Cardinal Conversation: Southwest Virginia's downward demographic trend

RADIO IQ | By Fred Echols

Published August 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM EDT

New projections from UVA's Weldon Cooper Center indicate that many localities in Southwest and Southside Virginia could lose 30% of their populations by the year 2050.

Dwayne Yancey with Cardinal News has been looking at the data and he talked about it with Fred Echols.

Cardinal News is a non-profit, independent, online news organization covering Southwest and Southside Virginia.