While America’s population quietly inches toward 335 million, a deeper look at the latest national statistics reveals a nation of surprising contrasts, from shifting demographics and economic resilience to persistent health challenges and political divides.
Key Takeaways
- As of July 1, 2023, the U.S. population was estimated at 334,914,895 people, reflecting a 0.5% increase from the previous year.
- The median age of the U.S. population in 2022 was 38.9 years, up from 38.5 in 2021.
- In 2022, the U.S. had 131.4 million households, with an average household size of 2.51 persons.
- U.S. GDP in Q2 2024 grew at an annualized rate of 3.0%, according to BEA estimates.
- Unemployment rate stood at 4.1% in June 2024, with 6.8 million unemployed persons.
- Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 3.0% over the 12 months ending June 2024.
- The 115th Congress (2017-2019) had 541 members serving at some point.
- Voter turnout in the 2020 presidential election was 66.6% of the voting-eligible population.
- There are 435 voting members in the U.S. House of Representatives.
- Life expectancy at birth in the U.S. was 77.5 years in 2023.
- Obesity prevalence among U.S. adults was 41.9% in 2022.
- COVID-19 deaths totaled 1,118,992 as of May 2024.
- Public high school graduation rate was 86% for class of 2022.
- 38% of U.S. adults aged 25+ have a bachelor's degree or higher in 2022.
- K-12 enrollment was 49.6 million in fall 2022.
The United States population is gradually growing, aging, and becoming more racially diverse.
Economic Indicators
1U.S. GDP in Q2 2024 grew at an annualized rate of 3.0%, according to BEA estimates.
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2Unemployment rate stood at 4.1% in June 2024, with 6.8 million unemployed persons.
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3Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 3.0% over the 12 months ending June 2024.
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4Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 206,000 in June 2024.
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5Average hourly earnings for all employees increased 3.9% over the year ending June 2024.
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6U.S. national debt stood at $34.4 trillion as of June 2024.
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7Personal saving rate was 3.4% in May 2024.
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8Retail sales increased 0.0% in June 2024 (+2.3% unadjusted year-over-year).
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9Housing starts in June 2024 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,340,000 units.
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10Industrial production rose 0.0% in June 2024.
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11U.S. trade deficit in goods and services was $75.1 billion in May 2024.
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12Corporate profits increased $101.4 billion (4.8%) in Q1 2024.
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13Labor force participation rate was 62.6% in June 2024.
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14Median weekly earnings for full-time workers were $1,138 in Q2 2024.
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15Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 39,118.86 on July 11, 2024.
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16S&P 500 index reached 5,633.91 on July 11, 2024.
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17Labor force totaled 167.8 million in June 2024.
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18Inflation rate (PCE) was 2.6% in May 2024.
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19Existing-home sales at 3.79 million annualized rate in June 2024.
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20Capacity utilization rate was 78.0% in June 2024.
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21Producer Price Index rose 2.2% over 12 months to June 2024.
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22U.S. exports of goods and services: $278.5 billion in May 2024.
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23Imports: $353.6 billion in May 2024.
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24Disposable personal income increased 0.1% in May 2024.
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25ISM Manufacturing PMI was 48.5 in June 2024 (contraction).
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26Job openings: 8.1 million in May 2024.
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27Quit rate: 2.1% in May 2024.
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28Productivity increased 0.9% in Q2 2024.
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29Unit labor costs fell 0.7% in Q2 2024.
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30NASDAQ Composite closed at 18,518.61 on July 11, 2024.
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Economic Indicators Interpretation
Despite a humming job market and resilient corporate profits, the American economy feels like a sprint on a treadmill—everyone is working harder to buy less while the national debt watches from the sidelines like an uninvited, ever-expanding party guest.
Education & Technology
1Public high school graduation rate was 86% for class of 2022.
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238% of U.S. adults aged 25+ have a bachelor's degree or higher in 2022.
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3K-12 enrollment was 49.6 million in fall 2022.
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4Federal R&D funding was $201.0 billion in FY 2023.
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594% of U.S. public schools had high-speed internet in 2022.
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6College enrollment: 15.4 million undergraduates in fall 2022.
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7Student loan debt totaled $1.61 trillion owed by 42.4 million borrowers in 2024.
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8NAEP math scores for 8th graders averaged 274 in 2022, down from 282 in 2019.
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993% of teens aged 13-17 have smartphone access in 2023.
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10U.S. broadband penetration: 89% of adults have home broadband in 2023.
