South Dominates US Population Gains As Deaths Drop
December 19, 2023 1:04PM CST
This Sept. 26, 2005 photo shows a view of downtown Savannah, Ga., from Drayton Tower's northwest corner. South Carolina and Florida were the two fastest-growing states in the U.S., as the South region dominated population gains in 2023, and the U.S. growth rate ticked upward slightly from the depths of the pandemic due to a drop in deaths, according to estimates released Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023 by the U.S. Census Bureau. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — South Carolina and Florida were the two fastest-growing states in the U.S. this year.
New estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday show that the South dominated population gains in 2023.
The United States added another 1.6 million people, of which more than two-thirds came from international migration.
The half percent growth rate was a slight uptick from last year’s 0.4% rise.
There were about 300,000 fewer deaths this year compared with a year earlier.
That helped double the natural population increase from births outpacing deaths.
However, it was the 1.1 million immigrants who drove population gains.
