In This Issue
Issue: #206
March 5, 2012
About the CIC:
Two Native
Populations
Men are Catching Up
The Census Information Center of Eastern Oklahoma
provides access to data generated from the US Census
Bureau and through the Community Service Council's Data
and Systems Development Task Forces.
Divvying Us Up
2011 Child and Youth Wellbeing Index
The American Indian and Alaska Native Population: 2010
According to the 2010 Census, 5.2 million people in the
United States identified as American Indian and Alaska
Native, either alone or in combination with one or more
other races. Out of this total, 2.9 million people
identified as American Indian and Alaska Native alone.
Almost half of the American Indian and Alaska Native
population, or 2.3 million people, reported being
American Indian and Alaska Native in combination with
one or more other races. The American Indian and Alaska
Native in combination population experienced rapid
growth, increasing by 39 percent since 2000.
Brief
The Older Population: 2010
The older population is an important and growing
segment of the United States population. In fact, more
people were 65 years and over in 2010 than in any
previous census. Between 2000 and 2010, the population
65 years and over increased at a faster rate (15.1
percent) than the total U.S population (9.7 percent). In
addition to growth in the older population, pronounced
growth in the male population 65 years and over occurred
during the decade. The disproportionate increase in the
older male population has not only contributed to the
growth of the overall population 65 years and over, but
has also led to a narrowing of the gap between males and
females at the older ages.
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Congressional Apportionment
The Constitutional basis for conducting the decennial
census of population is to reapportion the U.S. House of
Representatives. Apportionment is the process of dividing
the 435 memberships, or seats, in the U.S. House of
Representatives among the 50 states. With the exception
of the 1920 Census, an apportionment has been made by
the Congress on the basis of each decennial census from
1790 to 2010.The apportionment population for 2010
consists of the resident population of the 50 states plus
overseas federal employees (military and civilian) and
their dependents living with them, who were included in
their home states. The population of the District of
Columbia is excluded from the apportionment population
because it does not have any voting seats in the U.S.
House of Representatives. The 2010 Census
apportionment population was 309,183,463.
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Until Next Week,
Jan Figart
Census Information Center
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