Census Bureau projects U.S. population at 315.1 million
Article Published: Jan. 3 | Modified: Jan. 3
As the nation ushers in a new year, the U.S. Census Bureau has
projected that on Jan. 1, 2013, the total United States population will be 315,091,138.
This
represents an increase of 2,272,462, or 0.73 percent, from New Year’s Day 2012 and an increase of
6,343,630, or 2.05 percent, since the most recent Census Day (April 1, 2010).
In January
2013, one birth is expected to occur every eight seconds in the United States and one death every 12
seconds.
