Census 2020 Population Estimates

The 2020 Census Results has been Delayed due to the Coronavirus Pandemic’s Effects on Data Collection in 2020. The Census did release Population Estimates in December 2020.

First, a bit of background: Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution Mandates a Census be conducted every 10 years. The 2020 Census was the 24th conducted. there's been a Census every Decade since 1790.

Census data is used to determine how many Members of the U.S. House each state has, known as Congressional Apportionment, and State's Legislature Redistricting. Federal Money Apportionment to the States is alo determined by the Census Numbers.

The Bureau was originally scheduled to deliver Apportionment Counts to the President by Dec. 31st 2020 and Redistricting Data to the States by March 30th 2021.

On Jan. 27th 2021, Census Bureau Chief of Decennial Communications and Stakeholder Relations, Kathleen Styles, said the Bureau plans to deliver its Final Apportionment report by April 30th 2021. The Bureau later said it would deliver Redistricting Data to the States by Sept. 30th 2021.

For now, we can look at Population Estimates for July 1st, 2020, released in December 2020. The Bureau Releases Annual estimates, in addition to the Decennial Census.

The Five states, plus D,C., with the Highest Estimated Gains were:

D.C.: 18.46%>
Utah: 17.58%>
Texas: 16.76%>
Idaho: 16.54%>
Nevada: 16.21%>
Arizona: 16.10%

The Bureau Estimated that Six States Lost Population:

West Virginia: -3.68%>
Illinois: -1.89%>
Connecticut: -0.48%>
Vermont: -0.38%>
New York: -0.21%>
Mississippi: -0.02%

The Census Bureau’s Estimates would result in: Texas gaining up to Three U.S. House Seats; Florida could gain Two; and Arizona, Colorado, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon, could gain One each.

New York could Lose Two U.S. House Seats and the following Eight States could Lose One Seat each: California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and West Virginia.

Ten States Lost Seats and Eight States Gained Seats in the House following the 2010 Census.










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