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5 takeaways from the long-awaited 2020 US Census

Rebecca Cohen,Madison Hoff,Natalie Musumeci,Grace PanettaAug 13, 2021, 04:21 IST

US Census workers stand outside Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on September 24, 2020 in New York CityNoam Galai/Getty Images

The 2020 Census data was released Thursday and showed a diversifying country.
Populations also declined in rural areas and The Villages proved to be the fastest-growing US metro area.
Here are other takeaways from the long-awaited report.

New demographic data from the 2020 Census was released on Thursday, revealing how the makeup of The United States has changed in the last 10 years.

The long-awaited Census information is usually released by March 30 but was held up by coronavirus-related delays.

Here are five of the biggest takeaways from the released data:

America's white population dropped for the first time in recorded history

People walk through Herald Square on a warm day on June 7, 2021 in New York City. Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

Rural areas has seen widespread population decline

This map released by the US Census Bureau shows population declines in rural areas across America. US Census Bureau

Redistricting could tip the scales of power in Washington D.C.

Demonstrators rally with cut-outs of gerrymandered congressional districts in front of the Supreme Court building in 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

The Villages in Florida is the fastest-growing US metro area

Residents of the The Villages, Florida on March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Yana Paskova

There are more more multi-racial people in America than ever before

New Yorkers wait in line before entering a store in Brooklyn. Bebeto Matthews/AP

5 charts show that Americans are deciding it's a raw deal to buy a house