They also have a lot of people. California is enormous. Texas has a lot too.  Florida looks unusual. Florida has a ton of people and a small amount of these, this may be because Florida has "sunshine laws" and are probably the most transparent state regarding public records.  Not sure if this would apply to federal cases in Florida. California has just under 40 million people.  That's about the same population as the 22 smallest states. Add them up and you get a population of 40,249,774 and 15,785 sealed proceedings 29...........Connecticut..........."3,588,683"...........1438...........  30...........Iowa..........."3,160,553"...........1976...........  31...........Utah..........."3,159,345"...........904...........  32...........Nevada..........."3,056,824"...........1400...........  33...........Arkansas..........."3,020,327"...........726...........  34...........Mississippi..........."2,982,785"...........804...........  35...........Kansas..........."2,918,515"...........1026...........  36...........New Mexico......."2,090,708"...........1994...........  37...........Nebraska..........."1,932,549"...........919...........  38...........West Virginia......."1,803,077"...........847...........  39...........Idaho..........."1,753,860"...........289...........  40...........Hawaii..........."1,426,393"...........460...........  41...........New Hampshire......."1,350,575"...........312...........  42...........Maine..........."1,341,582"...........356...........  43...........Montana..........."1,062,330"...........347...........  44...........Rhode Island........"1,061,712"...........542...........  45...........Delaware..........."971,180"...........237...........  46...........South Dakota........"877,790"...........517...........  47...........North Dakota........."755,238"...........474...........  48...........Alaska..........."738,068"...........105...........  50...........Vermont..........."623,960"...........87...........  51...........Wyoming..........."573,720"...........25........... Totals "40,249,774"..........."15,785"...........