2020 Census Data: Tennessee, Virginia experienced slower population growth from 2010

The populations of Tennessee and Virginia are growing slower than in previous US Census data reporting periods.

The 2020 US Census published the first population counts for Congressional Apportionment on Monday and the Volunteer State’s population increased to 6.9 million with an 8.9% increase from 2010. Despite the growth, the percentages do not match the double digit growth Tennessee experienced from 1990 to 2000 and from 2000 to 2010. Tennessee was one of 13 states in the 2000 Census to experience a 15% or higher increase in residents at growth of 16.7%, while in 2010, Tennessee’s population grew by 11.5%.

Meanwhile in the Commonwealth, Virginia’s population did not experience a double digit growth for the first time in nearly a century. While the Commonwealth did add more than 600,000 people to its population from 2010, the 7.9% growth is the slowest since the 1930 Census when Virginia’s population increased by just 112,000 people, or a 4.9% population growth.

The slower growth of both states match the nationwide trend of slowed population growth, as the US experienced its smallest growth since the Great Depression with just a 7.4% growth from 2010 to 2020. To see Monday’s report from the US Census, click here.

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