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A map of the United States titled Apportionment of the U S House of Representatives based on the 2010 census showing changes from 2000 to 2010. States gaining 4 seats: Texas. States gaining 2 seats: Florida. States gaining 1 seat: Washington, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Georgia, South Carolina. States losing 1 seat: Iowa, Missouri, Louisiana, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts. States losing 2 seats: Ohio, New York.
The state that gained four seats in the House between 2000 and 2010 is
.

The loss of seats experienced by New York and Ohio is most likely due to
.

Answer 1

The state is Texas.

The loss is most likely due to slower population growth (or population loss/out‑migration) in those states relative to faster‑growing states, causing reapportionment to shift seats elsewhere.