The U.S. population is finally growing again—but not because Americans are having more kids

A crowd gathers for the Calle Ocho street festival in Miami (Credit: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The U.S. population is showing signs of recovery from the pandemic after growth hit record low levels last year, and Americans mainly have people from outside of the country to thank for it.

The resident population grew by 0.4% in 2022, the Census Bureau said on Thursday, a rebound from last year when population growth almost flatlined at 0.1%. There are now 333.3 million people living in the U.S., after adding nearly 1.3 million people in the past year.