Population Progress

On 7/1/15, the US population was 321.4 million, up from 308.8 million in 2010, a 5-year rise of 4.1% and the slowest growth rate since the Depression. ND grew fastest at 12.5%, followed by DC at 11.7%, TX at 9.2%, and UT at 8.4%. Conversely, PR shrunk by 6.5%, WV shrunk by 0.5% and VT’s population was unchanged. ME grew by just 0.1%, IL by 0.2%, and RI by 0.3%.