#regional change

United States: 2020 Census Results Released

The 2020 Census data, released on Thursday, reveals the most recent U.S. demographic data. This map depicts the percent change in U.S. population by county compared to the 2010 Census. The Census Bureau’s goal is to count every American once a decade, and undercounts and overcounts from this year’s census survey won’t be released until next year. 

These data will be used to draw new congressional districts as well as dictate how $1.5 trillion dollars of annual public spending is distributed. Regional trends showed that Americans continued to migrate to the South and West at the expense of the Midwest and Northeast. In addition, the U.S. has become more urban and more diverse, as the non-Hispanic white population decreased for the first time on record. Lower birth rates for white women compared to Asian and Hispanic women drove this ethnic change. 

Further Reading:New York Times,The Hill,AP via Yahoo! News,Bloomberg Quicktake, American Geographical Society. Graphic Source: AP News.

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