Fast Facts About U.S. Population Growth

• Current Population as of October 1, 1998: 271,000,000
   
•  Total number of births in the U.S.: 3,891,494
  • Births to native born: 3,144,327
  • Births to foreign born: 747,167
    
    
• Total number of deaths in the U.S.: 2,322,265
  • Native born: 2,113,261
  • Foreign born: 209,004

• Total number of emigrants leaving the country: 243,000
  • Native born: 48,000
  • Foreign born: 195,000

• Total number of immigrants into this country: 1,190,900
  • Legal immigrants: 915,900 
  • Illegal immigrants: 275,000 

• U.S. population growth rate: 0.9% per year

• Total number of people added to the U.S. 
  • every hour:  287 
  • every day:    6,896 
  • every week:  48,406 
  • every year:   2,517,129 

All figures based on 1996 Census Bureau, National Center for Health statistics and Immigration and Naturalization Service statistics.