The population of the U.S. grew less than 1% this year, the lowest rate since the nation's founding, according to the Census Bureau.
People walk through a busy shopping area in New York in January of 2021. ANGELA WEISS/AFP is pictured.
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New York State had the largest decline in the nation, with a population of 319,020.
The bureau says that California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Jersey and Ohio lost over 10,000 people each.
The population of Washington, D.C. declined in the past year, the largest percentage decrease in the nation.
Texas and Florida had the largest increases in population.
Idaho had the fastest rate of increase in the country.
386,663. The US population grew in the past year. The first time international migration was higher than natural increase was due to a natural increase of 148,043 and a net international migration of 244,622.
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The demographer at the Census Bureau said that the population growth has slowed because of lower birth rates and decreasing net international migration. The impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic has resulted in an historically slow pace of growth.
There were increases in net international migration in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The Census Bureau estimates show the lowest growth on record.
Census shows show that the U.S. is more diverse and multiracial than before.
