The new census data was released today, and here's what we learned:
- There are about 309,000,000 people here (up almost 10 percent since the last census in 2000, though that is the slowest rate of growth since the great depression)
- Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Washington will gain members in the House
- Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania will lose members in the House
- The state with the largest population growth: Nevada (35.1 percent)
- The state with the smallest: Michigan (-0.4 percent)
There's a lot more over at census.gov, including a video on apportionment and this excellent interactive infographic in a larger size (and be sure to follow them on Twitter):
<p> <iframe frameborder="0" height="298" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/population.swf?init_year=2010" width="471">IFRAMES not supported</iframe></p><p> <em><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/4981441877/">Photo</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en">cc</a>) by Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/">Eric Fischer</a>.</em></p><br/>
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