NATION : There Are 249,632,692 of Us
The Census Bureau said today there are nearly 250 million of us in the United States--249,632,692 to be exact, an increase of 10.2% in a decade.
California remains the largest state, with 29,839,250 people. Wyoming is the smallest, with 455,975 people, according to the results of the once-a-decade census.
The population figures also will be used to adjust representation in the House by each state. A total of 19 House seats will be shifted as a result of the census. Eight states, mostly in the Sun Belt, will gain representation, and 13 will lose representation.
California will gain seven seats, giving it 52 lawmakers in the 435-member House. Florida will gain four; Texas, three, and Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia and Washington, one seat each.
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