Alabama population tops 5 million; state won't lose U.S. House seats
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 ...