Residentpopulation and net change
Sources: U.S.Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, updated annually. Populationand Housing Unit Estimates
Definitions:
The CensusBureau's Population Estimates Program produces estimates of the population forthe United States, its states,metropolitan andmicropolitan statistical areas,counties, cities, and towns, as well as forthe Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its municipios (county-equivalents forPuerto Rico). Additionally, housing unit estimates are produced for the nation,states, and counties. The timing of the release of estimates varies accordingto the level of geography and demographic detail. See the Schedule of Releases for more information.
ResidentPopulation - All persons who are "usually resident" in a specifiedgeographic area. For the United States, the resident population includes allpersons who usually reside in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, butexcludes residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Island areasunder U.S. sovereignty or jurisdiction (principally American Samoa, Guam,United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern MarianaIslands). In addition, the U.S. resident population excludes U.S. Armed Forcesoverseas and civilian U.S. citizens whose usual place of residence is outsidethe United States.
EstimatesBase - The population count or estimate used as the starting point in theestimates process, and which typically corresponds with the date of the latestdecennial census. The April 1, 2020 population estimates base may reflectchanges to the 2020 Census population due to the Count Question Resolution andPost-Census Group Quarters Review programs, geographic program revisions, theapplication of disclosure avoidance techniques, or the incorporation ofalternate data sources. Click on the "Scope and Methodology" link fordetails for each vintage year.
Populationpercent change - The difference between the population of an area at thebeginning and end of a time period, expressed as a percentage of the beginningpopulation.
Methodology for U.S. and Puerto Rico