Press, A. (2022, December 22). International migration drove US population growth in 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.voanews.com/a/international-migration-drove-us-population-growth-in-2022-/6888030.html 

Net international migration represented a total of 168% from the previous year’s count of 376,029, showing the impact the pandemic had on both our population and international travel. Natural growth accounted for the addition of about 245,080 people to the overall population increase, an occurrence the country hasn’t experienced since 2007. The rate of population growth experienced a rebound of sorts as it rose to 0.4% from the 0.1% rate observed during the height of the pandemic in 2020-2021. Regionally, the Northeast lost the most residents, with the amount standing at 219,000 compared to the Midwest’s 49,000; contrarily, the South surpassed the 30 Million resident mark, joining California as the only state in this category. However, California experienced a severe population drop, one of the largest next to New Jersey’s.

 

This article relates to Environmental Science as it introduces us to the separate regions and the impact the pandemic had on them in comparison to others. This might have diverse effects on the economies of separate states, however, as regions like the west coast, rely on large population numbers because of usual job and city density. The introduction of the decrease in international travel can be seen as contributing to the decrease in not only migration but CO2 release during the years 2020-2021 as well. This can allow us to delve deeper into the understanding of the impact of whether migration has a harmful impact or not