Population Growth Remains Slow

The latest estimates from the Census Bureau indicate that U.S. population growth is nearly stagnant. In the 12 months ending July 2013, the total population grew a mere 0.72 percent, or by about 2.2 million people—down from the already-sluggish 0.75 percent from 2011 to 2012. In fact, this year’s figure represents the weakest growth rate since the Great…