Mass immigration under President Joe Biden is fueling nearly all of the population growth in the United States, according to new data from the Census Bureau. The report highlights that without the surge in immigration, the nation’s population would likely stabilize.
Between 2023 and 2024, the U.S. population grew by nearly one percent — the fastest annual growth rate since 2001. However, this increase was overwhelmingly driven by immigration, which accounted for 84% of the growth. Over the last year, Biden’s policies allowed 2.8 million migrants to enter the U.S., pushing the population above 340 million. Without this influx, the population would have grown by only about half a million.
States seeing the largest increases from immigration include Florida, which added over 411,000 immigrants, followed by California with 361,000 and Texas with 319,000. Census Bureau demographer Kristie Wilder noted the significant shift, stating, “Net international migration has become the primary driver of the nation’s growth.”
The diminishing role of natural population increase—births minus deaths—marks a demographic shift that has sparked widespread debate. An analysis of Census Bureau trends suggests the U.S. population could reach 400 million by 2060 if immigration levels are not curtailed.
Polls reveal that a majority of Americans oppose immigration-driven population growth. A recent Rasmussen Reports survey found that 60% of Americans favor slowing or stopping immigration to stabilize population growth, while fewer than 30% support current levels.
The data underscores growing concerns among many Americans about the long-term social, economic, and cultural impacts of rapid immigration and population expansion.