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congressional-representation-by-population
Years Source Avg. Constituents per rep Country population Population % per rep
1793–1803 1790 Census 34,436 3,929,214 0.8764093786
1803–1813 1800 Census 34,609 5,236,631 0.6609020189
1813–1823 1810 Census 36,377 7,239,881 0.5024530099
1823–1833 1820 Census 42,124 9,638,453 0.4370410895
1833–1843 1830 Census 49,712 12,866,020 0.3863821135
1843–1853 1840 Census 71,338 17,069,453 0.4179278621
1853–1863 1850 Census 93,020 23,191,876 0.4010887261
1863–1873 1860 Census 122,614 31,443,321 0.3899524481
1873–1883 1870 Census 130,533 38,558,371 0.3385334925
1883–1893 1880 Census 151,912 49,371,340 0.3076926816
1893–1903 1890 Census 173,901 62,979,766 0.2761220167
1903–1913 1900 Census 193,167 76,212,168 0.2534595263
1913–1923 1910 Census 210,583 92,228,531 0.2283273925
1923–1933 1920 Census 210,583 106,021,568 0.1986227934
1933–1943 1930 Census 280,675 123,202,660 0.2278156981
1943–1953 1940 Census 301,164 132,165,129 0.2278694859
1953–1963 1950 Census 334,587 151,325,798 0.2211037407
1963–1973 1960 Census 410,481 179,323,175 0.2289057173
1973–1983 1970 Census 469,088 203,211,926 0.2308368457
1983–1993 1980 Census 510,818 226,545,805 0.2254811119
1993–2003 1990 Census 571,477 248,709,873 0.2297765638
2003–2013 2000 Census 646,946 281,421,906 0.229884734
2013-2023 2010 Census 709,760 308,745,538 0.2298851036
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