With U.S. Census figures released today, Kansas will see no changes to the number of Congressional districts in the state.
The state had a growth of about 3 percent, according to Census figures. It was a slowing of the growth rate of recent decades, according to Census figures.
Kansas, according to today’s Census figures, has a population of 2,940,865 and will retain the same number of Congressional seats, four, as it has now. The state’s population was estimated as 2.91 million in 2019, and was 2,863,813 in the 2010 Census.
According to figures released today, Texas gained two seats in the U.S. House, and states gaining one seat included Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina and Oregon.
States losing one seat each included California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
In an announcement today, Census officials said there was a 7.4 percent growth rate nationwide. That was down from the 9.7 percent growth recorded in the 2010 Census.
The South grew fastest in 2020, at 10.2 percent; the West grew at 9.2 percent; the Northeast grew at 4.1 percent; and the Midwest grew at 3.1 percent.
Figures for each Congressional district in Kansas and for the cities and counties will be released later. The new population figures will be used by the Kansas Legislature for redistricting.
According to Census figures, Wyandotte County had 63.8 percent of residents who self-responded to the Census, while Kansas had 69.8 percent. Nationally, 67 percent self-responded.
To see the Census announcement, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJyb8CNsAks.