Census Bureau announces New York loses one congressional seat by 89-person margin after 2020 apportionment

The Census Bureau announced April 26, 2021, that New York would lose one of its 27 congressional seats after the 2020 decennial apportionment, reducing the delegation to 26. New York fell 89 people short of retaining the seat — the slimmest margin of any state losing representation. Minnesota received the seat that would have gone to New York.