The population in U.S. metropolitan areas grew faster than the nation as a whole between July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024, rising almost 3.2 million, or about 1.1 percent, to reach 293.9 million. The national population increased nearly 1 percent to a little more than 340 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
“Increasingly, population growth in metro areas is being shaped by international migration,” said Kristie Wilder, a demographer in the Census Bureau’s Population Division. She noted that births still add people, but higher net international migration is offsetting ongoing net domestic outmigration.
