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POSTAL SAVINGS 
the other extreme are 11 States in which less 
than one-tenth of one per cent of the population 
are postal savings depositors, and all of these 
States with the exception of the two Dakotas are 
south of the Mason and Dixon line, and, with the 
further exceptions of Arkansas and New Mexico, 
are east of the Mississippi River. 
Distribution of Deposits by States 
The distribution of postal savings deposits by 
States at the end of the fiscal year 1916 is very 
similar to that of depositors. The table and map 
(Map II) point to the following conclusions: 
( 1 ) The great bulk of the deposits are in com 
paratively few States. In only eight of the fifty- 
two States and other geographic districts men 
tioned did the total deposits exceed $2,500,000; 
and these eight States (which in their order were 
New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Massa 
chusetts, California, Michigan and New Jersey) 
held 70 per cent of the total deposits, the first 
four holding 54 per cent of the total. 
(2) Viewed from the standpoint of amount on 
deposit in proportion to population there is a 
striking difference in different sections of the 
country. The amount on deposit per capita va 
ried from $4.11 for Nevada to less than 2 cents 
for South Carolina.