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US Census Data Reveal Changes in California Reapportionment and Diversity

US Census Data Reveal Changes in California Reapportionment and Diversity
Pedestrians walk along Powell Street in San Francisco, Calif. on May 14, 2019. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
John Seiler
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The U.S. Census Bureau has been releasing interesting data from the 2020 count. Here are some numbers of interest to Californians.

Loss of Congressional Seat

The reason California is losing a seat in the U.S. Congress is because its population grew 6.1 percent from 2010 to 2020. However, the U.S. population grew by 10.1 percent, nearly double that rate.
John Seiler
John Seiler
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John Seiler is a veteran California opinion writer. Mr. Seiler has written editorials for The Orange County Register for almost 30 years. He is a U.S. Army veteran and former press secretary for California state Sen. John Moorlach. He blogs at JohnSeiler.Substack.com and his email is [email protected]
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