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2019 National and State Population Estimates

December 30, 2019

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Population Estimates Continue to Show the Nation's Growth Is Slowing

December 30, 2019

Natural increase drops below 1 million for the first time in decades due to fewer births and more deaths.
Press Release

Estimados de poblaci�n muestran que el crecimiento del pa�s disminuye.

December 30, 2019

El aumento natural cae debajo de 1 millón por primera vez en décadas debido a menos nacimientos y más muertes.

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NA-EST2019-01: Table 1. Monthly Population Estimates for the United States: April 1, 2010 to December 1, 2020 [<1.0 MB]
NST-EST2019-01: Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019 [<1.0 MB]
NST-EST2019-02: Table 2. Cumulative Estimates of Resident Population Change for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico and Region and State Rankings: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019 [<1.0 MB]
NST-EST2019-03: Table 3. Estimates of Resident Population Change for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico and Region and State Rankings: July 1, 2018 to July 1, 2019 [<1.0 MB]
NST-EST2019-04: Table 4. Cumulative Estimates of the Components of Resident Population Change for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019 [<1.0 MB]
NST-EST2019-05: Table 5. Estimates of the Components of Resident Population Change for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: July 1, 2018 to July 1, 2019 [<1.0 MB]
NST-EST2019-06: Table 6. Estimates of the Annual Rates of the Components of Resident Population Change for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: July 1, 2018 to July 1, 2019 [<1.0 MB]
SCPRC-EST2019-18+POP-RES: Estimates of the Total Resident Population and Resident Population Age 18 Years and Older for the United States, States, and Puerto Rico: July 1, 2019 [<1.0 MB]

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NST-EST2019-alldata

Annual Population Estimates, Estimated Components of Resident Population Change, and Rates of the Components of Resident Population Change for the United States, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019 [<1.0 MB]
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NST-EST2019-popchg2010-2019

Annual Estimates of Resident Population Change for the United States, States, and Puerto Rico and State Rankings: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019 [<1.0 MB]
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SCPRC-EST2019-18+POP-RES

Estimates of the Total Resident Population and Resident Population Age 18 Years and Older for the United States, States, and Puerto Rico: July 1, 2019 [<1.0 MB]
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America Counts

New Estimates Show U.S. Population Growth Continues to Slow

Estimates out today show U.S. population grew 0.5% to 328.2 million from July 2018 to July 2019. The nation is still growing but at a slower rate since 2015.
Net International Migration Projected to Fall to Lowest Levels This Decade

New estimates show that international migration added 595,000 to the U.S. population between 2018 and 2019, down from a high of 1,047,000 between 2015 and 2016.

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Slower Growth for Nation's Population

December 30, 2019

Natural increase drops below 1 million for the first time in decades.

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2018 Population Estimates News Release

The U.S. population grew by 0.6 percent and Nevada and Idaho were the nation’s fastest-growing states between July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2018.
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State Population Change: 2010 to 2018 News Graphic

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Three Blogs to Help You Understand Population Estimates

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The Federal-State Cooperative for Population Estimates: A Partnership in Population Expertise

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