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Did you know that the total population of the United States in 2024 has reached 335,893,238!
The total population of the United States has continued to grow over time, and according to the latest data from the United States Census Bureau in 2024, the country's total population reached 335,893,238 in 2024, making the United States the third most populous country, only After China and India. Additionally, the United States has the largest population in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere.
That’s an increase since the 2020 federal census, when the number of residents was 331,449,281, a growth rate of about 2.6%.
These figures include the 50 states and the District of Columbia, but exclude 3.5 million people living in the five unincorporated territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands. Residents of U.S. territories. However, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the increase in the number of domestic births between 2021 and 2022 will mainly come from immigration. This change shows that the impact of immigration on US population growth is becoming increasingly apparent.
According to the Census Bureau, net immigration growth has accounted for a major part of U.S. population growth since 2021, a phenomenon rarely seen in decades.
By 2024, the total fertility rate (TFR) has fallen to about 1.84 children per woman, below the replacement fertility rate of about 2.1. Illinois is considered the state that best represents the overall U.S. population based on various metrics, showcasing the diversity of the U.S. population in terms of racial and ethnic backgrounds, religious beliefs, and rural and urban distribution.
Over the past century, the U.S. population has nearly quadrupled, from 76 million in 1900 to 281 million in 2000, a rate of growth of about 1.3% per year. According to the report, the first year the U.S. reached 200 million people was 1967, and on October 17, 2006, the total population reached 300 million.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, African Americans and Latinos each accounted for 51.1% of the overall growth between 2010 and 2020.
It is worth noting that according to the 2020 census analysis, 50% of American children under the age of 18 are already ethnic minorities. With the formation of multiculturalism and the increasing number of mixed-race marriages, Asian Americans have become the fastest growing racial group in the United States, with a growth rate of 35%. The growth rate of multiracial Asian Americans is as high as 55%.
In 2022, births to white mothers accounted for approximately 50% of all births, a decrease of 3% from 2021. Meanwhile, births to Asian-American and Hispanic women grew 2 percent and 6 percent, respectively. According to historical records from the past few decades, in 1900, the total U.S. population was 76 million, and the number of white Americans reached 66.8 million, accounting for 88% of the total population at that time.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2020, there are 235,411,507 white Americans, accounting for 71% of the total population.
The annual population growth is not only the result of the declining fertility rate, but is also closely related to the influx of immigrants. Under federal law, following the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, the number of first-generation immigrants in the United States increased from 9.6 million in 1970 to 38 million in 2007. It can be said that immigrants and their descendants will become the main source of population growth in the United States in the next few decades.
As the fertility rate declines, many sociologists have begun to pay attention to the future development of the United States. Since 2021, the fertility rate has continued to be sluggish, which will have a profound impact on the labor market and social structure. Faced with this trend, whether all sectors of society can find solutions to ensure sustained economic growth and social structural stability will become the key to future policy making.
