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 ...

Using Census data from 2020 to 2024, Business Insider calculated every state's fastest-growing small town.

The best single measure of the health of the job market is probably the employment-population ratio for ages 25 through 54. The unemployment rate can be pushed downward when times are bad by people ...

Immigration was the sole driver of the United States' population growth in a single year for the first time since records began, a new study released Wednesday said. The nonpartisan Migration Policy ...

President Trump's immigration crackdown contributed to a year-to-year drop in the U.S. growth rate. The nation’s population hit nearly 342 million people in 2025. The 0.5% growth rate for 2025 was a ...

The number of immigrants in the US has dropped for the first time in 50 years — declining by 1.4 million people in the first six months of 2025 after President Trump kicked off a major crackdown and ...