How many people are in the house of representaives?

Each member of the House represents about 710,000 people. The number can vary greatly among states, but must be relatively consistent within any given state. Because of the minimum of 1 representative per state, the fixed total number of 435 means that several states have a total population near the average.

The most constituents for a single district is seen in Montana, whose single representative has about 944,000 constituents. The smallest number of constituents is the one representative in Wyoming, with only 515,000 constituents.

*The approximate representation within each state is shown at the related chart link below.