WWII Casualties by State

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Introduction

World War II (WWII) started in 1939 when Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany invaded Poland. The conflict involved most of the world’s countries and ended in 1945 with the liberation of German-occupied territories and the unconditional surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945. The Second World War is also considered to be the deadliest military conflict of all time, with about 70 to 85 million deaths over the world. Military deaths more specifically are estimated at 21 to 25 million. 

The United States was an important actor in the conflict. Soldiers went forth from every state to fight in Europe and in the Pacific. The United States incurred a total of 407,316 military casualties throughout the duration of the war. The number of WWII soldiers who were killed in action does not represent all of those who were wounded, captured, or missing in action. 

From state to state, the number of WWII casualties can range from under 100 in some states, to 30,000 casualties in others. Of the total number of servicemen in the U.S. military from 1941—1945, only 38.8% of them were volunteers, while 61.2% of them were drafted. 

Learn more about the number of WWII casualties by state by exploring the data in the charts.

#StateWWII CasualtiesKorean War CasualtiesVietnam War Casualties
1New York31,2152,3734,119
2Pennsylvania26,5542,4013,147
3Illinois18,6011,7892,936
4California17,0222,6115,575
5Ohio16,8281,8233,094
6Texas15,7641,7793,415
7Michigan12,8851,4922,657
8New Jersey10,3728361,487
9Massachusetts10,0338661,331
10Indiana8,1319211,534
11Missouri8,0039441,418
12North Carolina7,1098051,613
13Wisconsin7,0387471,161
14Kentucky6,8028861,056
15Tennessee6,5288441,295
16Minnesota6,4627251,077
17Virginia6,0078821,305
18Georgia5,7017571,581
19Iowa5,633528851
20Oklahoma5,474625987
21Alabama5,1147001,208
22West Virginia4,865814733
23Kansas4,526429627
24Maryland4,3755311,014
25Connecticut4,347326612
26Louisiana3,964610885
27Washington3,9414881,047
28Arkansas3,814467592
29Mississippi3,555423636
30Florida3,5405771,954
31South Carolina3,423483895
32District of Columbia3,029158242
33Nebraska2,976318396
34Oregon2,835276710
35Colorado2,697305623
36Maine2,156242341
37New Mexico2,032200395
38Rhode Island1,669149209
39North Dakota1,626177199
40Arizona1,613247619
41Montana1,553137267
42Utah1,450141361
43South Dakota1,426160192
44Idaho1,419131217
45New Hampshire1,203137226
46Vermont87494100
47Hawaii689407276
48Wyoming65260119
49Delaware57945122
50Nevada34937149
51Alaska911057

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5,114

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700

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#17

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Alaska

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91

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10

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Arizona

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1,613

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247

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#36

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#32

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Arkansas

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3,814

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467

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#34

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California

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17,022

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2,611

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Colorado

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2,697

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305

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#34

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#31

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Connecticut

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4,347

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326

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#32

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#33

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Delaware

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579

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#49

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45

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#48

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District of Columbia

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3,029

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#32

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158

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#41

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Florida

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3,540

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577

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Georgia

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5,701

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757

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#17

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Hawaii

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689

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407

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#31

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Idaho

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1,419

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131

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#43

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Illinois

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18,601

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1,789

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#5

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#6

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Indiana

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8,131

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#10

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921

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#9

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#11

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Iowa

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5,633

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#19

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528

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#25

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#26

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Kansas

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4,526

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#23

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429

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#29

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Kentucky

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6,802

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886

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#20

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Louisiana

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3,964

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#26

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610

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#22

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Maine

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2,156

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#36

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242

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#37

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Maryland

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4,375

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#24

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531

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Massachusetts

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10,033

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866

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#12

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#14

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Michigan

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12,885

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1,492

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Minnesota

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6,462

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#16

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725

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#19

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Mississippi

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3,555

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#29

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423

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#30

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Missouri

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8,003

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#11

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944

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#8

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#13

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Montana

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1,553

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#41

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137

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Nebraska

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2,976

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#33

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318

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#33

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#35

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Nevada

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349

Ranked in the US

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37

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New Hampshire

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1,203

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137

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#42

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New Jersey

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10,372

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836

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New Mexico

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2,032

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#37

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200

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#38

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New York

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31,215

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2,373

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North Carolina

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7,109

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805

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#16

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North Dakota

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1,626

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177

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#45

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Ohio

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16,828

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1,823

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Oklahoma

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5,474

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625

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Oregon

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2,835

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#34

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276

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#35

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#28

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Pennsylvania

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26,554

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2,401

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Rhode Island

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1,669

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#38

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149

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#42

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South Carolina

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3,423

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483

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South Dakota

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1,426

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160

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Tennessee

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6,528

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844

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#13

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#16

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Texas

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15,764

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1,779

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Utah

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1,450

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141

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#43

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Vermont

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874

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94

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#47

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Virginia

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6,007

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882

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#11

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#15

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Washington

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3,941

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#27

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488

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#26

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#21

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West Virginia

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4,865

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814

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#27

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Wisconsin

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7,038

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747

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Wyoming

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652

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60

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