New US population data filled with alarming, surprising findings

The data contained continued alarming trends in birthrates and some surprising regions that are gaining population.

Trump’s immigration crackdown led to drop in US growth rate last year as population hit 342 million

President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown has contributed to a year-to-year drop in the U.S. growth rate as the nation's population hit nearly 342 million people in 2025.
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Migration to rural America resulted in population growth last year, census shows

While the South grew the most in absolute numbers of rural population, the largest percentage growth was in the Interior Northwest, made up of Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. A biker rides along the Big Hole River in southwestern Montana. (Photo courtesy of ...