ThursdayвЂ™s data release will prompt state legislators and redistricting commissions to begin redrawing political boundaries, a process that is already underway in several states. Philadelphia now holds the sixth spot, followed by San Antonio, San Diego, Dallas and San Jose.

The 10 largest cities all grew this past decade, and 8 of the 10 grew at a faster rate this decade compared to the last. city over the past decade, with the Census Bureau measuring an 11.2 percent increase. In addition to knocking Philadelphia out of fifth place, Phoenix also recorded the fastest growth of any U.S. Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston each followed for the next largest cities in 2020, with Houston recording a 9.8 percent population growth from about 2.1 million in 2010 to 2.3 million in 2020. census recorded a total New York population of more than 8.8 million people, a 7.7 percent increase from 10 years prior when the census recorded a population of about 8.2 million. New York City had the largest population gains, adding more than 600,000 people from the 2010 census, and remained in the top spot for the largest U.S. Two cities - San Antonio and San Diego - both had slower rates of growth in the past decade compared to the previous one. Out of the top 10 cities, the Census Bureau said that eight grew at a faster rate in the past decade than they did from 2000 to 2010: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Dallas and San Jose.

Census Bureau data released Thursday showed population growth in the countryвЂ™s 10 largest cities in the past decade, with Phoenix replacing Philadelphia as the nationвЂ™s fifth-largest city.

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