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11STEM jobs projected to grow 10.4% from 2020-2030.
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12Patent grants: 325,457 utility patents issued in 2023.
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1371% of 5-17 year-olds used a computer for schoolwork daily in 2022.
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14Federal student aid: $149.6 billion disbursed in FY 2023.
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15High school dropout rate: 5.2% for ages 16-24 in 2022.
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16U.S. ranked 28th in math and 12th in science in PISA 2022.
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1757.5 million public school students in 2023-24 school year.
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18Teacher shortage: 55% of public schools reported vacancies in 2023.
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19Pell Grant recipients: 6.4 million in FY 2023.
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20R&D expenditure: 3.46% of GDP in 2021 ($885 billion).
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21Charter school enrollment: 3.7 million students in 2022-23.
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22Average public school teacher salary: $69,544 in 2022-23.
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2316.3 million students enrolled in postsecondary institutions fall 2023.
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24Federal R&D to universities: $47.3 billion in FY 2023.
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251 in 5 public schools offered computer science in 2022.
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26NAEP reading scores for 4th graders: 217 in 2022.
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27Adult literacy rate: 79% proficient in prose in 2017 (latest).
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28Venture capital investment: $170.6 billion in 2023.
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29AI patents filed: 14,000+ in USPTO 2023.
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3085% of K-12 teachers use digital tools daily in 2023.
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31Community college enrollment: 5.1 million in 2022.
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32ACT average composite score: 19.5 for class of 2023.
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33SAT participation: 1.9 million students in 2023.
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34NSF grants awarded: 11,000 in FY 2023.
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35Women in STEM workforce: 28% in 2021.
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36Cybersecurity incidents reported: 2,200+ to US-CERT in 2023.
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Education & Technology Interpretation
We are investing heavily in a digital future, yet our foundation seems to be built on increasingly shaky academic ground, as if we're wiring every classroom for a race we're not entirely sure how to run.
Government & Politics
1The 115th Congress (2017-2019) had 541 members serving at some point.
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2Voter turnout in the 2020 presidential election was 66.6% of the voting-eligible population.
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3There are 435 voting members in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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4The U.S. Senate consists of 100 senators, two from each state.
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5Federal budget for FY 2024 is approximately $6.4 trillion in outlays.
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6Supreme Court has 9 justices as of 2024.
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7Women hold 152 seats (28%) in the 118th Congress (2023-2025).
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8In 2022 midterms, Republicans gained 9 House seats for a 222-213 majority.
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9President Biden signed 139 bills into law in his first two years.
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10Federal government employed 2.9 million civilian workers in 2023.
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11U.S. has 50 states, 1 federal district, and 5 major territories.
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12Electoral College has 538 electors for presidential elections.
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13In 2020, Biden won 306 electoral votes to Trump's 232.
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14Campaign finance: 2020 presidential cycle saw $14.4 billion spent.
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15FBI reported 21,156 murders in 2022.
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16Active duty military personnel: 1.3 million in FY 2023.
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17U.S. ratified 16 international human rights treaties since 1980.
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18Republican Party holds 53 seats in the Senate (118th Congress).
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19Democrats hold 222 seats in the House (as of 2024).
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2027 women serve in the Senate (2024).
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21125 women in the House (2024).
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22Black members: 57 in 118th Congress.
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23Hispanic/Latino members: 54 in 118th Congress.
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24Asian Pacific American members: 18 in 118th Congress.
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25Federal revenue for FY 2023: $4.44 trillion.
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26Defense spending: $816 billion in FY 2023.
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272024 presidential popular vote: Biden 81.3M, Trump 74.2M (2020).
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28States with Republican governors: 27 as of 2024.
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29Supreme Court decisions: 61 opinions issued in 2023 term.
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30Impeachment trials: 21 presidential (1 conviction).
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31Registered voters: 168 million in 2020 election.
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32Early voting: 101 million ballots in 2020.
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33Mail-in ballots: 43% of 2020 votes.
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Government & Politics Interpretation
A nation of 334 million entrusts 541 changeable mortals in Congress with a $6.4 trillion checkbook, while its citizens debate, campaign for billions, and vote at a two-thirds rate, all in a delicate, often fractious, balance built on a foundation of 50 states, 538 electoral votes, and one famously resilient constitution.
Health & Social Services
1Life expectancy at birth in the U.S. was 77.5 years in 2023.
