Census projections favor Republican states in 2030 power shift

South Carolina, Idaho, North Carolina and Texas have seen some of the biggest population increases.

President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown has contributed to a year-to-year drop in the U.S. growth rate as the nation's population hit nearly 342 million people in 2025.

Those worsening demographics weigh on a nation’s capacity to grow and generally lead to more inflationary pressures.

Idaho's population growth rate ranked second in the nation for 2025, with a 1.4% increase over the year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's recent estimates.

Population growth in the United States slowed to a crawl last year due to a historic decline in net migration, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday. The nation’s population grew just 0.5% — an increase of 1.

The data contained continued alarming trends in birthrates and some surprising regions that are gaining population.

According to recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, the state was the 7th-slowest growing in the country, continuing a worrisome trend with profound implications for the economy, governments and institutions.