The U.S. Census Bureau recently released the congressional apportionment population counts and number of representatives for each of the 50 states, along with the resident population counts for the nation, the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Wisconsin’s 3.6% population increase (206,732 residents) was in line with rest of the Midwest. The population gain will not have an impact on our representation in Washington. Wisconsin will remain at eight U.S. Congressional seats.
“Ensuring an accurate population count in the decennial census is vital to the future success of a state because we need to be making decisions with accurate data, most noteworthy, the determination of a State’s representation in Washington,” said MadREP President and CEO Jason Fields. “I’d like to thank everyone in the Madison Region who filled out their census forms and encouraged others in their community to do so.”
