January 28, 2026 11:16 AM
US population growth slows as immigration declines, Census data shows
U.S. population growth has slowed to its lowest rate since the COVID-19 pandemic, in line with a historic drop in migration worldwide, federal government data released on Tuesday showed. The United States saw an increase of just 1.8 million people, or 0.5%, to reach 341.8 million residents in the year ending June 2025, with every U.S. state except for Montana and West Virginia seeing their rate of population growth slow, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Globally, net interna...