Official resident population of the United States on April 1, 2010.
9.7
Percentage increase of the nation’s population from 2000 to 2010.
37,253,956
Population of California, the most populous state in the country on April
1, 2010. The least populous was Wyoming (563,626).
35.1
Percentage growth of Nevada’s population from 2000 to 2010, the highest in
the nation.
710,767
Average number of people each member of the U.S. House represents, as
apportioned by the 2010 Census.
8
Number of states that gained congressional seats in 2010. They are Arizona,
Florida, Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Washington.
4
Number of congressional seats Texas gained, more than any other state.
10
Number of states that lost congressional seats in 2010. They are Illinois,
Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York,
Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
32
Number of states that did not gain or lose a congressional seat in 2010.
Apportionment
435
Number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to be apportioned
among the 50 states. Each state has at least one representative.
Apportionment is the process of dividing the 435 seats in the House of
Representatives among the 50 states, based on the population figures
collected during the decennial census. The number of seats in the House has
grown with the country. Congress sets the number in law and increased the
number to 435 in 1913. The Constitution set the number of representatives
at 65 from 1787 until the first Census of 1790, when it was increased to
105 members.
Every 10 years
Time frame in which an apportionment of representatives among the states
must be carried out, as mandated by Article 1, Section 2 of the U.S.
Constitution. The first census was conducted in 1790. The 2010 Census is
the 23rd census in American history.
Apportionment Population
People living in the 50 states, including adults, children, citizens and
noncitizens, are counted in the apportionment population. In the 2010
Census, the apportionment population also included U.S. Armed Forces
personnel and federal civilian employees serving outside the United States
(and their dependents living with them).
Residents of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Island
Areas
Populations that are excluded from the apportionment population because
they do not have voting seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The
District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are all represented by
delegates. Puerto Rico, however, is represented by a “resident commission,”
a position created by Congress in 1946.
Dec. 31, 2010
Date by which the President must receive the 2010 Census apportionment
counts for each state, as required by Title 13, U.S. Code. The date is
mandated as nine months from Census Day, which was April 1, 2010.
One Week
Upon the opening of the new session of Congress, the time frame, according
to Title 2, U.S. Code, by which the President must report to the U.S. House
of Representatives the apportionment population counts for each state and
the number of representatives to which each state is entitled.
15
Number of days, after receiving the apportionment population counts from
the President, that the clerk of the House of Representatives has to inform
each state governor of the number of representatives to which that state is
entitled.
Method of Equal Proportions
Method used to calculate the apportionment as decided by Congress, in
accordance with the provisions of Title 2, U.S. Code. Each state is
assigned one seat. Then, the apportionment formula allocates the remaining
385 congressional seats one at a time among the 50 states until all 435
seats are assigned. You can also learn more about apportionment through the
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1940 Census
Census that the method of equal proportions was first used. The formula
has been used in every census since, as directed by Congress, to apportion
the U.S. House of Representatives.
2013
Year the reapportioned Congress, according to 2010 Census data, will first
convene. It will be the 113th Congress.
Apportionment vs. redistricting
Apportionment is the process of determining the number of seats for each
state in the U.S. House of Representatives based on the decennial census.
Redistricting is the process of revising the geographic boundaries within a
state from which people elect their representatives to the U.S. House of
Representatives, state legislature, county or city council, school board,
etc.
April 1, 2011
Date by which all states must receive redistricting data, in accordance
with Public Law 94-171.
2010 Census
10
Number of questions on the 2010 Census form, one of the shortest in U.S.
history.
134 million
Approximate number of total housing units in the U.S. contacted for the
2010 Census, either by mail or in person, to collect a form or determine if
vacant.
74
Percentage of households that returned a 2010 Census form by mail, matching
the mail participation rate achieved during the 2000 Census.
22
Number of states that, in 2010, met or exceeded their 2000 Census mail
participation rate.
The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 1,553 counties, and 278 cities and
townships of 50,000 or more, also met or exceeded their rates.
$85 million
Estimated amount of taxpayer money the Census Bureau saved for each
percentage point increase in the 2010 Census mail-back response rate. The
Census Bureau saved money by not having to go door to door to count
households that did not return the 2010 Census questionnaire by mail.
$1.87 billion
Amount of savings on operational costs returned, by the Census Bureau, to
the U.S. Treasury. The savings were a result of great participation and
cooperation by the public, efficient operations, and the non-use of
contingency funds.
More than $400 billion
Amount in federal funds distributed each year to states and communities
based in part on census population data.
1.4 million
The number of people hired for the 2010 Census in fiscal years 2009 and
2010.
585,000
Approximate number of positions hired for the door-to-door follow-up phase
in 2010.
For life
The length of time a census worker is sworn to protect the confidentiality
of census information.
257,000
Number of partner organizations that helped the Census Bureau spread the
message out about the importance of the 2010 Census and mailing back the
questionnaire.
2000 Census
281,421,906
Official resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000.
13.2
Percentage increase of the nation’s population from 1990 to 2000.
33,871,648
Population of California, the most populous state in the country on April
1, 2000. The least populous was Wyoming (493,782).
66.3
Percentage growth of Nevada’s population from 1990 to 2000, the highest in
the nation.
647,000
Approximate number of people each member of the U.S. House represents, on
average, as apportioned by the 2000 Census.
4
Number of states that gained two congressional seats in 2000. They were
Arizona, Florida, Georgia and Texas.
2
Number of states that lost two congressional seats in 2000. They were New
York and Pennsylvania.
32
Number of states that did not gain or lose a congressional seat in 2000.
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