Data: U.S. Census Bureau; Map: Axios Visuals Yes, but: Four Washington counties saw slight decreases in population: Ferry County (-3.3%), Whitman County (-3.2%), Kittitas County (-0.2% ...

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metropolitan area was one region that lost population during the pandemic but has since experienced population gains. Washington, D.C., surpassed a population ...

Related stories In some states, population growth was widespread at the county level. Most of Florida's counties, Washington's, and Utah's saw population growth. The population fell in many of the ...

Washington’s wolf numbers shrank slightly last year for the first time in 16 years. The Department of Fish and Wildlife’s ...

Jordan King is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her current focus is on religion, health, food safety and population. She has covered the persecution of religions in the global south ...