Immigrants Fuel Growth in Largest U.S. Urban Counties, Census Data Shows

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After years of decline, wave of new immigrants boosts Allegheny County's population

After years of declining population, Allegheny County has experienced a rare turnaround due to a surge in immigration that began in the wake of the COVID-19...

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Chicago area gets over 96K international migrants in 2024; 238K since 2020 – Illinois Policy

International arrivals totaled 238,000 since the last full population count in April 2020, according to estimates released March 13 by the U.S. Census Bureau. That influx wasn’t enough to offset the loss of 45,787 Chicago area residents who moved to other areas of the country during that time.

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The 15 fastest-growing and fastest-shrinking cities in the US

A handful of metro areas in Florida had especially high population growth last year.Michael Warren/Getty ImagesNew data showed most US cities experienced population increases from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2024.Five of the 11 metro areas with the highest percent increases during that time were in Florida.Migration played a key role in population changes.Many Florida cities are still booming.While populations climbed for most of the 387 US metro a…

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The story of Chinese Americans who call Texas home

The state of Texas has the third-largest Asian American population in the United States, according to the U.S. census, and Chinese people, some whose families arrived more than 150 years ago, make up the largest group. Chinese Americans trace back for generations in the Lone Star State. Their story may not be as well known as that of their counterparts in California or New York City, but it is just as intertwined with America's history. At Ric…

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Immigrants maintained the growth of the largest urban counties in the United States last year.

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Immigrants Drive U.S. Population Growth As Domestic Migration Slows

Immigrants kept the largest urban counties in the U.S. growing last year. Core counties in the Houston, Miami and Phoenix metropolitan areas grew more than any others in the country primarily because of people moving in from outside the United States, according to population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday. Without the international migration, Harris County, Texas, Miami-Dade County, Florida, and Maricopa County, Arizona,…