Population gains by region were 10.2% in the South, 9.2% in the West, 4.1% in the Northeast and 3.1% in the Midwest. West Virginia, Illinois and Mississippi were the only states with population decreases. Utah (up 18.4%) and Idaho (up 17.3%) had the largest percentage gains in population. as a whole grew 7.4%, to 331 million.Ĭalifornia had more births than deaths and a positive net international migration, but a negative net domestic migration, for a total increase of 2,284,267 people. Texas was the only state to gain two seats.Ĭalifornia's population grew 6.1%, to 39.5 million. Census:Ĭalifornia was one of seven states to lose a seat in the House of Representatives. It now totals nearly 331.5 million.Ĭhanges from 2010 that came out in 2020 U.S. Overall, the nation’s population growth was the second-lowest in history, the Census Bureau said. In a news conference announcing the results, census officials emphasized they were confident in their counts despite the problems. California spent a record $187 million on outreach to ensure an accurate tabulation, more than six times what it spent in 20 combined. The coronavirus pandemic further delayed census takers from conducting the decennial population count. They ultimately were stopped from going into effect. The 2020 census was beset by problems, including lengthy litigation over policies by the Trump administration that attempted to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted toward state populations. 15, the state Supreme Court extended the deadline to Dec. While the California Constitution requires maps to be redrawn by Aug. Monday’s announcement starts a sprint to redraw the districts in time for the February 2022 candidate filing deadline for the June primary elections. ROBYN BECK / AFP via Getty Imagesįorty-three of California’s 53 congressional seats are now held by Democrats, with only a handful of true swing districts located mainly in Orange County and the Central Valley. Democratic officials denied the report.Ī man wearing a face mask walks past a sign encouraging people to complete the 2020 Census in Los Angeles on Aug.
When the nonpartisan system was used for the first time in 2011, ProPublica reported that Democrats organized groups that claimed to be local community members to testify representing party interests. Still, politicians may attempt to influence the redrawing process. A 14-member citizens redistricting commission, consisting of five Democrats, five Republicans and four unaffiliated members, has already been selected and is holding meetings. It also trailed the national gain of 7.4%.Ĭalifornia’s political lines for the 2020s will be redrawn through a nonpartisan process for the second time, thanks to a ballot measure that state voters approved in 2008 to take reapportionment out of the hands of the Legislature. But that was the smallest increase for the state going back to 1910, the period for which data was readily available. “Slow growth rates in parts of Los Angeles County mean those regions are likely to see their influence reduced in Sacramento and Washington, while relatively high growth rates in the San Francisco Bay Area and the San Bernardino/Riverside County Inland Empire mean those areas are likely to increase their influence after the 2021 redistricting,” Rose Institute fellow Douglas Johnson said in a statement accompanying a report he helped author for the Claremont McKenna College organization.Ĭalifornia’s population in 2020 was 39,538,223, a growth of 6.1% over 2010. Outside experts who have analyzed population data expect that the Bay Area’s delegation will remain largely intact, with Los Angeles County the likeliest to lose a seat. The Census Bureau has promised it will arrive by Sept. The redistricting process will still take time, as the data necessary to redraw districts will be delayed for several more months. It will be a new experience for California, which gained congressional representation after virtually every census from when it joined the union in 1850 until 2010, when it remained flat. The announcement kicks off what could be a contentious redistricting in California over the next year, a process that will reshape congressional maps and will leave the state’s 53 lawmakers in a game of musical chairs to keep their jobs.
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