Subscribe to our newsletter. The easiest way to find the most current data from Census 2000 as it is approved for publication by the Department of Commerce. Census 2000 Changes States Representation Initial Census 2000 figures show a US population of 281,421,906. New state population totals will now be used to adjust how many House seats each state gets in Congress.
Some states gain, some lose, most stay the same.
Apportionment and Representation Find out how census data is used to determine each state's representation in the U.S. House of Representatives and to draw state Congressional Districts. Census 2000 Reports on African Americans Census 2000 figures show 36.4 million Black or African Americans make up 12.9 percent of the US population. Sixty-percent live in one of 10 states. From your About Guide. About 16 workers are fatally injured each day in the U.S., according to the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries 2000.