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The [[United States]] had an official estimated resident [[population]] of 334,914,895 on July &nbsp;1, 2023, according to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]].<ref name="Growth in U.S. Population Shows Ear">{{cite web | url=https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/2022-population-estimates.html | title=Growth in U.S. Population Shows Early Indication of Recovery Amid COVID-19 Pandemic }}</ref> This figure includes the [[U.S. state|50 states]] and the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]] but excludes the population of five unincorporated U.S. territories ([[Puerto Rico]], [[Guam]], the [[United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Islands]], [[American Samoa]], and the [[Northern Mariana Islands]]) as well as several [[United States Minor Outlying Islands|minor island possessions]]. The United States is the [[List of countries and dependencies by population|third most populous country]] in the world, and the most populous in the [[List of countries in the Americas by population|Americas]] and the [[Western Hemisphere]].<ref name="clock">{{cite web |title=Population Clock |url=https://www.census.gov/popclock/ |website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> The Census Bureau showed a population increase of 0.4% for the twelve-month period ending in July 2022,<ref name="Growth in U.S. Population Shows Ear"/> below the world average annual rate of 0.9%.<ref name="ciapgr">{{Cite web |title=Population growth rate - The World Factbook |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/population-growth-rate/ |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=www.cia.gov}}</ref> The [[total fertility rate]] in the United States estimated for 2022 is 1.665 children per woman,<ref name="CDCTFR">{{Cite web |date=1 June 2023 |title=Births: Provisional Data for 2022 |url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/vsrr028.pdf |access-date=3 June 2023 |website=cdc.gov}}</ref> which is below the [[Total fertility rate#Replacement rates|replacement fertility rate]] of approximately 2.1. By several metrics, including racial and ethnic background, religious affiliation, and percentage of rural and urban divide, [[Illinois]] is the most representative of the larger demography of the United&nbsp;States.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-ranks-as-most-normal-state-in-u-s-according-to-washington-post-data-analysis/3436002/ |title=Illinois ranks as ‘most normal state' in U.S. according to Washington Post data analysis |department=Illinois |date=2024-05-14 |accessdate=2024-05-15 |language=en-US |publisher=[[WMAQ-TV]]}}</ref>
 
The U.S. population almost quadrupled during the 20th century{{snd}}at a growth rate of about 1.3% a year{{snd}}from about 76&nbsp;million in 1900 to 281&nbsp;million in 2000.<ref name=statistical>{{cite web |title=Statistical Abstract of the United States |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/06statab/pop.pdf|year=2005 |website=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=October 25, 2015}}</ref> It is estimated to have reached the 200&nbsp;million mark in 1967, and the 300&nbsp;million mark on October 17, 2006.<ref name=statistical/><ref name=MSNBC_15298443>{{cite news |title=U.S. population hits 300 million mark |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15298443/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017114234/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15298443/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 17, 2006 |website=[[MSNBC]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=October 17, 2006 |access-date=October 17, 2006}}</ref> Foreign-born immigration caused the U.S. population to continue its rapid increase, with the foreign-born population doubling from almost 20&nbsp;million in 1990 to over 45&nbsp;million in 2015,<ref name="pewhispanic.org">{{cite web |title=Modern Immigration Wave Brings 59 Million to U.S. |url=http://www.pewhispanic.org/2015/09/28/modern-immigration-wave-brings-59-million-to-u-s-driving-population-growth-and-change-through-2065/ |date=September 28, 2015 |website=Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project}}</ref> representing one-third of the population increase.<ref>{{cite web |title=Changing Patterns in U.S. Immigration and Population |url=http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2014/12/changing-patterns-in-us-immigration-and-population |website=The Pew Charitable Trusts |date=18 December 2014}}</ref> The U.S. population grew by 1.6 million from 2018 to 2019, with 38% of growth from immigration.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://usafacts.org/annual-publications/annual-report-2021/ |title=Annual Report 2021 |website=USA Facts |access-date=May 11, 2021 |archive-date=May 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511191321/https://usafacts.org/annual-publications/annual-report-2021/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Population growth is fastest among minorities as a whole, and according to the Census Bureau's 2020 estimation, 50% of U.S. children under the age of 18 are members of [[minorities in the United States|ethnic minority groups]].<ref>{{cite web |url =https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/children-of-color-projected-to-be-majority-of-u-s-youth-this-year |title=Children of color projected to be majority of U.S. youth this year |date=January 9, 2020 |work=PBS NewsHour}}</ref>
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[[Asian Americans]] are the fastest growing racial group in America, with a growth rate of 35%. However, multi-racial Asian Americans are the fastest growing group in the country, with a growth rate of 55%, reflecting the increase of mixed-race marriages in the United States.<ref name="Lemi 2021 b965" /><ref name="Foster-Frau 2021 h651" />
 
