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Vintage 2021 County and Metropolitan/Micropolitan Statistical Area Total Population and Components of Change Estimates; and Vintage 2021 Puerto Rico Municipio Total Population Estimates Press Kit

March 24, 2022

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Over Two-Thirds of the Nation’s Counties Had Natural Decrease in 2021

March 24, 2022

COVID-19 pandemic's impact on births and deaths results in a record number of counties experiencing natural decrease.
Dos tercios de los condados del país tuvieron una disminución natural

March 24, 2022

Según las estimaciones de población de la Oficina del Censo publicadas hoy, más del 73 % de condados de los EE. UU. tuvieron una disminución natural en el 2021.

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Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 [<1.0 MB]
Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Micropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 [<1.0 MB]
Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Combined Statistical Areas in the United States and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 [<1.0 MB]

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Annual and Cumulative Estimates of the Components of Resident Population Change for Counties in the United States: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021
Annual and Cumulative Estimates of the Components of Resident Population Change for Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 [<1.0 MB]
Annual and Cumulative Estimates of the Components of Resident Population Change for Micropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 [<1.0 MB]
Annual and Cumulative Estimates of the Components of Resident Population Change for Combined Statistical Areas in the United States: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 [<1.0 MB]

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Annual and Cumulative Estimates of Resident Population Change for Municipios in Puerto Rico and Municipio Rankings: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 [<1.0 MB]
Annual and Cumulative Estimates of Resident Population Change for Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States and Puerto Rico and Metropolitan Statistical Area Rankings: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 [<1.0 MB]
Annual and Cumulative Estimates of Resident Population Change for Micropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States and Puerto Rico and Micropolitan Statistical Area Rankings: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 [<1.0 MB]
Annual and Cumulative Estimates of Resident Population Change for Combined Statistical Areas in the United States and Puerto Rico and Combined Statistical Area Rankings: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 [<1.0 MB]

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Annual Resident Population Estimates, Estimated Components of Resident Population Change, and Rates of the Components of Resident Population Change for States and Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 [<1.0 MB]

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Annual Resident Population Estimates and Estimated Components of Resident Population Change for Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas and Their Geographic Components: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 [<1.0 MB]

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Annual Resident Population Estimates and Estimated Components of Resident Population Change for Combined Statistical Areas and Their Geographic Components: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 [<1.0 MB]

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America Counts Stories

Deaths Outnumbered Births in Half of All States Between 2020 and 2021

Higher deaths and lower fertility during the COVID-19 pandemic led to natural decrease in nearly three-quarters of the nation’s counties.
U.S. Deaths Spiked as COVID-19 Continued

The United States experienced its largest increase in deaths between 2019 and 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began.
What Has Driven Population Change in U.S. Counties?

In most counties, domestic migration played a larger role in population growth than births, deaths and international migration, possibly due to the pandemic.
Net Domestic Migration Increased in Many U.S. Counties in 2021

Smaller counties were more likely to experience net domestic migration gains and larger counties declines last year, possibly due to the pandemic.

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