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Trump’s immigration crackdown leads to sharp decline in US population growth

The nation's population reached nearly 342 million people – but its growth rate has plummeted

The Independent UK

Trump immigration policies and aging population slow US growth projection, budget office says

The U.S. population is projected to grow more slowly over the next 30 years

The Independent UK

From hula hoops to hearing aids: Oldest baby boomers turn 80 in 2026, contributing to an aging US

The oldest baby boomers are turning 80 in 2026

The Independent UK

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From ‘Tudo bem?’ to ‘Gracias,’ a growing share of US residents speak a language other than English

New figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that 22% of U.S. residents spoke a language other than English at home

The Independent UK

What did 2024 tell us about US voters?

As year comes to an end, Trump’s resurgence reveals voting trends that could define US politics in the years ahead.

Al Jazeera

Latinos accounted for over 90% of U.S.' population growth since the beginning of the pandemic

By 2030, one in five U.S. residents will be Latino, while the percentage will be even higher among the youth population

Latin Times

World population up 75 million this year, standing at 8 billion on Jan. 1

The U.S. added 1.7 million people and will have a population on New Year’s Day of 335.8 million people.

Chicago Sun-Times

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The world's population was up 75 million this year, will stand at 8 billion on Jan. 1

The growth rate for the U.S. in the past year was 0.53%, about half the worldwide rate. The U.S. added 1.7 million people and will have a population on New Year's Day of 335.8 million people.

WEKU

World population grew by 75 million in past year and will be more than 8 billion people on Jan. 1

The world population grew by 75 million people over the past year and on New Year’s Day it will stand at more than 8 billion people

The Independent UK

Immigrants are coming to North Dakota for jobs. Not everyone is glad to see them

The immigrant population is growing fast in states far from the southern border. Employers in North Dakota say the economy needs more workers, but there's still deep ambivalence about immigration.

WEKU

Gen Z will be last generation with white majority in US, study finds

Change should come around 2045, study of updated US census data predicts, but author says ageing ‘is not race-neutral’

The Guardian - US

Young families continued to leave cities last year – but at a slower pace

What will be the pandemic's lasting impact on where American families choose to settle down? It's still too soon to tell, but fresh data from the U.S. census provides some clues.

WEKU

Commentary: LA and other cities are recovering, but not their downtowns. Why?

A fiscal “doom loop.” A transit “death spiral.” The “office apocalypse.” Since the traumatic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, these pessimistic terms have been applied repeatedly to the state of our cities. Analysis of Census data from my Brookings Institution colleague William Frey found that from 2020 to 2021, during…

Los Angeles Times

US population center trending toward South this decade

The U.S. population center is on track this decade to take a southern swerve for the first time in history

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Migrating professionals grow black middle class in the South and West

Erika Harrison, a Houston attorney who has lived in the area since she was 5, started her blog, Black Girls Who Brunch, “to showcase the vibrant food scene beyond the franchise restaurants.” But recently, the blog has grown into much more than that.

The Guardian - UK

Population in the US: as small towns shrink, is immigration the answer?

If a growing population is necessary for a healthy US economy, the country may have to rely on immigration to deliver it

Tribune News Service

Multiracial residents are changing the face of the US

The number of Americans who identified as more than one race nearly doubled to 13.5 million people between 2010 and 2020, and did double or more in 34 states and the District of Columbia, a Stateline analysis of census figures shows.

The Independent UK

In 1st full year of pandemic, biggest metros lost residents

In the first full year of the pandemic, the New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago metro areas had the greatest population losses in the nation

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