The U.S. Population Will Hit a Record 320,090,857 for the New Year. The Growth Rate? Stalled.
By Josh Zumbrun
The U.S. population has climbed past 320 million and, according to new Census Bureau estimates, will stand at a record 320,090,857 on Jan 1, 2015.
Census estimates a child will be born in the U.S. every eight seconds, while one person will die every 12 seconds. As more people immigrate to the U.S. than leave it, net international migration will add one new person every 33 seconds. Add that all together and the population will grow by about one person every 16 seconds, according to Census calculations.
As of Jan. 1, the population will be about 2.3 million people larger than a year earlier. That’s a modest uptick from population growth of 2.2 million in 2013.
The Census estimates include people whose usual residence is in the 50 states and District of Columbia. It does not include residents of Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories. The figures include immigrants, regardless of their legal status, and do not include U.S. citizens living overseas. (The daily population estimate of 320,090,857 does not include around 300,000 U.S. troops living overseas, although the charts of monthly data included in this post do.)
Since the 1950s, the U.S. has grown every single year (so the population is always at record levels!), usually adding somewhere between 2 million and 3 million people. Population growth slowed dramatically, however, after the recession that began in late 2007. The recession made the U.S. less attractive to immigrants (though they’re now beginning to return) and also caused some families to postpone having children.
In percentage terms, population growth slowed during the recession to the lowest pace in more than half a century and has yet to rebound. So while 320,090,857 will be the largest U.S. population ever, the growth rate has slowed–in part due to the economy–and has yet to kick back into gear.
Census estimates a child will be born in the U.S. every eight seconds, while one person will die every 12 seconds. As more people immigrate to the U.S. than leave it, net international migration will add one new person every 33 seconds. Add that all together and the population will grow by about one person every 16 seconds, according to Census calculations.
As of Jan. 1, the population will be about 2.3 million people larger than a year earlier. That’s a modest uptick from population growth of 2.2 million in 2013.
The Census estimates include people whose usual residence is in the 50 states and District of Columbia. It does not include residents of Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories. The figures include immigrants, regardless of their legal status, and do not include U.S. citizens living overseas. (The daily population estimate of 320,090,857 does not include around 300,000 U.S. troops living overseas, although the charts of monthly data included in this post do.)
Since the 1950s, the U.S. has grown every single year (so the population is always at record levels!), usually adding somewhere between 2 million and 3 million people. Population growth slowed dramatically, however, after the recession that began in late 2007. The recession made the U.S. less attractive to immigrants (though they’re now beginning to return) and also caused some families to postpone having children.
In percentage terms, population growth slowed during the recession to the lowest pace in more than half a century and has yet to rebound. So while 320,090,857 will be the largest U.S. population ever, the growth rate has slowed–in part due to the economy–and has yet to kick back into gear.
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