According to the U.S. Census Bureau, population growth increased to total 333,287,557 in 2022.  Net international migration added 1.01 million between 2021 and 2022 and represented the major proportion of growth.  The Census confirmed that migration has returned to pre-pandemic levels,supplementing the growth in population representing the difference between births and deaths by 245,000 in 2022.  The Population Division of the Census Bureau noted, “A rebound in net international migration coupled with the first year-over-year rise in total births since 2007, contributed to the increase.”