The first snapshot of population data for 2025 confirms some big trends, including a major shift in immigration, but it also uncovered some surprises on the comings and goings between states.

The U.S. population saw its slowest rate of increase since the COVID-19 pandemic, with President Donald Trump’s sealing of the border being credited with the development, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.

While the South grew the most in absolute numbers of rural population, the largest percentage growth was in the Interior Northwest, made up of Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. A biker rides along the Big Hole River in southwestern Montana. (Photo courtesy of ...

The foreign-born population in the United States hit a record 15.8% under the Biden administration. NY Post Design The government’s household survey in January of this year showed the foreign-born or immigrant population (legal and illegal together) hit ...