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West Virginia's Uninsured Dropped 3.5 Percent in 2013

Both West Virginia and Virginia saw modest decreases in the number of uninsured residents last year.The U.S. Census Bureau report released Tuesday shows…

  Both West Virginia and Virginia saw modest decreases in the number of uninsured residents last year.

The U.S. Census Bureau report released Tuesday shows the number of uninsured people in West Virginia dropped from 264,000 in 2012 to 255,000 last year – about 3.5 percent. Virginia’s dropped from 1 million in 2012 to 991,000 last year – about 1 percent.

Because the main coverage expansion under the Affordable Care Act didn’t take effect until this year, the latest census numbers offer a baseline number of uninsured by which increased coverage and effectiveness of the law will be measured.

WVU Study: W.Va. Will Lose Population Through 2030

West Virginia University researchers predict the state's population will decline by 1 percent, or nearly 20,000 residents, through the year 2030 as deaths…

West Virginia University researchers predict the state’s population will decline by 1 percent, or nearly 20,000 residents, through the year 2030 as deaths continue to outpace births.
 
The report released Monday by WVU’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research says the state will begin a sustained population decline around 2016.
 
A U.S. Census report released last week found that deaths outpaced births by 1,000 in West Virginia last year.
 
West Virginia has the country’s second highest concentration of older residents. According to Census figures, 16 percent of West Virginia’s population is 65 or older, compared with 17.3 percent in Florida.
 
The WVU report projects that the share of the state’s population over 65 will grow to about 23 percent by 2030.
 

Census Report: Most W.Va. Counties Lost Population in 2013

Population declines in southern West Virginia counties have led to an overall drop in the state's population last year. Estimates released Thursday by the…

Population declines in southern West Virginia counties have led to an overall drop in the state’s population last year.
 
Estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau showed Monongalia County, home to West Virginia University, had the largest gain of 1,747 people. Most of those gains involved people coming from out of state.

The report found 41 counties lost population and 14 gained last year. Eight of the 10 counties that lost the most population were in southern West Virginia, led by Kanawha and McDowell.
 
The Eastern Panhandle counties of Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan also saw growth. Cabell and Putnam counties were the only two gaining population in southern West Virginia.
 
Overall, West Virginia’s population fell nearly 2,400 last year. The state has 1.85 million residents.
 

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