Census Bureau to Hold News Conference on Release of 2020 Census Redistricting Data

AUGUST 05, 2021

RELEASE NUMBER CB21-CN.51

What:

The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a news conference to discuss the release of the first local level results from the 2020 Census. 

States use these data on race, Hispanic origin, and the voting-age population to redraw the boundaries of their congressional and state legislative districts.

The news conference will provide initial analysis of the first local level results from the 2020 Census on population change, race, ethnicity, the age 18 and over population, and housing occupancy status.

A live Q&A session with Census Bureau subject-matter experts will immediately follow the briefing for credentialed media who have RSVPed.

When:

Thursday, August 12, at 1 p.m. EDT

Who:

• Ron Jarmin, acting director, U.S. Census Bureau
• James Whitehorne, chief, Redistricting & Voting Rights Data Office, U.S. Census Bureau
• Nicholas Jones, director and senior advisor of Race and Ethnic Research and Outreach, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
• Marc Perry, senior demographer, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
• Michael C. Cook, Sr., chief, Public Information Office, U.S. Census Bureau (moderator)

HEADS UP...

GEORGIA is among 37 states that will not gain or lose Congressional seats due to the 2020 Census. This is the first time this has happened since the 1980s.

The first 2020 Census numbers released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau show Georgia will retain the same 14 U.S. House districts the Peach State was awarded following the 2010 Census.

The state of Texas will gain two congressional seats;  five other states — Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina and Oregon — will gain one each. Each of seven states — California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia — will lose one seat.

[Source: U.S. Census Bureau]