California is declining while Texas is rising. With 39.4 million residents, California remains the nation’s most populous state. However, its population declined by 0.02% year over year. Meanwhile, ...
Immigration crackdowns may be slowing U.S. population growth and reshaping the economy, says Luke Pardue, policy director at the Aspen Institute Economic Strategy Group. The Trump administration's ...
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 ...
Across all 50 states, the population increased by an average of 1.55% over one year. But some states saw a much larger boom in the number of residents, while others lagged behind. And within each ...
After a sharp decline during the pandemic, the San Francisco metro area's population failed to grow again in 2025, despite a swelling boom in AI. Unlike in almost every other major metro in the ...
SmartAsset reports that U.S. population growth has slowed, with some states like Vermont and California experiencing declines, while Texas and the Carolinas see increases.