Find the standard divisor for the apportionment of the vaccine doses by population using the estimate for the total U.S. population. Round to the nearest tenth as needed. Include the units.

Suppose that 6.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine are to be distributed among U.S. states. The vaccines will either be distributed based on the total state population or based on the number of people over 65 years old, as shown in the table below.

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State State Population State Population Age 65+ Percentage of State Population 65+ (CA) California 39,613,000 5,669,000 14.3% (TX) Texas 29,730,300 3,602,000 12.6% (NY) New York 19,300,000 3,214,000 16.4% (FL) Florida 21,944,600 4,358,000 20.5% (PA) Pennsylvania 12,804,100 2,336,000 18.2% (US) United States 330,151,000 52,345,000 15.8%