(NEXSTAR) – The U.S. saw a year of slow population growth between 2024 and 2025, but not every state is feeling the same slowdown, newly released estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show. Nationally ...

New Census Bureau data showed how state populations changed in 2025. South Carolina was one of five states that had population growth of at least 1%. Just a few states experienced population losses, ...

Despite historic slowing of population growth in the U.S., North Carolina's population remained one of the highest, most increased between 2024-2025.

The federal Census Bureau annually announces new population numbers for the country and its 50 states based on calculations of how births, deaths and migration have changed the numbers from July 1 to ...

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