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Bedford County

82,182Population
3.4 %Change since 2020
1,121Net migration
3.3 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
82,182 (2024)
Change since 2020
3.4 %
Net migration
1,121 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.3 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
79,483 (2020)
Births
677 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
8.2
Deaths
962 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.7
Natural change, 2023
-285
International migration
63 (2023)
Domestic migration
1,058 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
13.6
Postal code
VA
FIPS code
51019

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.34.3
PeriodValue
20253.3 %
20243.0 %
20232.7 %
20222.7 %
20213.4 %
20205.3 %
20192.8 %
20183.1 %
20173.8 %
20164.0 %
20154.4 %
20145.0 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202482.2K79.6K
PeriodValue
202482,182
202381,628
202280,798
202180,281
202079,581