Immigration to the United States in 2024 led to the nation's population growth reaching its fastest rate in 23 years, surpassing 340 million residents. The 1% growth rate this year was the highest since 2001, with immigration increasing by 2.8 million people. Net international migration accounted for 84% of the nation's 3.3 million-person increase between 2023 and 2024. Births exceeded deaths by almost 519,000, an improvement over the low in 2021 but still below previous highs. The annual U.S. population estimates play a crucial role in distributing federal funding and are released between the once-a-decade census.
Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2024/12/19/us-population-census/