Census shows slowing U.S. growth

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Census shows slowing U.S. growth

The USA grew 9.7% since 2000, the slowest rate since the Great Depression. Some of the once booming parts of the Sun Belt are not exploding anymore, but the region still leads the nation in growth — factors that will alter the balance of power in Congress.

"It's still a lot of people for a developed country," says Robert Lang, demographer and planner at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. "We came close to the Census Bureau's projections and estimates. We are still on track for 400 million by the 2040s."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2010-12-21-census_N.htm

it is still alot...though i don't think this explains growth in terms of birth vs. immigration

i do know people are having less kids and/or waiting longer, usually due to education and getting your career going
 
interestingly to our north

Canada's birth-rate crisis
Immigration alone will not fix impending labour shortages


Currently, Canadians are having smaller families than other nationalities. Canadian women have an average of 1.54 children each, compared to the U.K. at 1.84, and Australia at 1.78. In order to maintain current population levels, demographers estimate the average Canadian woman would need to have 2.1 children in her lifetime

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/westview/canadas_birth-rate_crisis-40524917.html
 
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