{{As of |2022}}, births to [[White American]] mothers remain around 50% of the US total, reflecting a decline of 3% compared to 2021.<ref name="Press 2023 m067">{{cite web | agency=Associated Press | title=U.S. births in 2022 didn't return to pre-pandemic levels | website=STAT | date=2023-06-01 | url=https://www.statnews.com/2023/06/01/pregnancy-birth-rates-2022-pandemic/ | access-date=2023-06-19}} "Births to Hispanic moms rose 6% last year and surpassed 25% of the U.S. total. Births to white moms fell 3%, but still accounted for 50% of births. Births to Black moms fell 1%, and were 14% of the total."</ref> In the same time period, births to Asian American and Hispanic women increased by 2% and 6%, respectively.<ref name="America 2023 t227">{{cite web | last=America | first=Good Morning | title=Teenage birth rates in the US hit record lows in 2022: CDC report | website=Good Morning America | date=2023-06-01 | url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/teenage-birth-rates-us-reached-historic-lows-2022-99720479 | access-date=2023-06-19}} "Among race/ethnicity between 2021 and 2022, the provisional number of births declined 3% for American Indian/Alaska Native and white women and by 1% for Black women from 2021 to 2022. However, birth rates rose 2% for Asian women and 6% for Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic women."</ref>
 
The 12 month ending general fertility rate increased from 56.6 to 57.0 in 2022 Q1 compared to 2021 Q4.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vital Statistics Rapid Release Quarterly Provisional Estimates |date=June 29, 2022 |url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/natality-dashboard.htm |access-date=10 July 2022}}</ref>
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The [[United States Census Bureau]] collects racial data in accordance with guidelines provided by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and these data are based on self-identification. Many other countries count multiple races based on origin while America compiles multiple dozens of ethnicity groups into skin color grouping them together.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/planning-management/release/faqs-race-ethnicity.html | title=2020 Census Frequently Asked Questions About Race and Ethnicity }}</ref> The racial classifications and definitions used by the U.S. Census Bureau are:<ref name=CensusProfile>{{cite web |title=2010 Census Demographic Profile Summary File |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/doc/dpsf.pdf |website=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref>
* [[White Americans|White]]: a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.<ref name=USCensusBureau:Race>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/race/about.html |title=About Race |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> It includes people who indicate their race as "White" or report entries such as English, Iranian (Azerbaijani, Kurd and Lur), Irish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Lebanese, Arab, Moroccan, or Caucasian.
* [[African Americans|Black or African American]]: a person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.<ref name=USCensusBureau:Race /> It includes people who indicate their race as "Black, African Am." or report entries such as African American, Kenyan, Nigerian, or Haitian.
* [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian or Alaska Native]]: a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.<ref name=USCensusBureau:Race /> This category includes people who indicate their race as "American Indian or Alaska Native" or report entries such as Navajo, Blackfeet, Inupiat, Yup'ik, Central American Indian groups, or South American Indian groups.
* [[Asian Americans|Asian]]: a person having origins in any of the original peoples of theEast Far EastAsia, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.<ref name=USCensusBureau:Race />
* [[Pacific Islander Americans|Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander]]: a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.<ref name=USCensusBureau:Race />
* Some other race: includes all other responses not included in the "White", "Black or African American", "American Indian or Alaska Native", "Asian", and "Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander" racial categories described above includes Asians from West Asia or Russia (non-European Russia) and White Africans
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===Lists===
* [[Births of U.S. states and territories by race/ethnicity]]
* [[List of metropolitan areas in the Americas]]
* [[List of U.S. states and territories by fertility rate]]
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