UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service released its official state population estimates Monday, showing that Virginia’s population growth has reached its slowest rate in nearly a century.

Though the commonwealth’s population continues to rise, thanks to more births than deaths, more people are moving out than moving in. A UVA demographer looks at what may be happening behind the numbers.

The annual population estimates by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service show a slowing rate of growth in Virginia, despite the continued expansion of urban areas.