U.S. Population Increase Was Second Slowest Ever
The numbers came in a release of census data that marks the official beginning of once-a-decade congressional redistricting battles.
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A man wearing a facemask walks past a sign encouraging people to complete the 2020 U.S. Census, in Los Angeles, California, August 10, 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON (AP) The nation’s political center of gravity shifted further to the Republican-led South and West on Monday, with Texas, Florida and other Sun Belt states gaining congressional seats while chillier climes like New York and Ohio lost them.
The nation's political center of gravity shifted further to the Republican-led South and West on Monday, with Texas, Florida and other Sun Belt states gaining congressional seats while chillier climes like New York and Ohio lost them. Altogether, the U. S. population rose to 331,449,281, the Census Bureau said, a 7. 4 increase that was the second-slowest ever. The new allocation of congressional seats came in the U. S. Census Bureau's first.
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