States and more States

[cebrist]

I have put the states in three sets of groups. Each set is divided into the same set of categories. What are the groups and categories?

Some selections may be considered arbitrary; most are not.

Group I
Category 1: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin
Category 2: Delaware, Kansas, Oregon, South Carolina
Category 3: Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming
Category 4: Ohio
Category 5: Alabama
Category 6: None

Group II
Category 1: Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington
Category 2: Illinois
Category 3: Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Michigan, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Virginia
Category 4: Indiana
Category 5: Iowa
Category 6: None

Group III
Category 1: Washington
Category 2: Georgia, Maryland, Wisconsin
Category 3: California, Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee
Category 4: None
Category 5: Florida, Louisiana
Category 6: Massachusetts, New Hampshire

[Lepton]

You lot have too many states.

[Coyote]

No...we don't have nearly enough. We may have to 'annex' a country or two.

[Lepton]

them's fightin' words, Coyote!
Hey, quickie number sequence:

[Coyote]

Hmmm....I'll guess it continues with

code:

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[Jen Aside]

John Linnell's State Songs playlist!