US population growth slows sharply as immigration declines, Census Bureau says

US population growth slows sharply as immigration declines, Census Bureau says

Population growth in the U.S. slowed significantly during the past year, reaching its lowest rate since the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Census Bureau said.

U.S. Population Growth Slows to 0.5% in 2025 as Net Immigration Drops 54% to 1.3MM

Wells Fargo Economics says reduced foreign inflows, not domestic moves, drove the nationwide deceleration After several years in which migration reshaped regional economies, 2025 marked a year of consolidation rather than expansion for the U.S. population. Growth slowed to 0.5 percent from 1 percent in 2024, according to a report from Wells Fargo Economics, with a sharp pullback in immigration emerging as the dominant force behind the change. Ne…

Population Growth Slows – 710am KURV

Population growth is slowing the U.S., thanks in large part to a historic decline in immigration. A new estimate from the Census Bureau out this week shows the U.S. population grew by about one-point-eight million between July 2024 and July 2025, a growth rate of half a percent. At the same time, migration into the U.S. dropped from two-point-seven million to one-point-three million people. It’s the slowest growth rate since the COVID pandemic w…