Since Covid-19 started Deaths have risen past normal levels in the US, leading to the smallest population growth ever. Next year might even have population loss. Islanders and population dense areas have been particularly affected, with the less densely populated areas experiencing a population boom like Idaho and Montana. Internationals have also been much less likely to move to the US during a pandemic.
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/12/us-population-grew-in-2021-slowest-rate-since-founding-of-the-nation.html