WASHINGTON: The population of the United States accelerated in 2022 from its slowest rate on record, driven by net international immigration, as growth began to recover from a slowdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Census Bureau said on Thursday.
The country’s population expanded 0.4 percent this year to 333.3 million after nearly stagnating at 0.1 percent in 2021 when the coronavirus exacerbated a trend of more subdued growth in prior years.
The year 2021 was the first time since 1937 that the US population grew by fewer than one million people, reflecting the lowest numeric growth since at least 1900, when the Census Bureau began annual population estimates.
Net international migration — the number of people moving in and out of the country — added about 1.01 million people between 2021 and 2022 and was the primary driver of growth, the Census Bureau said in a statement on Thursday. That compared with net migration of more than 376,000 the previous year, signaling a potential return to pre-pandemic levels.
Florida was the fastest-growing state in 2022, with an population increase of 1.9 percent to about 22.2 million, the Census Bureau figures showed.
“While Florida has often been among the largest-gaining states, this was the first time since 1957 that Florida has been the state with the largest percent increase in population,” said Kristie Wilder, a demographer in the Population Division at the Census Bureau.
Eighteen states experienced a population decline in 2022, compared to 15 and the District of Columbia the prior year.
California and Illinois had six-figure decreases in resident population. Declining populations in both states reflected net migration to other states.
US population growth inches higher in 2022, driven by immigration
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US population growth inches higher in 2022, driven by immigration
- Florida was the fastest-growing state in 2022
- Eighteen states experienced a population decline in 2022
Russia will examine Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ invite: Putin
- Invites were sent to dozens of world leaders with a request for $1 billion for a permanent seat on the board
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Russia would study US President Donald Trump’s invitation to join his “Board of Peace.”
“The Russian foreign ministry has been charged with studying the documents that were sent to us and to consult on the topic with our strategic partners,” Putin said during a televised government meeting. “It is only after that we’ll be able to reply to the invitation.”
He said that Russia could pay the billion dollars being asked for permanent membership “from the Russian assets frozen under the previous American administration.”
He added that the assets could also be used “to reconstruct the territories damaged by the hostilities, after the conclusion of a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.”
Invites were sent to dozens of world leaders with a request for $1 billion for a permanent seat on the board.
Although originally meant to oversee Gaza’s rebuilding, the board’s charter does not seem to limit its role to the Palestinian coastal enclave and appears to want to rival the United Nations, drawing the ire of some US allies including France.
