On January 30th, the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service (WCCPS) released their 2016 population estimates for Virginia, its cities and its counties. According to the data release, Hampton Roads’ 2016 population was 1,727,366 up 1,589 (0.09%) from 2015. The complete data set, along with an explanation of methodology is available online at: http://demographics.coopercenter.org/virginia-population-estimates/?q=demographics/virginia-population-estimates