Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star Virginia is still a migration loser (Editorial) According to UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, the state’s population has already fallen below national growth levels during the past decade “to reach the lowest population growth rate since the 1920s.” https://fredericksburg.com/opinion/editorial-virginia-is-still-a-migration-loser/article_d3fdb6a6-6e85-5a6d-8742-ba9efb573f20.html