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US population grew at a rate of just 0.4% in 2020, according to a new study
US added 1.2 million people to its population, Oxford Economics study finds
In 2019, the US population grew by 0.5% - adding 1.5 million people
Study cites Trump immigration policies and COVID-19 pandemic as causes
Study expects rate of population growth to bounce back to about 0.5% in 2013
Authors also predict immigration levels will return to 1 million net annually
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The US population grew by the smallest rate in at least 120 years from 2019 to 2020, according to figures released Tuesday by the US Census Bureau a trend that demographers say provides a glimpse of the coronavirus pandemic s toll.
Population growth in the US already was stagnant over the past several years due to immigration restrictions and a dip in fertility, but coronavirus-related deaths exacerbated that lethargic-growth trend, said William Frey, a senior fellow at The Brooking Institution s Metropolitan Policy Program. I think it s a first glimpse of where we may be heading as far as low population growth, Frey said. It s telling you that this is having an impact on population.