Idaho's population growth outpaces national rate, ranking fourth in the U.S.

BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) According to a recent news release, Idaho's population growth in 2023 was over double the national average of 0.5 percent. The U.S. added 1.6 million people, bringing its population estimate to 334,914,895, higher than the growth rate of 0.4 percent in 2022 and 0.2 percent in 2021.

According to a recent news release, Idaho's population growth in 2023 was over double the national average of 0.5 percent. The U.S. added 1.6 million people, bringing its population estimate to 334,914,895, higher than the growth rate of 0.4 percent in 2022 and 0.2 percent in 2021.

The U.S. Census estimates Idaho's July 2023 population at 1,964,726, an increase of 1.3 percent from July 2022, ranking it fourth nationally in percentage growth. Despite the state's position as 17th in numerical growth and falling from its top 10 status of the past two years, Idaho still outpaces the national population growth rate.

Most states experienced a population rebound from 2022 to 2023. However, eight saw a decline, in contrast to the 18 declining states from 2021 to 2022.

Seventy-eight percent of Idaho's 2023 population growth is attributed to in-migration, primarily domestic, and 22 percent from natural change (births minus deaths) compared to 10 percent in 2022. International migration increased from 5 percent in 2022 to 18 percent in 2023.

Idaho's estimated 15,389 increase puts it fourth in percentage change despite a slowdown in domestic migration from 2021.

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