The United States has added nearly 2.2 million people in large metros with at least a million people last year, according to new data released by the Census Bureau. Sam Tenenbaum, head of multifamily insights for Cushman & Wakefield, said the data revealed some interesting storylines.

First, the population growth is a story of new U.S. immigrants, he said in a Behind the Numbers video. The census updated its methodology for estimating international migration, which resulted in significant revisions to prior year data and highlights the importance of international migration on U.S. population growth.

Tenenbaum said that of the roughly 2.2 million people added to major MSAs in the United States last year, 2.1 million came from international migration, about 96% of total population growth.

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