"The Census Bureau estimates indicate how the population changed in the 387 US metro areas from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2025. Most experienced at least some population jump, but at a cooler pace than the same period a year earlier, mainly due to smaller net international migration."
"The metro areas of Ocala, Florida, and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had the fastest population increases from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2025, driven by positive net domestic migration, or more people coming in from somewhere within the US than out."
"The Census Bureau said in January, with the release of the 2025 population estimates for the nation and states, that the US' population growth 'has slowed significantly.' Christine Hartley, assistant division chief for estimates and projections at the agency, said this was mainly 'due to a historic decline in net international migration.'"
"Most metros saw slower growth rates than in the previous year. The Census Bureau said in its latest news release that the three US metros 'with the steepest percentage point declines in population growth rates' were Laredo, Texas; Yuma, Arizona; and El Centro, California."
Population growth in US metro areas averaged 0.6% from July 2024 to July 2025, down from 1.1% the previous year. Ocala, Florida, and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, saw the fastest increases due to positive net domestic migration. Most of Florida's metro areas grew, but Miami lost 0.1% of its population. The Census Bureau noted a significant slowdown in overall US population growth, primarily due to a historic decline in net international migration. Laredo, Texas; Yuma, Arizona; and El Centro, California, had the steepest declines in growth rates.
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