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D Least population: Virginia
Largest population: California
To find the least and largest poputions among the four states, let us arrange the data in descending order.
Let us place the values in the place value chart.
New York, California, and Kansas have the digits 2, 3, and 1, respectively, in the ten millions places.
Amongst the three states, California has the highest population with the digit 3 in the ten millions place and should be arranged first in the descending order. This is followed by New York with the digit 2 in the ten millions place. Next is Kansas with 1 in the ten millions place.
The last one is Virginia. Now, we get:
Hence, Virginia has the least population and California has the largest population.