West Virginia is losing a congressional representative in Washington due to population loss, and the House of Delegates is eliminating multi-member districts in favor of 100 single-member districts.

West Virginia was expected to lose a House seat because of the state’s population decline; West Virginia had six House districts until the 1960 census when it lost one seat. It later lost seats ...

Census figures released Thursday show West Virginia lost a higher percentage of its residents than any other U.S. state. “Our population fell by almost 60,000 people,” said Gov. Jim Justice.

The population of Florida increased by 40.9 percent, North Carolina and Georgia by 34.1 percent and South Carolina by 33.5 percent. Texas also recorded an impressive growth of 45.6 percent, from ...

Jan. 13—Governor Jim Justice said Friday that West Virginia has reported its first population gain since 2012. Speaking during his weekly virtual administration briefing, the Republican governor ...