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Trump’s immigration crackdown leads to sharp decline in US population growth

The nation's population reached nearly 342 million people – but its growth rate has plummeted

The Independent UK · Jan 27

Trump immigration policies and aging population slow US growth projection, budget office says

The U.S. population is projected to grow more slowly over the next 30 years

The Independent UK · Jan 7

From hula hoops to hearing aids: Oldest baby boomers turn 80 in 2026, contributing to an aging US

The oldest baby boomers are turning 80 in 2026

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2025

The world's population was up 75 million this year, will stand at 8 billion on Jan. 1

The growth rate for the U.S. in the past year was 0.53%, about half the worldwide rate. The U.S. added 1.7 million people and will have a population on New Year's Day of 335.8 million people.

WEKU · Dec 29, 2023

World population grew by 75 million in past year and will be more than 8 billion people on Jan. 1

The world population grew by 75 million people over the past year and on New Year’s Day it will stand at more than 8 billion people

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2023

Immigrants are coming to North Dakota for jobs. Not everyone is glad to see them

The immigrant population is growing fast in states far from the southern border. Employers in North Dakota say the economy needs more workers, but there's still deep ambivalence about immigration.

WEKU · Oct 25, 2023

Gen Z will be last generation with white majority in US, study finds

Change should come around 2045, study of updated US census data predicts, but author says ageing ‘is not race-neutral’

The Guardian - US · Aug 8, 2023

Young families continued to leave cities last year – but at a slower pace

What will be the pandemic's lasting impact on where American families choose to settle down? It's still too soon to tell, but fresh data from the U.S. census provides some clues.

WEKU · Jul 9, 2023

Commentary: LA and other cities are recovering, but not their downtowns. Why?

A fiscal “doom loop.” A transit “death spiral.” The “office apocalypse.” Since the traumatic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, these pessimistic terms have been applied repeatedly to the state of our cities. Analysis of Census data from my Brookings Institution colleague William Frey found that from 2020 to 2021, during…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 16, 2023

US population center trending toward South this decade

The U.S. population center is on track this decade to take a southern swerve for the first time in history

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023