According to the U.S. Census Bureau Illinois will lose one seat in Congress for the next ten years.
Illinois has 18 seats in Congress now, down from 19 in the 2010s.
California, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia will also lose one seat while Texas will gain two and Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon will each gain one.
From 2010 to 2020, the resident population of the United States increased by 22,703,743 or 7.4% from 308,745,538 in 2010.
According to the Census data, Illinois’ population is 12,812,508, and 18,124 change from 2010 (12,830,632).
States bordering Illinois all grew in population in the last decade.
Upon receipt of the apportionment counts, the president will transmit them to the 117th Congress. The reapportioned Congress will be the 118th, which convenes in January 2023.
“Our work doesn’t stop here,” added acting Census Bureau Director Ron Jarmin. “Now that the apportionment counts are delivered, we will begin the additional activities needed to create and deliver the redistricting data that were previously delayed due to COVID-19.”
Redistricting data include the local area counts states need to redraw or “redistrict” legislative boundaries. Due to modifications to processing activities, COVID-19 data collections delays, and the Census Bureau’s obligation to provide high-quality data, states are expected to receive redistricting data by August 16, and the full redistricting data with toolkits for ease of use will be delivered by September 30.
