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U.S. population increase in 2023 was driven by the most immigrants since 2001—and immigration will be the ‘main source of growth in the future’

BYMike Schneider and The Associated Press
Downtown Savannah, Ga. The South region dominated population gains in 2023, and the U.S. growth rate ticked upward slightly from the depths of the pandemic due to a drop in deaths, according to estimates released on Dec. 19, 2023 by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Downtown Savannah, Ga. The South region dominated population gains in 2023, and the U.S. growth rate ticked upward slightly from the depths of the pandemic due to a drop in deaths, according to estimates released on Dec. 19, 2023 by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Stephen Morton—AP