Wyoming will not see a change.Įarlier this year, the Census Bureau reported that Wyoming had one of the worst response rates for the survey, with only about 61.1% of Wyoming’s residents responded on their own to the bureau’s request for information. Colorado, Montana and three other states will each gain a seat and California, New York and five other states will lose one each. House is based on a state’s population, some states saw a change in the number of their congressional seats as a result of the census.

population, not including Puerto Rico, for the 2020 census was 331.4 million.īecause representation in the U.S. Wyoming also has around 870 residents living overseas, which includes military and federal civilians. The lowest growth rate was seen in Connecticut at 0.9%, while three states - Illinois, Mississippi and West Virginia - actually lost population. While this may not seem like a major increase, Wyoming was ranked 44th in the nation for the percentage of growth in its population. Wyoming’s population increased by 13,225 from 2010, the U.S. This made it the least-populated state in the nation, with California being the most populous, with 39.5 million residents. ***For All Things Wyoming, Sign-Up For Our Daily Newsletter***Īlthough Wyoming’s population increased by 2.3% over the last decade, it continues to be the least-populated state in the U.S., according to the latest census data.ĭata released Monday from last fall’s census showed Wyoming had a population of 576,851.

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