New York grows slowly, loses House seats


New York grew by 2.1 percent from 2000 to 2010, according to new census data, and now has 19.3 million people.

But that rate of growth isn’t enough to keep the state from losing representation in Congress, as states in the south and west grow faster. (Full story here.)

Nevada was the fastest growing state, adding 35.1 percent to its 2000 population. Next up was Arizona, which added 24.6 percent. Only Michigan lost population during the decade.

In raw numbers, though, the population growth difference between New York and Nevada isn’t so stark. New York added 401,645 people, while Nevade added 702,294.

Categories: Population
Chris Churchill

One Response

  1. letsgetreal says:

    great, less democrats:)