Border Regions Drive Sharp Slowdown in 2025 U.S. Metro Growth
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New Census Bureau estimates show U.S. metro-area population growth slowed to about 0.6% in 2025, with the steepest declines along the U.S.–Mexico border as immigrant inflows dropped, and Florida’s Gulf Coast counties losing residents after Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Nine of ten counties saw lower immigration in 2025 than in 2024, while growth leaders shifted to Houston, Dallas–Fort Worth, Atlanta, Phoenix and Charlotte. Despite the slowdown, births outpaced deaths in places like New York, underscoring shifting demographic dynamics that shape long-term urban growth.
- Growth rate slowed in U.S. metro areas in 2025, with steepest drops along the southern border NBC News
- Immigration Slowdown Hits Every Metro Area in the U.S., Census Shows The New York Times
- US population growth falters as immigration falls Financial Times
- New census data shows how populations are shifting by metro area, county WDSU
- Slow Growth Impacts Nation’s Largest Counties Hardest Census.gov
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