diff --git a/changelog.d/us-small-populace-snapshot.fixed.md b/changelog.d/us-small-populace-snapshot.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..449eb0dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/us-small-populace-snapshot.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update the US model surface snapshot for the smaller default Populace bundle.
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/household_calculator_snapshots/us_model_surface.json b/tests/fixtures/household_calculator_snapshots/us_model_surface.json
index 899efc73..403c5d06 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/household_calculator_snapshots/us_model_surface.json
+++ b/tests/fixtures/household_calculator_snapshots/us_model_surface.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "has_income_tax": true,
   "has_region_registry": true,
   "model_package_name": "policyengine-us",
-  "num_parameters_bucketed_100s": 956,
-  "num_variables_bucketed_100s": 55,
+  "num_parameters_bucketed_100s": 917,
+  "num_variables_bucketed_100s": 54,
   "region_registry_country": "us"
 }