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Growth in U.S. Population Shows Early Indication of Recovery Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Rebounding Net International Migration Drives Population Increase
DEC. 22, 2022 ? After a historically low rate of change between 2020 and 2021, the U.S. resident population increased by 0.4%, or 1,256,003, to 333,287,557 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau?s Vintage 2022 national and state population estimates and components of change released today.
Net international migration ? the number of people moving in and out of the country ? added 1,010,923 people between 2021 and 2022 and was the primary driver of growth. This represents 168.8% growth over 2021 totals of 376,029 ? an indication that migration patterns are returning to pre-pandemic levels. Positive natural change (births minus deaths) increased the population by 245,080.
?There was a sizeable uptick in population growth last year compared to the prior year?s historically low increase,? said Kristie Wilder, a demographer in the Population Division at the Census Bureau. ?A rebound in net international migration, coupled with the first year-over-year increase in total births since 2007, is behind this increase.?
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Net International Migration Returns to Pre-COVID-19 Levels
The U.S. Census Bureau projects that net international migration to the United States will fully rebound in 2022 from its COVID-19 slump when it experienced some of its lowest levels in decades.
According to Vintage 2022 population estimates?released today, net international migration added more than a million people to the U.S. population between July 1, 2021 and July 1, 2022.
This is the first time net international migration increased since 2016, marking the largest single-year increase since 2010 ? an indication that net migration flows to the United States are on track to return to pre-pandemic levels this year.
Florida Fastest-Growing State for First Time Since 1957
After decades of rapid population increase, Florida now is the nation?s fastest-growing state for the first time since 1957, according to the Census Bureau?s Vintage 2022 population estimates released today.
Florida's population increased by 1.9% to 22,244,823 between 2021 and 2022, surpassing Idaho, the previous year?s fastest-growing state.
For the third most-populous state to also be the fastest growing is notable because it requires significant population gains.
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