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2Obesity prevalence among U.S. adults was 41.9% in 2022.
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3COVID-19 deaths totaled 1,118,992 as of May 2024.
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492.0% of children aged 12 months had received MMR vaccine in 2022.
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5Opioid overdose deaths reached 81,806 in 2022.
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691.7% of U.S. population had health insurance in 2022.
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7Cancer incidence rate was 439.0 per 100,000 in 2020.
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8Infant mortality rate was 5.44 per 1,000 live births in 2022.
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918.2% of adults reported serious psychological distress in 2022.
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10Heart disease caused 695,547 deaths in 2022.
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11Medicare enrollment: 65.7 million beneficiaries in 2023.
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12Medicaid covered 80.6 million people in FY 2022.
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13SNAP (food stamps) averaged 41.9 million participants monthly in FY 2023.
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14Child poverty rate was 12.4% in 2022 under official measure.
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15Homeless population estimated at 653,104 on a single night in 2023.
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16Social Security paid benefits to 66 million recipients in 2023.
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17Cancer deaths: 609,820 in 2023 estimate.
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18Diabetes prevalence: 11.6% of adults (38.4 million) in 2021.
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198.4% of adults smoke cigarettes in 2022.
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20Hospitalizations for flu: 450,000 in 2022-2023 season.
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21Mental health treatment: 22.8% of adults received in 2022.
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22Suicide rate: 14.2 per 100,000 in 2021.
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23Drug overdose deaths excluding opioids: 25,610 in 2022.
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24Alzheimer's deaths: 119,399 in 2021.
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25Emergency department visits: 139 million in 2022.
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26Physician visits: 917 million in 2022.
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27Nursing home residents: 1.3 million in 2022.
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28TANF (welfare) caseload: 1.1 million families in FY 2023.
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29SSI recipients: 7.5 million in 2023.
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30Foster care children: 369,000 in FY 2022.
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31Food insecurity affected 12.8% of households in 2022.
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32Disability rate: 13.7% of population in 2022.
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Health & Social Services Interpretation
We may have broad health coverage and advanced medical interventions, but the statistics paint a stark portrait of a nation battling epidemics of despair, preventable disease, and profound socioeconomic disparities that our healthcare system is perpetually scrambling to patch up.
Population & Demographics
1As of July 1, 2023, the U.S. population was estimated at 334,914,895 people, reflecting a 0.5% increase from the previous year.
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2The median age of the U.S. population in 2022 was 38.9 years, up from 38.5 in 2021.
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3In 2022, the U.S. had 131.4 million households, with an average household size of 2.51 persons.
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4Non-Hispanic White population accounted for 59.3% of the U.S. total in 2022, down from 60.1% in 2021.
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5The Hispanic or Latino population grew by 1.0% to 62.1 million in 2022.
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6Black or African American population reached 41.1 million in 2022, comprising 12.3% of the total.
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7Asian population in the U.S. was 20.6 million in 2022, growing by 1.9% from 2021.
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8Foreign-born population was 46.2 million in 2022, or 13.9% of the total population.
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9U.S. birth rate in 2022 was 11.0 per 1,000 population, the lowest on record.
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10Net international migration contributed 1.0 million to U.S. population growth in 2022-2023.
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11Veteran population in 2022 was 17.9 million, with 5.4 million female veterans.
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12Homeownership rate for U.S. households was 65.9% in 2022.
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13Urban population accounted for 80.0% of the total U.S. population in 2020.
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14Population density in the U.S. averaged 94 people per square mile in 2023.
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15States with highest population growth 2022-2023: Florida (1.9%), Texas (1.6%), Idaho (1.9%).
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16As of July 1, 2023, the U.S. population under age 18 was 72,690,529.
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17Population aged 65 and over reached 58,901,639 in 2023.
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18The U.S. fertility rate was 1.62 births per woman in 2022.
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19Net domestic migration outflow from California was 167,000 in 2022-2023.
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20American Indian and Alaska Native population was 3.7 million in 2022.
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21Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0.8 million in 2022.
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22Two or more races population grew 276% from 2010 to 2020 census.
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23In 2022, 10.6% of the population lived in poverty.
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24Median household income was $74,580 in 2022.
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25Gini index for income inequality was 0.410 in 2022.
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Population & Demographics Interpretation
America is an aging nation where our growth increasingly hinges on immigration, as we become more diverse, urban, and collectively poorer at raising children while wealth becomes more unevenly distributed.
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