The latest growth has been slower than in the past. Nevada added an average of roughly 62,000 people annually from 1987 to 2018, during which time the state's population increased by 2 million people.

That was its fastest rate of population growth since July 2019 (1.7%), just before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to census data. However, it was still below the population boom Nevada saw from ...

The latest growth has been slower than in the past. Nevada added an average of roughly 62,000 people annually from 1987 to 2018, during which time the state's population increased by 2 million people.

The report also highlighted the top states (or state equivalents) with the highest percentage growth in population: Between July 2023 and 2024, District of Columbia saw the largest percentage ...

Population growth has since started to recover from this, although often through immigration, expanding by 0.77 percent, 2.6 million people, in the 2023-2024 year.