US Census 2010: Population hits 308.7m but rise slows

[Gerald]

The US population has risen by almost 10% in the last 10 years to stand at 308.7 million, according to new data from the US Census Bureau.But the population figure marked the slowest growth in a decade since the Great Depression of the 1930s.The south and west of the country continued their population expansion.The individual states' populations will be used to reapportion the number of representatives each state sends to the US Congress for the next 10 years.The total population of the US grew to 308,745,538 in 2010, up from 281.4m a decade ago, Census director Robert Groves said at a news briefing announcing the 2010 results.

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Note: 21 December 2010 Last updated at 18:54 GMT