Overview
- The July 2024–July 2025 estimates place the U.S. population near 342 million and show the annual growth rate down to 0.5%.
- Net international migration fell to about 1.3 million from 2.8 million in 2024, and Census projections point to roughly 321,000 by mid‑2026.
- The figures reflect early steps in tougher federal enforcement during 2025, and the estimates do not distinguish legal from unauthorized migration.
- Natural increase added about 519,000 people, underscoring low births relative to deaths and greater reliance on migration for population gains.
- State shifts are pronounced: California lost 9,500 residents as net immigration dropped, New York added about 1,000, Florida’s gains slowed, and Southern growth eased though the region still led.