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New data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed Bucks County has grown its population by 3.4 percent over the past decade.
Comparing data from the 2010 Census to the 2020 Census, Bucks County went from 625,249 residents to 646,538 residents, a jump of 21,289 people.
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The final data, which will be used to redraw congressional districts and allot government funding, was released by federal officials Thursday afternoon.
The First Congressional District, which is all of Bucks County and a portion of eastern Montgomery County, had its population increase by 3.8 percent. Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, a Middletown Township resident, has represented the district since 2017.
An estimate released by Census officials in spring said the population had grown between 2010 and 2020 by a smaller number of .4 percent, a roughly 2,700 resident increase. However, officials noted those numbers were not finalized and the numbers released Thursday represent a more accurate picture.
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The data released Thursday showed 82 percent of Bucks Countians were white, 6.2 percent were Hispanic or Latino, people with two or more races made up 5.7 percent, 5.4 percent were Asian, 4.1 percent were Black, 2.6 percent were designated as “other,” .02 percent were American Indian, and a very small number were Pacific Islander. The county had a 5 percent drop in the White population and a 4.8 percent decrease in the American Indian population.
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The data revealed Bucks County’s population growth, which peaked at 113 percent between 1950 and 1960, has slowed in recent decades. The county had a 10.4 percent increase between 1990 and 2000 and a 4.6 percent increase between 2000 and 2010. The county saw widespread growth in the decades after World War II.
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With a population of 646,538, Bucks County remains the fourth largest in the state behind Philadelphia, Allegheny, and Montgomery counties. Philadelphia County added 77,791 residents and totaled 1,603,797 people, Allegheny County added 27,230 residents and totaled 1,250,578, and Montgomery County added 56,679 residents for a total of 856,553, according to the data.
Philadelphia and its collar counties – Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery – all saw population growth.
The state’s population rose from 12,702,379 million in 2010 to13,002,700 million in 2020.
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About half the state’s population lives in the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh metropolitan areas.
The largest percentages of population loss came from the state’s more rural counties.
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The population of the U.S. grew 7.4 percent over 10 years to 331,449,281 million in 2020.
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