The county is still losing population because deaths outnumber births but it’s seen a decided shift in migration patterns.
Migration Trends
Virginia migration trends
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No, we’re not losing young adults. We have a different demographic problem.
Rural Virginia doesn’t lose an unusual percentage of young adults. The problem is that it doesn’t attract others to replace them the way urban areas do.
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How much population growth could Southwest and Southside handle?
Many localities are far smaller than they were at their historic highs.
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Youngkin warns that people are moving out of Virginia. So just who’s moving?
Once, it was only those 60 and older — retirees. But now every age cohort shows more people moving out than moving in. No wonder Youngkin is concerned.
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Four lessons (and two questions) about Virginia’s migration trends
The final part of a seven-part series on Virginia’s migration trends.
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Some rural localities are seeing a big influx of affluent residents
The sixth part of a seven-part series on Virginia’s migration trends.
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Why aren’t more people from Northern Virginia moving to Southwest and Southside?
The fifth part of a seven-part series on Virginia’s migration trends.
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People are moving into rural Virginia. Where are they coming from?
The fourth part of a seven-part series on Virginia’s migration trends.
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People are moving out of Lynchburg and Roanoke. Where are they going?
The third part of a seven-part series on migration trends in Virginia.
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Urban crescent sees people move out; rural Virginia sees people move in
The second part of a seven-part series on migration trends in Virginia.