The U.S. gained more than 1.6 million people over the past year, growing by 0.5% to 334,914,895, according to the Vintage 2023 population estimates published by the U.S. Census Bureau.
More states experienced population growth in 2023 than in any year since the start of the pandemic – the nation recorded a 0.4% population increase in 2022 and a 0.2% uptick in 2021.
The South was the nation’s most populous region, accounting for 87% of the 2023 growth. The region added over 1.4 million residents for a total population of 130,125,290 – the South was also the only region to have maintained population growth throughout the pandemic. The region’s migration patterns were divided between 706,266 people added by net domestic migration and nearly 500,000 from net international migration.
Eight states saw their population fall in 2023: California (-75,423), Hawaii (-4,261), Illinois (-32,826), Louisiana (-14,274), New York (-101,984), Oregon (-6,021), Pennsylvania (-10,408), and West Virginia (-3,964). Puerto Rico recorded a population decline of 0.4%, or 14,422 people.
“U.S. migration returning to pre-pandemic levels and a drop in deaths are driving the nation’s growth,” said Kristie Wilder, a demographer in the Population Division at the Census Bureau. “Although births declined, this was tempered by the near 9% decrease in deaths. Ultimately, fewer deaths paired with rebounding immigration resulted in the nation experiencing its largest population gain since 2018.”
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Grew by 1.6 million AND by untold and inestimable numbers of illegal aliens. This needs to stop.
Of course you’re going to see the population increase when you have drove of illegals pouring in through the borders. And, the states that are losing the most people doesn’t surprise me at all. They’re mostly democratic states and people are leaving because they’re fed up with the lack of solid leadership in those states.
They better check their numbers and watch the documentary ‘Leaving California’ confirmed over 800,000 leaving over the past 2 years
The world leaders need to consider that human population cannot continue to grow on this planet. So much environmental destruction and suffering of people due to disease and starvation is a direct result of human overpopulation, and we have come to rely on economies that depend on never ending population growth. It’s just not sustainable.