{"id":126751,"date":"2021-08-12T16:32:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T23:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=126751"},"modified":"2021-08-12T16:32:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T23:32:18","slug":"2020-census-highlights-population-changes-racial-ethnic-diversity-ahead-of-redistricting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=126751","title":{"rendered":"2020 Census Highlights Population Changes, Racial & Ethnic Diversity Ahead of Redistricting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington, DC…The U.S. Census Bureau today released additional\u00a02020 Census results<\/a>\u00a0showing an increase in the population of U.S. metro areas compared to a decade ago. In addition, these once-a-decade results showed the nation\u2019s diversity in how people identify their race and ethnicity.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are excited to reach this milestone of delivering the first detailed statistics from the 2020 Census,\u201d said acting Census Bureau Director Ron Jarmin. \u201cWe appreciate the public\u2019s patience as Census Bureau staff worked diligently to process these data and ensure it meets our quality standards.”<\/p>\n

These statistics, which come from the\u00a02020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File<\/a>, provide the first look at populations for small areas and include information on Hispanic origin, race, age 18 and over, housing occupancy and group quarters. They represent where people were living as of April 1, 2020, and are available for the nation, states and communities down to the block level.<\/p>\n

The Census Bureau also released\u00a0data visualizations<\/a>,\u00a0America Counts stories<\/a>, and\u00a0videos<\/a>\u00a0to help illustrate and explain these data. These resources are available on the\u00a02020 Census results page<\/a>. Advanced users can access these data on the\u00a0FTP site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Population Changes Across the Country Since the 2010 Census<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s release reveals changes in the size and distribution of the population across the United States. The population of U.S. metro areas grew by 9% from 2010 to 2020, resulting in 86% of the population living in U.S. metro areas in 2020, compared to 85% in 2010.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany counties within metro areas saw growth, especially those in the south and west. However, as we\u2019ve been seeing in our annual population estimates, our nation is growing slower than it used to,\u201d said Marc Perry, a senior demographer at the Census Bureau. \u201cThis decline is evident at the local level where around 52% of the counties in the United States saw their 2020 Census populations decrease from their 2010 Census populations.\u201d<\/p>\n

County and metro area highlights:<\/p>\n