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You’re not imagining it. Newcomers push Tennessee up a notch in ranking of most populous states.

Cynthia Abrams

January 5, 2023

Population data released last month show that Tennessee’s population grew by 83,000 people in 2022. This increase is largely thanks to one phenomenon: domestic net migration.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: census bureau

Census Officials Make Adjustments To Get Everyone Counted Despite COVID-19 And Tornadoes

Samantha Max

April 1, 2020

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The 2020 census count is now in full swing, but with most Tennesseans being asked to shelter in place, no one will be knocking on doors and asking residents to fill out forms any time soon. The U.S. Census Bureau is making adjustments to get everyone in Tennessee counted, amid back-to-back crises in the state.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Census 2020, census bureau, Coronavirus In Tennessee, Super Tuesday Tornado, The Equity Alliance

Small Dip in State’s Poverty Rate, But Still Above National Average

Bradley George

September 12, 2012

The state’s poverty rate dropped slightly last year, even as the national rate jumped to 46 million people.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: a.c. wharton, census bureau, memphis, poverty rate

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