diff --git a/R/statebins.R b/R/statebins.R
index 559cd53..dccc4c4 100644
--- a/R/statebins.R
+++ b/R/statebins.R
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ statebins <- function(state_data, state_col="state", value_col="value",
   gg <- ggplot(st.dat, aes(x=col, y=row, label=abbrev))
   gg <- gg + geom_tile(aes(fill=fill_color))
   gg <- gg + geom_tile(color=state_border_col, aes(fill=fill_color), size=3, show_guide=FALSE)
-  gg <- gg + geom_text(color=text_color, size=1)
+  gg <- gg + geom_text(color=text_color, size=2)
   gg <- gg + scale_y_reverse()
   gg <- gg + scale_fill_brewer(palette=brewer_pal, name=legend_title)
   gg <- gg + coord_equal()
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ statebins_continuous <- function(state_data, state_col="state", value_col="value
   gg <- gg + geom_tile(aes_string(fill=value_col))
   gg <- gg + geom_tile(color=state_border_col,
                        aes_string(fill=value_col), size=3, show_guide=FALSE)
-  gg <- gg + geom_text(color=text_color, size=1)
+  gg <- gg + geom_text(color=text_color, size=2)
   gg <- gg + scale_y_reverse()
   gg <- gg + continuous_scale("fill", "distiller",
                    gradient_n_pal(brewer_pal(type, brewer_pal)(6), NULL, "Lab"), na.value = "grey50", name=legend_title)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8800b15..42544e4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ library(testthat)
 date()
 ```
 
-    ## [1] "Mon Aug 25 22:24:40 2014"
+    ## [1] "Mon Aug 25 22:25:49 2014"
 
 ``` {.r}
 test_dir("tests/")