You are viewing the "Population" Archives
![West Virginia on a map](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/AP11021601319-900x422.jpg)
West Virginia’s cash-for-worker program adds 4th destination
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A program offering cash and free outdoor adventures to remote workers to move to West Virginia with the hope of offsetting population losses has welcomed 143… Read More
![Rep. Jon Cross (R-Kenton) introduces the G.R.O.W. Act geared towards growing and retaining Ohio’s college student population.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/download-e1638887260245-900x422.jpeg)
Lawmaker wants Ohio’s workforce to grow with scholarships and tax breaks
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Rep. Jon Cross (R-Kenton) said the G.R.O.W. Act — Graduating and Retaining Ohio’s Workforce — is a multi-pronged approach to ramp up the state’s population…. Read More
![The flag of Ohio](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/state-of-ohio-flag-featured-image4-900x422.jpg)
Ohio reports more deaths than births as experts cite pandemic
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For the first time in state history, Ohio recorded more deaths than births last year, a development experts say was expedited by COVID-19. The Columbus Dispatch… Read More
![A mural painted on the side of Adventure Pro Outdoors is seen in Nelsonville , Ohio, on Saturday, July 17, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/071721_FriendsOfTheDogShelters_0276-scaled-e1632868259776-900x422.jpg)
Nelsonville Is Challenging Its New Census Count Under An Obscure State Law
By: David Forster
Posted on:
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The city of Nelsonville isn’t happy with the results of the 2020 Census, so it’s going to do its own count. The new Census numbers show the… Read More
![A 2020 Census Form](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/census_pic_3_konik-e1580146705840-900x422.png)
Census: Most Ohio Cities Lose Residents, But Rural Counties Shedding Population Too
By: Statehouse News Bureau
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Columbus continues to be the largest city in Ohio, with Cincinnati growing but Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Dayton, Toledo and Youngstown all getting smaller. Those… Read More
![](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Wheeling_West_Virginia-e1520518362712-900x422.jpg)
West Virginia Population Drops For 6th Straight Year
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The U.S. Census Bureau says West Virginia’s population has dropped for the sixth straight year. Estimates released Wednesday show West Virginia’s population shrank by 11,216 residents…. Read More