Number of white people declines for first time — and other census data takeaways

Detailed census data released Thursday revealed a more diverse country with the first recorded decline in the white population, as well as the slowest population growth in the country overall since the 1930s.

States will use the population information to redraw congressional and state legislative district lines, potentially giving Republicans an edge in House districts that favor them ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. Democrats, too, hope to use the data to their advantage.