Across all 50 states, the population increased by an average of 1.55% over one year. But some states saw a much larger boom in the number of residents, while others lagged behind. And within each ...

Here's a for-instance: According to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the country gained more than 1.6 million people in 2023.

Congressional forecasters have lowered their projection for U.S. population growth over the next decade by 7 million people ...

The U.S. population may shrink in 2025 for the first time ever as immigration and birth rates decline. The immigrant population fell by over a million between January and June 2025, Census data shows.

West Virginia lost residents over two timeframes: between the 2020 census and a 2024 population estimate, and between 2023 and 2024 population estimates. But it was not the only state to do so. Six ...