 2:50 pm to scrooster
We just aren't a big population state. The places that are nice in Arkansas, in terms of climate and economy, are mountainous or in the hill country.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 2:52 pm to scrooster
LA is smaller than that due to erosion of the wetlands.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 2:58 pm to Oilfieldbiology
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That’s a lot of people for a state not much bigger % wise than day Louisiana
A lot of coastline (and beach) = higher population
This post was edited on 8/13/19 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 8/13/19 at 3:14 pm to scrooster
Didnt realize LA is losing people.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 3:19 pm to AUCE05
Go ahead and thank our “small government” legislature over the past 16 years and thank the combination of second term Jindal and first term aid the sloth being governors for the last 8 years.
If you don’t work in oil and gas you almost have to get out right after school
If you don’t work in oil and gas you almost have to get out right after school
Posted on 8/13/19 at 3:20 pm to scrooster
I may be stupid but not understanding the per capita formula. Alabama has a bigger population than Louisiana with less NFL players yet they are ranked higher per capita?

Posted on 8/13/19 at 3:26 pm to scrooster
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Population LINK
2 Texas 28,304,596
3 Florida 20,984,400
8 Georgia 10,429,379
16 Tennessee 6,715,984
18 Missouri 6,113,532
Atlanta metro 5,949,951
23 South Carolina 5,024,369
24 Alabama 4,874,747
25 Louisiana 4,684,333
26 Kentucky 4,454,189
32 Arkansas 3,004,279
34 Mississippi 2,984,100
Now I know why it takes me 2hrs to go anywhere ...
Posted on 8/13/19 at 3:33 pm to dallasga6
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Population LINK
2 Texas 28,304,596
3 Florida 20,984,400
8 Georgia 10,429,379
Houston Metro 7,000,000
16 Tennessee 6,715,984
18 Missouri 6,113,532
Atlanta metro 5,949,951
23 South Carolina 5,024,369
24 Alabama 4,874,747
25 Louisiana 4,684,333
26 Kentucky 4,454,189
32 Arkansas 3,004,279
34 Mississippi 2,984,100
Why are y’all so tiny?
Posted on 8/13/19 at 3:38 pm to Farmer1906
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Why are y’all so tiny?
We are just more exclusive

Posted on 8/13/19 at 3:49 pm to lsutiger2
The per capita numbers don't come from the population numbers posted in the OP, which does make it a little confusing. The per capita numbers come from this calculation which seems a little funky:
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To determine the top football baby factories, cleveland.com tabulated state totals for where NFL players were born and then calculated a ranking -- based on a ratio of current players from each state to births in the early 1990s when a big share of today's players were born. The top five states are all from the Southeast.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 5:07 pm to scrooster
The data points are from September 2017
LINK
These numbers are from the end of last season.
LINK
College Station sits in the middle of the Texas Triangle which is a 60,000 square mile area with a population of 17,745,584 people. 181 players in the NFL at the end of last year were born in this area. I'm not going to look up 90's birthrates, but you will find that the Texas Triangle produces players per capita that are more in line with your Southeast States.
Also, a shout out to Mississippi. They have 9 hall of fame players with a current population of 2,986,000. No one else is even close.
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These numbers are from the end of last season.
LINK
College Station sits in the middle of the Texas Triangle which is a 60,000 square mile area with a population of 17,745,584 people. 181 players in the NFL at the end of last year were born in this area. I'm not going to look up 90's birthrates, but you will find that the Texas Triangle produces players per capita that are more in line with your Southeast States.
Also, a shout out to Mississippi. They have 9 hall of fame players with a current population of 2,986,000. No one else is even close.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 6:04 pm to scrooster
Per capita means doesn't mean much.Per participant is much more accurate.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 6:16 pm to Oilfieldbiology
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Florida 20,984,400
It just keeps getting worse. MF'ers need to stop moving here.
Here's a great example, Champions Gate, Florida. It didn't exist a little more than a decade ago.
Now, Champions Gate is an area in Kissimmee,Osceola County,East Central Florida,Florida with a population of almost 20,000.
This post was edited on 8/13/19 at 6:22 pm
Posted on 8/13/19 at 6:22 pm to scrooster
We have four major cities which leads to a lot of the population. Orlando, Miami, Tampa/St.Pete area, and Jacksonville. Lot of people in each to pad the numbers.
Posted on 8/13/19 at 6:25 pm to lsutiger2
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I may be stupid but not understanding the per capita formula. Alabama has a bigger population than Louisiana with less NFL players yet they are ranked higher per capita?
They are taking in from the early 90's and only including births from the early 90's. In the early 90's Louisiana had a higher population than Alabama.
ETA: OP made it confusing by posting current population.
This post was edited on 8/13/19 at 6:38 pm
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