U.S. population growth sputters as immigration stalls

"The slowdown "is largely due to a historic decline in net international migration, which dropped from 2.7 million to 1.3 million." Births and deaths, meanwhile, remained "relatively stable." Between the lines: The numbers offer some insight into the effects of President Trump's immigration crackdown, though it's an incomplete view. Because of the time period covered, they capture only the first few months of Trump's second term - reflecting his early immigration efforts, but not more recent surges, such as in Minnesota."

"The U.S. population grew by 1% (3.2 million people) from 2023-2024. That was the fastest growth rate since 2006, the Bureau notes. The fastest-growing states were South Carolina (+1.5%, fueled largely by domestic migration), Idaho (+1.4%) and North Carolina (+1.3%). Honorable mention: Texas (+1.2%), which "grew rapidly from a combination of natural change and net international migration, despite a sharp slowdown in gains from the latter," the Bureau says."

U.S. population growth slowed mainly because net international migration dropped from 2.7 million to 1.3 million while births minus deaths remained relatively stable. The data cover only early months of the presidential second term and reflect early immigration enforcement effects but do not capture later migration surges in some states. The slowdown follows a year when the U.S. gained 3.2 million people (1% growth), the fastest rate since 2006. South Carolina (+1.5%), Idaho (+1.4%) and North Carolina (+1.3%) were the fastest-growing states, driven largely by domestic migration. Texas grew +1.2% from natural change and international migration despite slowed international gains. California, Hawai'i, New Mexico, Vermont and West Virginia shrank.

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