Redistricting for the 2000sSubcommittee on Reapportionment of

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2000 Census Population Data

• December 28, 2000

• Population released to the President of the United States

• Apportionment Count: 4,480,271

• Includes 11,295 Overseas Military and Federal civilian employees and dependents

STATE GROWTH• State Resident

Population: 4,468,976• Grew 249,003 or 5.9%

since 1990• Average Growth

South: 17.3% Nation: 13.2%

• State Rank dropped from 21 to 22

Census Population Data

P.L. 94-171 data (Redistricting data) was released to Louisiana on March 9, 2001

P.L. 94-171 Data Includes the Following Tabulations By Precinct:Total PopulationVoting Age Population (over 18)Racial Data

General Population Information

• 34 Parishes did not grow at a rate equal to or above the State growth of 5.9%

• Of those, 14 Parishes Actually Lost Population-- 12 North and Central Louisiana Parishes and Orleans and St. Mary Parishes

• 30 Parishes exceeded the State’s rate

Loss/Gain**Based on State Growth of 5.9%

Growth Areas **10,000 or more

• The Florida Parishes, particularly St. Tammany, Livingston, Tangipahoa, and East Baton Rouge Parishes

• Acadiana, particularly Lafayette Parish• The River Region, particularly Ascension Parish • Calcasieu Parish• Bossier Parish

Top TenGrowing Parishes

• Numeric St. Tammany (46,760) EBR (32,747) Lafayette (25,741) Livingston (21,288) Ascension (18,413) Calcasieu (15,443) Tangipahoa (14,879) Bossier (12,222) Terrebonne (7,521) St. Landry (7,369)

• Percentage St. Tammany (32.36%) Ascension (31.63%) Livingston (30.18%) Allen (19.85%) Tangipahoa (17.36%) W. Feliciana (17.00%) Lafayette (15.62%) Bossier (14.20%) St. Charles (13.28%) WBR (11.24%)

Areas of Loss

• Orleans Parish • Central Louisiana, particularly Vernon and

Rapides Parishes• North Louisiana• St. Mary Parish

Areas of LossTop Ten

• Numeric– Orleans (-12,264)

– Vernon (-9,430)

– Rapides (-5,219)

– St. Mary (-4,586)

– Franklin (-1,124)

– Morehouse (-917)

– Concordia (-581)

– Claiborne (-554)

– Tensas (-485)

– Jackson (-308)

• Percentage– Vernon (-15.22%)

– St. Mary (-7.90%)

– Tensas (-6.83%)

– Franklin (-5.02%)

– Rapides (-3.97%)

– Claiborne (-3.18%)

– E. Carroll (-2.97%)

– Morehouse (-2.87%)

– Concordia (-2.79%)

– Orleans (-2.47%)

Parish by ParishLoss/Gain*

*Based on State Growth of 5.9%

House District Population1990s v. 2000s

• 1990 Ideal: 40,190

• + 5% Range (2,009)

• Low: 38,181

• High: 42,199

• 2000 Ideal: 42,561

• + 5% Range (2,128)

• Low: 40,433

• High: 44,689

Louisiana State House Districts

House Statistics

• Relative Range: –22.26 to 40.86 %• Overall Range: 63.12%• Difference between lowest and highest district is

26,865• 38 House Districts are within the acceptable

population range• 29 House Districts are above the acceptable

population range• 38 House Districts are below the acceptable

population range

House Districts within Range Above Ideal

House Districts within Range Below Ideal

House Districts Above the Range

House Districts Above the Range

House Districts Below the Range

House Districts Below the Range

House Malapportionment

Congressional District Population

1990s v. 2000s

• 1990 Ideal: 602,853

• 2000 Ideal: 638,425

Congressional Districts

CongressMal-Apportionment Statistics

Relative Range: -7.21% to 7.01%

Relative Overall Range: 14.22%

Supreme Court District Population

1990s v. 2000s

• 1990 Ideal: 602,853

• + 5% Range (30,142)

• Low: 572,711

• High: 632,995

• 2000 Ideal: 638,425

• + 5% Range (31,921)

• Low: 606,504

• High: 670,346

Supreme Court Districts

Supreme Court Malapportionment Statistics

Public Service Commission

District Population 1990s v. 2000s

• 1990 Ideal: 843,994

• + 5% Range (42,199)

• Low: 801,795

• High: 886,193

• 2000 Ideal: 893,795

• + 5% Range (44,689)

• Low: 849,106

• High: 938,484

Public Service Commission Districts

PSCMalapportionment

Statistics

 

 

 

 

 

BESE District Population1990s v. 2000s*

• 1990 Ideal: 527,496

• + 5% Range (26,379)

• Low: 501,122

• High: 553,870

• 2000 Ideal: 558,622

• + 5% Range (27,931)

• Low: 530,691

• High: 586,553

BESE Districts

  BESE

Malapportionment Statistics

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