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New US map reveals how big states would be — if they were resized by population By . Adriana Diaz. Published Feb. 25, 2025, 5:34 p.m. ET. Maybe size does matter.

The United States has the third-largest population in the world, but nearly a third of the country's 340 million residents live in just three states, a new map reveals.