The U.S. Census Bureau announced the total population counts for the 2020 Census on April 26, 2021. Those counts are used to reapportion Congressional representation among the fifty states. All states are allotted one seat and the remaining 385 are apportioned using the method of equal proportions. Below are the results of the 2020 reapportionment:
2020 Apportionment Bubble
The final seats apportioned following the 2020 Census (seats 433, 434, and 435) are CA-52, MT-02, and MN-08. Their rank and corresponding priority values were:
| 433 | CA-52 | Priority Value: 768,517 |
| 434 | MT-02 | Priority Value: 767,499 |
| 435 | MN-08 | Priority Value: 762,998 |
The first three seats not apportioned following the 2020 Census (seats 436, 437, and 438) are NY-27, OH-16, and TX-39. Their rank and corresponding priority values were:
| 436 | NY-27 | Priority Value: 762,994 |
| 437 | OH-16 | Priority Value: 762,258 |
| 438 | TX-39 | Priority Value: 758,071 |
Apportionment in the 2000’s
The 2020 Apportionment continued a decades long trend of congressional representation shifting south and west. The map below shows congressional reapportionment so far this century:
