People Are Moving Back To Washington County, Census Report Shows

In April 2020, the resident population for Washington County was estimated at 129,836. By July 2022, it grew to an estimated 130,330 people. Overall, population growth and decline are returning to pre-pandemic levels in the nation’s 3,144 counties, according to the Census Bureau’s 2022 population estimates. All 10 of the top fastest-growing counties were in the South or West, and nine of the 10 were metropolitan counties. Also, according to the report, some urban counties in New York and San Francisco that saw significant declines in their populations in 2021...