2020 Census data report: White population shrinking as US becomes more diverse
The U.S. Census Bureau has released the official 2020 census data, providing a detailed snapshot of today’s United States population, and revealing how the nation has changed since the last full census 10 years ago.
The new data, which our reporters are currently analyzing, provide numbers of people and households, along with race and ethnicity data, down to small neighborhood units, giving the most granular look at the population in 10 years. It also provides data for the political reapportionment and redistricting that happens every 10 years, and give Congress an accurate count of the population to be used for congressional funding allocations.
Here are some highlights:
– The figures show continued migration to the South and Southwest and population losses in the Mississippi Delta and Appalachia. The numbers also indicate that the white population is aging and has fallen to its smallest share of the total population on record. Read more here.
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