Texas gaining 10,000 new residents daily

Texas’ population outpaced all other states in the last decade, with nearly 4-million new residents since the 2010 Census, according to apportionment data released April 26.

That surge took the state to a population of 29,145,505.

The U.S. Census Bureau presented the data from the 2020 Census that reported the nation’s total population at 331,449,281. 

The resident population increased by 22,703,743, or 7.4-percent, from 308,745,538 in 2010.

According to the data, California is the most populous state with 39,538,223 residents, and Wyoming is the least populous with 576,851. 

Utah is the fastest-growing state since the 2010 Census, up 18.4-percent to 3,271,616.

In addition to these newly released statistics, today U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo delivered to President Biden the population counts to be used for apportioning the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Texas will gain two seats in the House, five states will gain one seat each (Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon), seven states will lose one seat each (California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia), and the remaining states’ number of seats will not change based on the 2020 Census.

Upon receipt of the apportionment counts, the president will transmit them to the 117th Congress. 

The reapportioned Congress will be the 118th, which convenes in January 2023.

The apportionment population consists of the resident population of the 50 states, plus the overseas military and federal civilian employees and their dependents living with them overseas who could be allocated to a home state.