U.S. Population Growth Slows to 0.5% in 2025 as Net Immigration Drops 54% to 1.3MM

Wells Fargo Economics says reduced foreign inflows, not domestic moves, drove the nationwide deceleration After several years in which migration reshaped regional economies, 2025 marked a year of consolidation rather than expansion for the U.S. population. Growth slowed to 0.5 percent from 1 percent in 2024, according to a report from Wells Fargo Economics, with […]