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		dfxm12 on Feb 14, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Poll: If you're in the US, What State Do You Live ... These are the most populous states, so you are correct. The better metric would be to figure out the "hacker density" of each state.

jimmyrocks on Feb 14, 2013 [–]

If you divide the responses per state over population, DC has a strong lead in "Hacker News User Density". VT, MA, and WA are pretty close to each other, followed by CA, DE, and CO. It would be interesting to compare these results to % urban/rural populations.

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