By Bill Galluccio
Apr 26, 2021
The first results from the 2020 census are in, and they will reshape the 2022 midterm elections. The United States Census Bureau said that the population increased by 7.4% since 2010, growing to a total of 331,449,281.
California was the most populous state with a population of 39,538,223, while Wyoming was the least populous state with just 576,851 residents.
Texas grew the most since 2010, with an increase of 3,999,944 residents. While Texas had the largest increase in people, it was not the fastest-growing state. That title went to Utah, which saw its population jump by 18.4% to a total of 3,271,616.
The Census Bureau also released the results of the apportionment of the 435 congressional seats. Under the current mathematical formula to determine the breakdown on House seats, each member will represent an average of 761,169 people. Based on the 2020 Census data, 13 states will see their number of Congressional representatives change.
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Census Bureau to announce population numbers that will be used to reapportion congressional seats
The United States Census Bureau will announce updated state population totals on Monday, numbers that will be used to reapportion seats in the House of Representatives and are expected to shift more political power from states in the Midwest and Northeast to states in the South and West.
The announcement, which will be made by the bureau’s acting director in the afternoon, will include the total population for each state, as well as the number of congressional seats. These numbers will set off the redistricting process that happens every decade, an often highly contentious saga where both Democrats and Republicans look to create as many safe congressional seats for their parties as possible.
Overall, population growth in the United States is slowing, with the rates slowest in the Midwest and Northeast.
New Hampshire’s growth was modest compared to previous decades. But it was higher than every other state in New England except Massachusetts, which grew at the national rate of about 7 percent.
The apportionment also adjusts the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives. All New England states remain the same. Texas, Florida, and Colorado were among the states that gained House seats.
2020 Census: apportionment of the U.S. House of Representatives
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Gaining seats Sources: United States Census Bureau; socialexplorer.com The new census numbers are in, and they show an America continuing its long population shift from the Northeast and Midwest to the South and West, a trend that will shape Congress for the next decade. The country’s old center of political power the industrial belt stretching from New York to Illinois is once again losing seats in Congress while Sun Belt states such as Florida, North Carolina and Texas will gain them. California will lose a seat for the first time.