National Population by Characteristics: 2020-2025

January 2026

This page features files containing national population estimates by demographic characteristics for years 2020 to 2025. For the most recent data available, please refer to the Vintage 2025 data. If estimates featuring other demographic or geographic detail are needed and not yet available from Vintage 2025, please refer to the Vintage 2024 data for a completed, consistent set of estimates.

This page features the following sections:

Vintage 2025

Vintage 2024

Vintage 2025

Nation, States, Counties, and Puerto Rico Population

Methodology [< 1.0 MB]

Tables

Population Estimates by Age (18+): July 1, 2025 (SCPRC-EST2025-18+POP)

Estimates of the Total Resident Population and Resident Population Age 18 Years and Older for the United States, Regions, States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: July 1, 2025 (SCPRC-EST2025-18+POP) [<1.0MB]

Vintage 2024

Nation, States, Counties, and Puerto Rico Population

Methodology [< 1.0 MB]

Tables

Population Estimates by Age (18+): July 1, 2024 (SCPRC-EST2024-18+POP)

Estimates of the Total Resident Population and Resident Population Age 18 Years and Older for the United States, Regions, States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: July 1, 2024 (SCPRC-EST2024-18+POP) [<1.0MB]

Median Age and Age by Sex

Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin

Annual Estimates of the Resident Population by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin for the United States: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024 (NC-EST2024-SR11H) [< 1.0 MB]

Median Age and Age by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin

Components of Change

Estimates of the Components of Resident Population Change by Race and Hispanic Origin for the United States: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024 (NC-EST2024-COMPN) [< 1.0 MB]

Datasets

Annual Estimates of the Resident Population by Single Year of Age and Sex for the United States: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024 (NC-EST2024-AGESEX-RES)

File Layout [< 1.0 MB]

Annual Estimates of the Resident Population by Single Year of Age and Sex for the United States: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024 (NC-EST2024-AGESEX-RES) [< 1.0 MB]

Monthly Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin for the United States: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024 (with short-term projections to December 2025) (NC-EST2024-ALLDATA)

File Layout [< 1.0 MB]

Monthly Postcensal Resident Population

Monthly Postcensal Resident Population plus Armed Forces Overseas

Monthly Postcensal Civilian Population

Monthly Postcensal Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population

Monthly Postcensal Household Population

With each new release of annual estimates, the entire time series of estimates is revised for all years back to the last census. All previously published estimates (e.g. old vintages) are superseded and archived on the FTP2 site.