7-8–3 Student Worksheet

[Pages:5]2020 CENSUS STUDENT ACTIVITY

Name

Apportionment

Reference Activity Item: Congressional Apportionment to answer the questions below. 1. How many representatives are apportioned for your state, based on 2010 data?

2. Choose three other states. Record how many representatives each state was allotted in 2010.

State 1: State 2: State 3:

Number of representatives: Number of representatives: Number of representatives:

3. Look at the four states you selected and record the number of representatives allotted to each state in the years indicated on the table. Calculate the rate of change from 1950 to 2010.

State

1950

1970

1990

2010

Rate of change from 1950 to 2010

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4. Which state gained the most representatives between 1950 and 2010, based on the rates of change you calculated?

5. Do you think the number of representatives in your state will increase, decrease, or stay the same after the 2020 Census? Do you think the rate of change in your state will be positive, zero, or negative? Why?

6. Why is it important that the U.S. Census Bureau get an accurate count in the 2020 Census?

7. Based on the "How Does Your State Stack Up" graphic, what trends in population do you notice within your state and across the country? Why do you think these shifts have happened?

Home Extension

Take your student worksheet home and share it with an adult in your home. Ask them whether they think the number of representatives for your state has increased, decreased, or stayed the same since 1950. Verify their answer with the data you collected in class and share what you learned about the importance of the decennial census.

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Activity Item: Congressional Apportionment

State

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina

Apportionment Population 4,802,982 721,523 6,412,700 2,926,229 37,341,989 5,044,930 3,581,628 900,877 18,900,773 9,727,566 1,366,862 1,573,499 12,864,380 6,501,582 3,053,787 2,863,813 4,350,606 4,553,962 1,333,074 5,789,929 6,559,644 9,911,626 5,314,879 2,978,240 6,011,478 994,416 1,831,825 2,709,432 1,321,445 8,807,501 2,067,273 19,421,055 9,565,781

2010

7 1 9 4 53 7 5 1 27 14 2 2 18 9 4 4 6 6 2 8 9 14 8 4 8 1 3 4 2 12 3 27 13

2000

7 1 8 4 53 7 5 1 25 13 2 2 19 9 5 4 6 7 2 8 10 15 8 4 9 1 3 3 2 13 3 29 13

Number of Representatives

1990

7 1 6 4 52 6 6 1 23 11 2 2 20 10 5 4 6 7 2 8 10 16 8 5 9 1 3 2 2 13 3 31 12

1980

7 1 5 4 45 6 6 1 19 10 2 2 22 10 6 5 7 8 2 8 11 18 8 5 9 2 3 2 2 14 3 34 11

1970

7 1 4 4 43 5 6 1 15 10 2 2 24 11 6 5 7 8 2 8 12 19 8 5 10 2 3 1 2 15 2 39 11

1960

8 1 3 4 38 4 6 1 12 10 2 2 24 11 7 5 7 8 2 8 12 19 8 5 10 2 3 1 2 15 2 41 11

1950

9 1 2 6 30 4 6 1 8 10 1 2 25 11 8 6 8 8 3 7 14 18 9 6 11 2 4 1 2 14 2 43 12

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Activity Item: Congressional Apportionment (Cont.)

State

North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Apportionment Population 675,905 11,568,495 3,764,882 3,848,606 12,734,905 1,055,247 4,645,975 819,761 6,375,431 25,268,418 2,770,765 630,337 8,037,736 6,753,369 1,859,815 5,698,230 568,300

2010

1 16 5 5 18 2 7 1 9 36 4 1 11 10 3 8 1

2000

1 18 5 5 19 2 6 1 9 32 3 1 11 9 3 8 1

Number of Representatives

1990

1 19 6 5 21 2 6 1 9 30 3 1 11 9 3 9 1

1980

1 21 6 5 23 2 6 1 9 27 3 1 10 8 4 9 1

1970

1 23 6 4 25 2 6 2 8 24 2

1 10 7 4 9

1

1960

2 24 6 4 27 2 6 2 9 23 2

1 10 7 5 10

1

1950

2 23 6 4 30 2 6 2 9 22 2

1 10 7 6 10

1

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Activity Item: Congressional Apportionment (Cont.)

Figure 1.

Apportionment of the U.S. House of Representatives Based on the 2010 Census

AK 1

(For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see prod /cen2010/doc/sf1.pdf)

U.S. Census Bureau

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WA 10

OR 5

NV

CA

4

53

HI 2

WEST REGION

MT 1

ID 2

WY 1

UT

4

CO

7

AZ

9

NM

3

ND 1

SD 1

NE 3

KS 4

OK 5

TX 36

MIDWEST REGION

NORTHEAST

ME

REGION

2

MN 8

WI 8

IA 4

IL 18 MO 8

AR 4

MS 4 LA 6

VT 1 NH

NY 2

MA 9

MI 14

OH IN 16 9

KY

27

PA 18

WV 3

VA 11

RI 2 CT 5 NJ 12

DE 1 MD 8

6

TN 9

NC 13

SC

7

AL

GA

Change from 2000 to 2010 State gaining 4 seats in the House State gaining 2 seats in the House

7

14

State gaining 1 seat in the House

No change

State losing 1 seat in the House

FL

State losing 2 seats in the House

27 Census Region Boundary

SOUTH REGION

Numbers represent reapportioned totals of U.S. Representatives.

Total U.S. Representatives: 435

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census and Census 2000 at .

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Briefs

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