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West Virginia lost population from 2010 and 2020. The West Virginia population is less educated compared to the national average as measured by the lower percentage of people with bachelor's or higher degrees. West Virginia has a higher rate of people in poverty than the U.S. as a whole.
West Virginia has the fourth highest number of caves (including 3,300 limestone caves) in the nation and 11 of the world's 50 longest caves. At least eight species of bats, including two that are federally endangered (Indiana bat and the Virginia big-eared bat ), use caves as winter hibernation roosts or to raise young in the summer.
The drastic socioeconomic divide has even led to violent feuds among Appalachians living in remote mountainous regions, as the region fails to be guaranteed political rights. [7] [8] Recently, with the decline of the coal-mining industry, even fewer jobs have become available in the region.
A life-threatening situation unfolded across portions of West Virginia on Thursday morning as powerful thunderstorms moved across the region, leading to numerous reports of flooding, high-water ...
Living Wage: $61,842. West Virginia’s median annual salary is $55,217, and while the cost of living there is relatively low, a living wage is still $6,625 more than the typical salary.
(1:31 p.m. ET) State Of Emergency In West Virginia West Virginia Governor Jim Justice declared a state of emergency Sunday afternoon for all 55 counties in the state due to Winter Storm Blair.
West Virginia is the third poorest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $23,450 (2015). [ 1 ] West Virginia counties ranked by per capita income
SOURCE: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, West Virginia University (2012, 2011, 2010). West Virginia University sent incomplete 2013 and 2014 reports and did not respond to multiple requests for updated versions. Read our methodology here. HuffPost and The Chronicle examined 201 public D-I schools from 2010-2014.