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Mar 19 2024
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Prince William County Sees Continued Population Growth: Census
The Vintage 2023 report released March 14 showed more U.S. counties saw population growth than decline, with the fastest growth occurring in the South and population losses mostly concentrated in the Northeast and Midwest, regions that saw their populations plunge with the pandemic. In the Northern Virginia region, eight of the nine counties and independent cities grew, according to the
Patch.comMar 15 2024
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Louisiana's most — and least — Irish parish, based on Census data
We might all be Irish on St. Patrick's Day, but the reality is only 5.7% of Orleans Parish residents have Irish ancestry, according to the U.S. Census.
The big picture: The United States had an average Irish ancestry of 9.5% in 2022. • New England and New York have significantly higher numbers, while Southern states are the least Irish.
AxiosMar 25 2024
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Census shows Augusta, Rockingham among top agricultural counties in Virginia
Farmers in Augusta and Rockingham counties earned more than $1.6 billion from the sale of agricultural products in 2022. Virginia farmers earned $5.5 billion with half of the income generated in the top 10 agricultural counties across the state, according to the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Rockingham and Augusta counties are regular leaders in agricultural production, with poultry and dairy
Augusta Free PressMar 14 2024
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Portland metro population decline slows, Census Bureau says
The Portland area’s population continued to shrink in 2023, but the decline has slowed to a trickle, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Federal data released Thursday show the Portland region — which spans five Oregon counties and two in Washington state — shed a scant 0.03% of its residents, just under 900 people, in the year leading up to July 1. The metro area’s
The OregonianMar 14 2024
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Census shows Cook County's population dropped in 2023, but the exodus is slowing
Cook County's population decreased again last year, but the amount of people leaving has slowed since 2020, new U.S. Census Bureau numbers show. While Cook County remained the second-most populous county in the country, nearly 25,000 people left the area last year, causing the population to drop to about 5 million people, according to data released by the Census Bureau on Thursday. Cook County
Chicago Sun-TimesMar 25 2024
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Greater Nashville Music City Census lacking young industry respondents, in final stretches
The Greater Nashville Music City Census, a project aiming to collect data on Nashville's music industry professionals, is in its home stretch. It has extended its deadline for entries to April 1 in the midst of a distinct lack of participation from young musicians. Since its launch on March 1, Nashville has joined the ranks of a national cohort of 20 cities hoping to find data-driven solutions
The TennesseanMar 15 2024
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New parish census estimates show widespread population loss across Louisiana
The precipitous loss of residents that Louisiana has seen over the last three years has been spread across nearly every parish, with urban and rural areas alike seeing large decreases, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau estimate of local population changes that offers another stark sign of the challenge facing state leaders. Some of the steepest declines were in areas hard-hit by hurricanes
The Times-PicayuneMar 14 2024
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Cook County lost 24,000 residents last year in latest census survey
Despite an influx of international immigrants, Cook County bucked a broader post-pandemic trend and continued to lose population last year, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday. The Vintage 2023 estimates show Cook County remains the second largest county in the U.S. at nearly 5.1 million residents, but its population fell by more than 24,000 last year, the fourth largest
Chicago TribuneMar 14 2024
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Pennsylvania’s population is stagnant, but these counties saw gains and losses in latest Census report
Morning CallMar 14 2024
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Latest census numbers show which NC counties grew and which shrank since the pandemic
North Carolina’s two largest counties are still attracting lots of new residents, accounting for more than a quarter of the state’s population growth since 2020, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. But the pace of growth continues to be highest in coastal and suburban counties, which have grown by 10% or more in three years. Meanwhile, during that time, nearly one in
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