This past month of April, The U.S. Census Bureau released congressional apportionment and population counts for every state.

Population totals from the 2020 Census determine how many seats each state gets in Congress.   

By Maria V. Cardenas

The population of Arizona has increased by 11.9% to 7,158,923 over the last 10 years. Unfortunately, this increase in population was not enough to secure an additional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and Arizona will continue to have 9 Congressional Representatives. 

The results are the first to be released from the 2020 Census. The Census Bureau also reported that:  

• The resident population of the United States on April 1, 2020 was 331,449,281, 7.4% increase from 308,745,538 in the 2010 Census.  
• The states that gained Congressional seats were Texas gaining 2, Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, Oregon all gaining 1.  
• The states that lost seats were California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia all losing 1. 
• The fastest-growing state since the 2010 Census was Texas up 3,914,872 to 29,183,290.  
• The state that lost the most population was West Virginia down -64,770 to 1,795,045.  

The Census Bureau will provide states with the local population counts needed for redistricting by September 30, 2021. This is when states redraw or “redistrict” their congressional and other legislative boundaries.  

Please visit the Census Bureau’s apportionment press kit. The press kit includes our historical interactive apportionment map, infographics and a video explaining apportionment, which can be embedded in your coverage.  

Full news release: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2021/2020-census-apportionment-results.html