Alabama may avoid losing seat in Congress, Census estimates suggest

Based on population estimates released Tuesday by the U.S. Census, it appears Alabama will narrowly avoid losing a seat in Congress.

Still, Alabama will hold onto its seven seats in the U.S. House of Representatives by only about 6,000 people – a slim margin, according to an apportionment calculator at the University of Michigan.

The estimates are not the official results of the 2020 Census, which will determine how House seats will be apportioned.

The 435 seats in the House are divided among the states based on population. Alabama officials had urged compliance with the census count this year for, among other things, fear of losing a seat in Congress. House seats will be reapportioned after the 2020 census count is finalized.

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