United States Census Bureau
U.S. agency responsible for the census and related statistics
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| July 1 2025 | Projected U.S. population reaches 342,034,432 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. |
| June 18 2025 | Gina Ortiz Jones is set to become mayor of San Antonio, the seventh-largest city in the United States. |
| 2024 | Projected crude birth rate remains at 10.7 per 1,000, with crude death rate slightly decreasing to 9.0 per 1,000. |
| 2024 | Projected US population is expected to reach 340,110,988, with a slight increase in births to 3,622,673 and decrease in deaths to 3,072,551, leading to a natural population change of 550,122 |
| 2024 | Donald Trump wins Ohio by over 11 percentage points, the largest margin of victory for a presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan's 1984 reelection. |
| 2024 | Donald Trump won Iowa by over 13 percentage points, his largest margin of victory in the state since Richard Nixon in 1972, and also won Michigan. |
| 2024 | Projected population reaches 340,110,988, with birth rates continuing to decline to 10.64 per 1,000 and total fertility rate falling to 1.611. |
| July 1 2024 | United States Census Bureau estimated population of Puerto Rican municipalities, with San Juan ranking as the 58th largest city in the United States if included in the broader U.S. city list. |
| July 1 2024 | Estimated U.S. population reached 340,110,988, an increase of 2.6% from the 2020 census. Population growth was 0.98%. |
| March 28 2024 | The Census Bureau announced significant modifications to race and ethnicity questions, including consolidating questions, adding new minimum categories, and requiring more detailed racial and ethnic information. |
| January 2 2024 | Cherelle Parker is inaugurated as Mayor of Philadelphia, the sixth-largest city in the United States. |
| January 1 2024 | John Whitmire begins his term as Mayor of Houston, the fourth-largest city in the United States. |
| 2023 | Total fertility rate declined to 1.621, indicating continued demographic transition. |
| 2023 | Net migration contributed 6.8 per 1,000 people to population growth |
| 2023 | Net migration contributed 6.8 per 1,000 to population change, highlighting the importance of immigration in US population dynamics. |
| 2023 | Total fertility rate in the United States was 1.607, indicating a continued trend of declining birth rates. |
| 2023 | United States population reached 336,806,231 with a natural population increase of 505,053 people. The country experienced a crude birth rate of 10.68 per 1,000 and a crude death rate of 9.2 per 1,000. |
| 2023 | U.S. population growth increased to 0.83%. |
| 2023 | All five states with the lowest GDP per capita were in the South: Mississippi, West Virginia, Arkansas, Alabama, and South Carolina, underscoring the region's economic disparities. |
| July 1 2023 | Donna Deegan begins her term as Mayor of Jacksonville |
| July 1 2023 | United States Census Bureau estimated population data for Puerto Rican municipalities, revealing San Juan as potentially the 58th largest city in the United States if included in the national list. |
| May 15 2023 | Brandon Johnson is elected mayor of Chicago, the third-largest city in the United States. |
| May 15 2023 | Brandon Johnson is inaugurated as Mayor of Chicago, the third-largest city in the United States. |
| January 2023 | A notice in the Federal Register proposed introducing separate checkboxes for 'Hispanic or Latino' and 'Middle Eastern or North African' in the race or ethnicity question. |
| 2022 | General fertility rate slightly increased from 56.6 to 57.0 in the first quarter, showing a minor uptick after years of decline. |
| 2022 | 12-month ending general fertility rate slightly increased from 56.6 to 57.0 in Q1, marking a small uptick after years of decline. |
| 2022 | Iowa became considered a 'red state' with Republicans winning nearly all statewide offices, including Governor Kim Reynolds' reelection by a significant margin. |
| 2022 | Births to white mothers declined by 3%, dropping to 50% of total births, while births to Asian and Hispanic women increased by 2% and 6% respectively. |
| 2022 | The number of veterans in the United States was recorded at 16.1 million, representing only 6.2% of the total American population. |
| 2022 | An estimated 1,849,176 adults were imprisoned in the United States. |
| 2022 | Hispanic or Latino population estimated at 63,553,640, constituting 19.1% of the total U.S. population of 333,287,550. |
| 2022 | American Community Survey reveals evolving racial demographics, with continued growth in Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial populations. |
| 2022 | U.S. population growth was 0.58%, primarily driven by international migration. |
| 2022 | Texas continued its economic leadership, increasing its Fortune 500 company headquarters to 53, the most in the nation. |
| 2022 | Demographic snapshot of the Southern United States revealed significant racial composition, with Non-Hispanic Whites comprising 54.0% of the population, and African Americans representing 18.2% of the total population. |
| December 29 2022 | Final results of urban area delineation were published by the Census Bureau. |
| December 11 2022 | Karen Bass takes office as Mayor of Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the United States. |
| November 2022 | Public input collection period concluded in November 2022, gathering feedback to guide census planning and design. |
| August 2022 | Public input collection started in August 2022 to help inform the Census Bureau's operational design decisions for the 2030 census, including language selection for data collection. |
| June 6 2022 | The U.S. Census Bureau formally recognized Connecticut's nine councils of government as county equivalents, replacing the state's eight historical counties for statistical purposes. |
| March 24 2022 | Urban area classification criteria were finalized after a period of public input. |
| January 1 2022 | Eric Adams begins his term as Mayor of New York City, the largest city in the United States. |
| 2021 | Population growth rate was 0.1%, the slowest increase since the country's founding, significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021 | Births to White American mothers declined by 3%. |
| 2021 | The Global Financial Centres Index ranked Chicago as the fourth most competitive city in the United States and eleventh globally, positioning it directly behind Paris and Tokyo. |
| 2021 | Total of 707,362 new legal permanent residents admitted, with top regions being Americas (311,806) and Asia (295,306). |
| 2021 | Pew Research Center data revealed that 63% of the US population is Christian, 28% is Unaffiliated, 2% is Jewish, 1% follows Buddhism, 1% follows Hinduism, 1% follows Islam, and 2% follow traditional religions and others. |
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