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U.S. Population Growth Slowest Since COVID-19 Pandemic

America’s growth is slowing — again.

After a brief post-pandemic uptick – 0.8% in 2023 and a robust 1.0% in 2024 – U.S. population growth slowed to 0.5% between 2024 and 2025.

A sizeable reduction in net international migration – people moving between the United States and other countries – was the main reason for the slowdown. Natural change, the difference between the number of births and deaths, remained relatively stable.

Both the nation and states saw their population growth slow in the last year but for different reasons.

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