Census ranks Colorado as ninth-fastest-growing state
Joey Bunch
The Denver Post
The Denver Post
Colorado is still growing like gangbusters, but not enough to warrant another member of Congress, according to preliminary U.S. census data released Tuesday.
From 2000 to 2010, Colorado was the ninth-fastest-growing state in the U.S. by population increase – 727,935 residents – and percentage increase – 16.92 percent.
U.S. House districts are apportioned based not on growth but each state’s share of the nation’s population of 308.7 million.
Colorado would have had to add roughly 269,000 more residents to its population of 5.02 million to gain an eighth seat, according to census analysts.
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