Across the U.S., population growth slowed but was still up 1.8 million or 0.5 percent from 2024 to 2025.
South Carolina, Idaho, North Carolina and Texas have seen some of the biggest population increases.
New York is the fastest shrinking state in the U.S., according to the latest Census data. However, population declines have not been even across the state. Between 2020 and 2023, 80 percent of the ...