US New Year population tops 334 million

As our nation prepares to ring in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau projects the United States population will be 334,233,854 on January 1, 2023. This represents an increase of 1,571,393, or 0.47-percent, from New Year’s Day 2022, and 2,784,573, or 0.84-percent since Census Day (April 1) 2020.

In January 2023, the nation is expected to experience 1 birth every 9 seconds and 1 death every 10 seco…