Prison Policy Shifts Population from Rural to Urban

The federal Census counts inmates where they are incarcerated, but a new Virginia law shifts incarcerated persons back to their last known address for the purpose of redistricting. Data released Friday show which Census tracts will lose or gain the most people under the new law.

Source:United States Census Bureau, P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data and Virginia Redistricting Commission adjusted population data after incarcerated persons reallocated to their last known Virginia address. VPAP compared the two files to show the differences here.