Each time we send out our "now not-so-frequent" newsletters, we include a ranking of the states/regions with the most activities. This generates fun competition within the MB community.
Mark Wallace thought these rankings would be more valid if indexed against the overall population of each state/region. In fact, he found the latest census data and did the math for us. Here's what Mark found for Jan-Mar 2005 (looks like California, Texas, and Florida lost their luster):
Mark Wallace thought these rankings would be more valid if indexed against the overall population of each state/region. In fact, he found the latest census data and did the math for us. Here's what Mark found for Jan-Mar 2005 (looks like California, Texas, and Florida lost their luster):
| State | Activities | Activities/Million |
| Colorado | 390 | 87.7 |
| British Columbia | 326 | 83.4 |
| California | 2409 | 69.5 |
| Ontario | 621 | 54.4 |
| North Carolina | 318 | 39.0 |
| Texas | 784 | 36.3 |
| Georgia | 285 | 33.8 |
| Florida | 542 | 32.6 |
| Michigan | 308 | 31.3 |
| Illinois | 294 | 23.8 |
Hrmmm...I had 43 activities for the first quarter of 2005. Maine has 1.28 million people. So that works out to 33.6 activities per million for just little ole me. So looks like Maine is still in the running! :)
Posted by: tchazzard | June 07, 2005 at 11:53 AM
OK...I had to check. 55 total Maine activities, so 42.9 per million for the first quarter. So that plants us safely in 5th place.
Posted by: tchazzard | June 07, 2005 at 12:00 PM