Census Day 2020’s official resident-population total for the 50 states and District of Columbia was 331,449,281, measured on April 1, 2020.

The Census Bureau’s official 2020 Census materials identify 331,449,281 as the resident population of the 50 states and the District of Columbia on April 1, 2020. The figure was used in the Bureau’s apportionment results and is therefore an official census count, not a later population estimate.census.govcensus.gov2020 Census: 2020 Resident Population for the 50 States, the District of...content.govdelivery.comcontent.govdelivery.com2020 Census Apportionment Results Delivered to the President+1 more The Bureau’s apportionment table separately lists resident populations for the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

Its stated national figure for the 50 states and the District of Columbia matches the number in the claim.www2.census.govwww2.census.govAREA RESIDENT POPULATION (APRIL 1, 2020) Alabama 5,024,279 Alaska 733,391 Later Census Bureau population estimates distinguish between the April 1, 2020 census count and subsequent estimates, confirming that 331,449,281 was the baseline population on Census Day.census.govcensus.govNew Vintage 2021 Population Estimates Available for the Nation, States and... Independent explanatory material from the Brennan Center for Justice and reporting from The Census Project also identify 331,449,281 as the 2020 census population figure, although those sources provide context rather than the primary count itself.

The claim accurately states the population total, geographic scope and reference date. Puerto Rico is included in some Census Bureau presentations, but the claim correctly limits its figure to the 50 states and District of Columbia.brennancenter.orgbrennancenter.orgThe 2020 Census Population and Apportionment Data, Explainedthecensusproject.orgthecensusproject.orgCensus Bureau Releases 2020 Census Apportionment Data