Census data reveals population growth at slowest pace in decades

While the U.S. population grew from 2010-2020, it was at a slower rate than in any decade in nearly a century, according to new census data.

Census data unveiled on Monday revealed that the U.S. population on April 1, 2020, was 331.5 million, an increase of only 7.4% from 2010.

The only decade dating back to the 1910s that experienced a slower increase in population growth was the 1930s, during the Great Depression, where it increased by 7.3% from 1930-1940, according to the Washington Post. Slowed population growth is a trend dating back 30 years. From 1990-2000, the population increased by 13.2%, but from 2000-2010 that number dipped to 9.7%.