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For the first time in decades, more people are moving into the Midwest than out
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — For decades, Midwestern cities have struggled to retain residents. As manufacturing jobs left, so did people. The city of Akron lost one third of its… Read More
Rural America is gaining residents. Here’s how Ohio fits into the national picture
By: Sarah Melotte | The Daily Yonder
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This story was originally published in The Daily Yonder, a national news organization covering rural people and places. Thousands of people moved to rural America last year, resulting in the fifth… Read More
New census numbers show Ohio’s population isn’t declining after all but going up
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A report last year showing Ohio’s population was projected to decline 5.7% while the US population would go up by 17.3% in the next… Read More
West Virginia’s cash-for-worker program adds 4th destination
By: Associated Press
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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
Lawmaker wants Ohio’s workforce to grow with scholarships and tax breaks
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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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
Ohio reports more deaths than births as experts cite pandemic
By: Associated Press
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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
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Nelsonville Is Challenging Its New Census Count Under An Obscure State Law
By: David Forster
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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
Census: Most Ohio Cities Lose Residents, But Rural Counties Shedding Population Too
By: Statehouse News Bureau
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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
West Virginia Population Drops For 6th Straight Year
By: Associated Press
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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