"After years of slow growth in the post pandemic era, California's population stayed essentially flat from July 2024 to July 2025, according to Census Bureau data released Tuesday. At the same time, the data shows that the United States' population grew by only half a percent, or roughly 1.8 million people, a much lower rate than the previous year when it increased by 3.2 million people."
"Experts attribute the stagnation largely to lower levels of migration to the United States from other countries as the Trump administration has sought to curtail immigration and embarked on deportation efforts in Los Angeles and other major cities. The foreign-born population in the U.S. dropped by 1.5 million people, or 2.6%, between January and July of last year, data shows."
California's population stayed essentially flat from July 2024 to July 2025 after years of slow post-pandemic growth. U.S. population growth slowed to about 0.5%, roughly 1.8 million people, down from 3.2 million the previous year. The foreign-born population declined by about 1.5 million people (2.6%) between January and July 2024. Reduced international migration, intensified immigration enforcement and deportation efforts, residents leaving California, an aging population, and declining birth rates contributed to the slowdown. Continued drops in immigration threaten long-term labor supply, housing demand, and economic growth in California, since immigration provided workers to fill job vacancies.
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