Metropolitan areas in the United States saw year-to-year growth that outpaces the country as a whole, mostly backed by international migration to those parts of the country.
After populations in several metropolitan areas took a dip during the pandemic earlier this decade, 2024 was a boon for populations across the densely populated areas. Census Bureau data released Thursday showed that there was a positive net international migration from 2023 to 2024 in all 387 metro areas nationwide.
Population overall grew in roughly 90% of the metro areas across the country year to year, 341 out of 387, compared to only 317 metro areas seeing population growth from 2022 to 2023.
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“Increasingly, population growth in metro areas is being shaped by international migration,” Kristie Wilder, a demographer
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