Census: 2025 Metro and County Growth Halved as Immigration Crackdown Slashes International Migration
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New Census data show U.S. population growth slowed to 0.5% in 2024–25—about half the prior period's 1.0%—as international migration plunged from roughly 2.8 million to 1.3 million (a ~55% drop), with nine out of ten counties seeing declines or flat flows while natural change held roughly steady. The shift left Los Angeles County losing nearly 54,000 residents (−0.6%) while remaining the nation’s largest at about 9.7 million, even as smaller metros like Ocala, FL (+3.4%), Myrtle Beach, SC (+3.2%) and Spartanburg, SC (+2.8%) saw the fastest growth.