US Population — Live Counter

In late 2026 the US population is approximately 344 million, based on US Census Bureau data. This counter starts from the Census Bureau's Jan 1, 2025 projection of 341,145,670 and adds its published rates: 1 birth every 9.0 seconds, 1 death every 9.4 seconds, and 1 international migrant every 23.2 seconds. It is an estimate and will be re-anchored to the Census Bureau's next New Year's Day projection.

The US population grows by approximately 1 person every 21 seconds on net, according to Census Bureau 2024 data. That works out to roughly 4 people per minute, 240 per hour, and about 1.5 million net new residents per year when combining births, deaths, and immigration.

The Census Bureau uses the cohort-component method: it starts with the decennial census count and then adds births, subtracts deaths, and adds net international migration for each subsequent year. The Population Clock updates these estimates daily using vital statistics data from states and immigration data from the Department of Homeland Security.

California remains the most populous US state with approximately 39 million residents as of 2024, followed by Texas (~31 million) and Florida (~23 million). Texas has been the fastest-growing large state in recent years due to both domestic migration and international immigration.

At current growth rates of approximately 1.5 million net residents per year, the US would reach 400 million sometime around 2060. However, the Census Bureau's long-range projections depend heavily on immigration policy and future fertility trends, so this estimate carries significant uncertainty.

Approximately 10,700 babies are born in the United States every day, based on the Census Bureau rate of 1 birth every 9 seconds. About 7,900 people die each day, and roughly 3,600 net international migrants arrive, for a daily net population gain of about 6,400 people.