The 2020 U.S. Census data released earlier this month showed that West Virginia’s population declined by 3.3 percent in the last decade, dropping to 1,792,147. All but eight counties lost population. ...

The steady population decline has been an ongoing challenge for West Virginia. The number of residents has dropped from a peak of just over 2-million in 1950 to 1,782,959 as of July 1, 2021, according ...

A West Virginia University study found that the population of youth who do not identify with their sex at birth may be much higher than previous estimates. "Gender-diverse youth are incredible young ...

Areas of West Virginia that used to employ tens of thousands of people in the now-dying coal industry are facing huge population declines over the next 15 years. McDowell County, once the world's ...