Census shows US population growth slowest since the Depression

The count showed the lowest ten-year growth since the Depression-era 1930s.

The first batch of once-a-decade data from the US Census Bureau shows lower population growth in the United States than at any other time since the count began in 1790, except for the Great Depression-era 1930s. Meanwhile, the new data from the 2010s showed the US population shifting to the South and the West. While the data released on Monday was relatively basic – containing national and state-level population figures and details of how they affect states’ representation in Congress, it contained some surprises and pointed to some consequential trends.