The U.S. Census Bureau reported a population exceeding 340 million, fueled primarily by immigration. This marks the fastest population growth since 2001, with 2.8 million migrants joining the country between 2023 and 2024.
Around 2.8 million people migrated to the United States between 2023 and 2024, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday, with the number outpacing previous estimates. Immigration was the biggest driver in bringing the country's population above 340 million, with the past year seeing the fastest rise since 2001. Immigrant populations increased in all 50 states, as well as Washington, D.C.
and Puerto Rico, Census Bureau data showed, while an increase in the birth rate also factored into the overall growth.A rising immigrant population comes right before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on a promise of mass deportations of undocumented and illegal immigrants, as well as the end of some protections which have allowed those from countries such as Venezuela and Cuba to remain in the U.S. Between July 2023 and July 2024, the states with the biggest rises in immigrant populations were Florida (411,322), California (361,057), Texas (319,569), and New York (207,161). Overall, 84 percent of the nation's 3.3 million population increase between 2023 and 2024 came from international migration.For the Sunshine State, migrants made up a majority of the 467,347-person increase in its population, while in California and New York, the new arrivals counteracted a net-loss to domestic migration – i.e. those headed to other states.Wyoming and South Dakota only saw around 1,000 more immigrants arrive, while Montana saw the fewest at 506.Looking over the past four years, Florida remains the state with the largest immigrant population increase – up 1.8 million from April 2020. Where states saw their populations drop, it was not once due to immigrants, as all 50 and D.C. saw net-gains. Puerto Rico was the only place to see a fall – of around 18.000.The Census Bureau said it employed new methods to estimate the U.S. population in this latest data release, with fluctuations in immigration now factored i
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