Shelby County in danger of dropping House seat after Census
Federal data show 60.6% of Shelby County households have responded to U.S. Census surveys, about 2% fewer than the 2010 rate. (John Amis/Associated Press file)
One of Shelby County’s 14 state House seats could disappear because of a dwindling population and low participation in the 2020 Census, putting Democrats in jeopardy of losing ground.
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Sam Stockard
Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.
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