evidence: New York, California, other blue states succeed in altering 2020 census numbers, report says [...] The Democrat-run states such as New York and Illinois are increasing 2020 census numbers after successfully asking for a review of the once-a-decade population survey that helps determine federal funding distribution as the states struggle with population losses. [...] Illinois has lost more than a quarter of a million people since 2020, according to the Census Bureau's population clock, while New York has lost more than 630,000 and California's population has declined by more than 570,000 people.