NEW YORK, NY December 22, 2006 —New Jersey's population is shrinking at a fast enough pace that by 20-10 it could lose one of its 13 seats in Congress. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more on the recent census data.

For the Garden State it is the one two punch of tens of thousands of residents moving to other states and its waning popularity as a destination for new immigrants. Experts say the state's high cost of living is one of the major factors for the flight.

The census analysis shows that New Jersey is still the nation's most densely populated but it has been bumped out of the top ten by North Carolina. It's expected that if this trend holds after the 20-10 Census the congressional seats will drop from 13 to 12. For WNYC I am Bob Hennelly.