U.S. Census Bureau: Population Growth Slows Due to Decline in Net International Migration

The U.S. Census Bureau reports that U.S. population growth slowed to 0.5% between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, according to the newly released Vintage 2025 population estimates. Learn More.

The Associated Press reports on the new Census data. It states that President Donald Trump’s immigration policies "contributed to a year-to-year drop in the nation’s growth rate as the U.S. population reached nearly 342 million people in 2025, according to population estimates released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. . . . The 0.5% growth rate for 2025 was a sharp drop from 2024’s almost 1% growth rate, which was the highest in two decades and was fueled by immigration. . . . Immigration increased by almost 1.3 million people last year, compared with 2024’s increase of almost 2.8 million people. . . ."