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How many legislators serve in each legislature?

With the exception of Nebraska, every state has two chambers in its legislature, usually called the House and the Senate. They vary widely in size. The table below shows how many legislators I have data for from each chamber. In some states I am missing data for one or two legislators, but for the most part, the numbers below correspond to the actual sizes of each chamber.

The graphs depict relative chamber sizes visually. Click a column heading to sort by that variable.

State Lower chamber size Upper chamber size
Alabama 104
35
Alaska 40
20
Arizona 60
30
Arkansas 98
35
California 79
40
Colorado 65
35
Connecticut 145
33
Delaware 41
21
Florida 120
39
Georgia 179
56
Hawaii 51
25
Idaho 70
35
Illinois 118
58
Indiana 100
50
Iowa 100
50
Kansas 125
40
Kentucky 100
38
State Lower chamber size Upper chamber size
Louisiana 104
38
Maine 152
35
Maryland 141
47
Massachusetts 159
40
Michigan 110
38
Minnesota 133
67
Mississippi 122
51
Missouri 163
33
Montana 100
50
Nebraska0Nebraska has a unicameral legislature. 49
Nevada 42
21
New Hampshire 399
24
New Jersey 80
40
New Mexico 70
42
New York 149
62
North Carolina 120
50
North Dakota 94
47
Ohio 99
33
State Lower chamber size Upper chamber size
Oklahoma 101
48
Oregon 60
30
Pennsylvania 203
49
Rhode Island 75
38
South Carolina 123
45
South Dakota 70
35
Tennessee 99
33
Texas 150
31
Utah 75
29
Vermont 150
30
Virginia 99
40
Washington 98
49
West Virginia 100
34
Wisconsin 96
33
Wyoming 60
30