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U.S. population growth slows as immigration drops
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January 28, 2026
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1:04Now PlayingThe nation's population is growing at a slower rate because of President Trump's immigration crackdown. That's according to estimates out Tuesday from the Census Bureau. The U.S. population grew by just 1.8 million people in the year that ended last July to around 342 million people.
That amounts to just 0.5 percent growth, which is the slowest pace since the early days of the COVID pandemic. The bureau cites a historic decline in net international migration as the driving factor behind the decline.
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