America is growing again, as annual deaths fell by 9% and migration increased, even though the number of births declined. The result was the nation's largest population gain since 2018. These are the findings of the Vintage 2023 population estimates just released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The more than 1.6 million new inhabitants brought the country's total population to 334,914,895.
The increase in the nation's population remains historically low, but the 0.5% growth beats the 0.4% increase in 2022 and the 0.2% recorded in 2021.
Southern states gained the lion's share of the new additions. Their populations grew by 1,423,260 souls in total, or 1.1%. In absolute numbers, Texas was the big winner nationally, adding 473,453 residents (1.6%), followed by Florida, North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina.
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