Across the U.S., population growth slowed but was still up 1.8 million or 0.5 percent from 2024 to 2025.

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.

() - Several blue states appear set to lose electoral college votes while red states will make sweeping gains, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau suggests.

An estimated 7.1 million people moved to a different state between 2023 and 2024, Cen s us data released this week shows. For comparison, an estimated 297 million Americans remained in their same residence year over year, while about 29.9 million moved somewhere new but within the same state.

Texas added 390,000 residents in 2025 – more than any other state. But the state grew by 1.2%, which was its slowest growth rate since 2021.