Alabama will hold onto its seven congressional seats in next year’s election, narrowly avoiding the loss of a district that could have complicated reapportionment efforts and set off a scramble among the state’s U.S. House delegation.
The state’s stagnant population growth appeared to put the state at risk of losing a voice in Congress. But the results of the 2020 U.S. Census, announced on Monday, showed that Alabama grew faster than previously estimated and held off a doomsday scenario for at least another decade.
Nyesha Black, director of socioeconomic analysis and demographics for The University of Alabama Center for Business and Economic Research, called the numbers good news, suggesting complex reasons for the growth, though the full reasons won t be known until more detailed data becomes available this summer.
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