Population projections are estimates of the population for future dates. They are typically based on an estimated population consistent with the most recent decennial census and are produced using the cohort-component method.
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PRESS RELEASE | MARCH 13, 2018
Older People Projected to Outnumber Children
The year 2030 marks an important demographic turning point in U.S. history according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2017 National Population Projections.
PRESS RELEASE | MARCH 13, 2018
Proyecciones de población de 2017
El año 2030 marcará hitos demográficos importantes para los Estados Unidos de acuerdo con las Proyecciones de población nacional de 2017.
PRESS RELEASE | MAY 05, 2017
U.S. Population Projected to Cross 325 Million Threshold
On May 7, 2017, at 6:13 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, the U.S. population clock is projected to cross the 325 million threshold.
Publications
PUBLICATION | APRIL 08, 2015
Recent Population Trends for the U.S. Island Areas: 2000 to 2010
This report examines demographic trends for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
PUBLICATION | MARCH 03, 2015
Projections of the Size and Composition of the U.S: 2014-2060
This Projections of the Size and Composition of the U.S: 2014-2060 publication displays information on Population Projections.
PUBLICATION | MAY 2014
An Aging Nation: The Older Population in the United States
Report examines how the age structure of the U.S. population is expected to change over the coming decades and focuses on the older population.
Working Papers
WORKING PAPER | JUNE 2015
Assessing the “Year of Naturalization” Data in the ACS
This paper uses data from the 2011 ACS to determine the characteristics associated with naturalized citizens reporting the year they naturalized.
WORKING PAPER | AUGUST 23, 2011
Language Projections: 2010 to 2020
This paper presents projections of what the population speaking a language other than English might look like in 2020.
WORKING PAPER | APRIL 2011
Language Projections: 2010 to 2020
This paper examines the population projected to speak a language other than English in 2020, with a focus on the methodology used to produce these projections.
Visualizations
VISUALIZATION | OCTOBER 09, 2018
Hispanic Population to Reach 111 Million by 2060
Projected Hispanic population 2020 to 2060
INFOGRAPHIC | MARCH 13, 2018
From Pyramid to Pillar: A Century of Change, Population of the U.S.
View population changes between 1960 to the projected population for 2060 in the United States.
INFOGRAPHIC | MARCH 13, 2018
An Aging Nation: Projected Number of Children and Older Adults
For the first time in U.S. history, older adults are projected to outnumber children by 2035.
