Rural America’s population grew by 108,000 last year. ... The metro South's population climbed by an estimated 1.36 percent, an increase of 1.3 million residents from 2022 to 2023.

In 1950, the Northeast contained 28% of the U.S. population, while the six-state South contained a mere 16%. By 1996, the six-state South’s share of the population already exceeded the Northeast ...

South Dakota’s largest county, Minnehaha, had more than 12,000 Hispanic residents in 2020, according to census data, or 6.1% of its population. That was up from 4.1% in 2010 and 2.1% in 2000.

The pandemic’s effect on South Carolina’s economy was palpable, but the fallout on employment didn’t cut as deep or last as long as it did nationally. The Palmetto State entered 2024 from a ...

While the US has experienced a population slowdown in recent years, the South has the highest birth rate of any region, per BofA. And people who were born in the region tend to stick around ...

U.S. Census Bureau estimates show America's Northeast and Midwest cities are rebounding slightly from years of population drops, highlighted by modest growth in Detroit after decades of declines.