Mass. population growth outpacing region
Courtesy State of Massachusetts
Secretary of State William Galvin, the state's liaison to the U.S. Census Bureau, said the state population estimate of 6,794,422 is a good sign that Massachusetts could keep its current number of congressional seats after the full census in 2020.
Newly-released federal census data shows that Massachusetts led the northeast in population growth in the last five years.
Secretary of State William Galvin, the state's liaison to the U.S. Census Bureau, said the state population estimate of 6,794,422 is a good sign that Massachusetts could keep its current number of congressional seats after the full census in 2020.
"As we stand halfway from the next Federal Census, our robust growth in the region, which closely follows the national increase, bodes well for the Commonwealth retaining its Congressional delegation in the reapportionment after 2020," Galvin said in a statement.
The new population data release by the Census Bureau on Tuesday ranks Massachusetts as the 15th most populous state in the country, and the fastest growing state in the northeast region, which includes New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
"Massachusetts has had a growth of 3.8% since the April, 2010 census, compared to a 1.7% cumulative increase in the Northeast Region," Galvin said in the statement.
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