A new report from the Census Bureau presents a fascinating picture of the changing demographics of the U.S., where the growing Hispanic population accounts for 71% of the nation's overall population growth between 2022 and 2023.

A higher birth rate among Hispanics (1.8%) compared to non-Hispanics (0.2%) accounted for much of the growth. However, one-third of the increase in the Hispanic population was due to international migration, with 437,000 new entrants. Among non-Hispanics, there was a net gain of more than 700,000 people through net international migration.

The growing Hispanic community heavily contributed to the total increase of 1.64 million in the U.S. population in 2023, the Census reported. "Hispanics of any race made up almost one-fifth (19.5%) of the U.S. population in 2023 [for a total of 65,219,145] — making it the second largest group after the non-Hispanic White population." Despite this increase, the 1.8% annual rate of growth was lower than in previous decades: 2.0% between 2012 and 2013, and 3.7% between 2002 and 2003.