Big Eight States


The Big Eight States is a collective term with several different definitions, most referring to states of the United States.
Politically, it refers to the states in the United States with the most electoral votes. Prior to the 2010 census, these were:
In 2010, due to reapportionment, Georgia now has the same number of votes as Michigan.
Demographically, it encompasses the eight most populous states of the United States, as noted in various government reports. By this definition, the first seven states are the same as the electoral vote states:
Recent changes in demographics have resulted in Georgia displacing Michigan as the 8th most populous state.
In sports, "Big Eight states" refers to the six states in which the eight member schools of the now-defunct Big Eight Conference resided: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. This usage of the term has been used in some academic publications as a geographical area of study in the field of education.
Finally, internationally, the Big Eight States refers to a group of nations involved in the non-proliferation of weapons.