Data from the 2010 US Census released on Tuesday shows that the population of United States as of April 1, 2010, was 308,745,538. The numbers show a resident population increase of 9.7 percent since the last census in 2000.
The US census came in on time and under budget, according to US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, who gave “a big thanks to the American public for its overwhelming response to the 2010 Census” in a statement.
Locke said the final 2010 Census savings was $1.87 billion.
According to the US Census, the state with the highest population was California, with 37,253,956 residents. Wyoming is the least populous state with 563,626 people. The state with the most population growth since the 2000 Census was Texas, which grew by 4,293,741 residents to a total of 25,145,561.
The regions of the US that had the largest population growth were the south and the west. Puerto Rico’s resident population decreased by 2.2 percent.
According to the US Census Bureau, Locke has already delivered apportionment data to President Obama. Since 1790, US Census data has been used to determine the number of congressional representatives in the US House. Each member of the House represents an average of 710,767 people, according to the US Census Bureau.
Obama is scheduled to transmit the apportionment counts to the 112th Congress in the first week of its first regular session, in January 2010. The reapportionment based on the US Census data will take effect for the 113th Congress when it convenes in January 2013.
From February through March 31, 2011, the Census Bureau will give demographic data to states to allow state governments to start their redistricting processes.
A census of the population of the US every 10 years is required by the Constitution in order to apportion House seats for states. In 1790, each member of the House represented 34,000 residents, according to the US Census Bureau. The most recent census data shows that the House has more than quadrupled in size and every member now represents about 21 times more constituents than they once did, according to Census Bureau Director Robert Groves.
The 2010 Census was the 23rd one in the history of the US.
Correction: The population of Texas actually grew by 4,293,741 residents to a total of 25,145,561.
The US census came in on time and under budget, according to US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, who gave “a big thanks to the American public for its overwhelming response to the 2010 Census” in a statement.
Locke said the final 2010 Census savings was $1.87 billion.
According to the US Census, the state with the highest population was California, with 37,253,956 residents. Wyoming is the least populous state with 563,626 people. The state with the most population growth since the 2000 Census was Texas, which grew by 4,293,741 residents to a total of 25,145,561.
The regions of the US that had the largest population growth were the south and the west. Puerto Rico’s resident population decreased by 2.2 percent.
According to the US Census Bureau, Locke has already delivered apportionment data to President Obama. Since 1790, US Census data has been used to determine the number of congressional representatives in the US House. Each member of the House represents an average of 710,767 people, according to the US Census Bureau.
Obama is scheduled to transmit the apportionment counts to the 112th Congress in the first week of its first regular session, in January 2010. The reapportionment based on the US Census data will take effect for the 113th Congress when it convenes in January 2013.
From February through March 31, 2011, the Census Bureau will give demographic data to states to allow state governments to start their redistricting processes.
A census of the population of the US every 10 years is required by the Constitution in order to apportion House seats for states. In 1790, each member of the House represented 34,000 residents, according to the US Census Bureau. The most recent census data shows that the House has more than quadrupled in size and every member now represents about 21 times more constituents than they once did, according to Census Bureau Director Robert Groves.
The 2010 Census was the 23rd one in the history of the US.
Correction: The population of Texas actually grew by 4,293,741 residents to a total of 25,145,561.
