Connecticut Grows by 5 Percent; Won't Lose a House Seat

WASHINGTON-Connecticut's population has grown by nearly 5 percent over the last decade, surpassing 3.57 million residents in 2010, according to the results of the latest decennial Census released on Tuesday.

The state experienced a net gain of 168,532 residents in the last ten years, growing 4.9 percent, from 3,405,565 people in 2000 to 3,574,097 this year.

Connecticut's relatively modest bump means the state will neither gain nor lose a U.S. House seat in Washington, even as the new data is used to redraw congressional districts across the country.

The fresh figures are vital not only for redistricting federal and state legislative seats, but also for determining how billions of dollars in federal aid to states and local communities is divvied up.

"The 2010 Census will serve as a backbone for our political and economic system for years to come," said Census Bureau Director Robert Groves, speaking at a news conference in Washington unveiling the official 2010 counts.

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