On March 26, 2025, the U.S. Census Bureau released its Vintage 2025 county population decline in the US estimates – a detailed annual snapshot of how the American population is shifting across every ...

In 2025, population growth rates fell in 48 states as international migration declined nationwide. The number of states with populations that grew more slowly than their long-term trends tripled to 30 ...

America is still growing. But not by much. According to U.S. census estimates released on Jan. 27, population growth has slowed "significantly," with just 1.8 million more people between July 1, 2024, ...

Almost 2.75 million people called Chicago home in 2025, according to the latest census numbers. That’s a decrease of 16,748 residents since April 1, 2020, but an increase of 5,253 people since 2024.

America’s largest cities were bouncing back from their post-pandemic population losses. But the latest Census Bureau data shows that the post-COVID rebound for many metropolises stalled or reversed in ...