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Buchanan County

18,632Population
-8.4 %Change since 2020
-96Net migration
5.6 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
18,632 (2024)
Change since 2020
-8.4 %
Net migration
-96 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.6 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
20,346 (2020)
Births
151 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
8.1
Deaths
406 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
21.8
Natural change, 2023
-255
International migration
12 (2023)
Domestic migration
-108 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-5.2
Postal code
VA
FIPS code
51027

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.611.2
PeriodValue
20255.6 %
20244.2 %
20233.9 %
20224.3 %
20216.6 %
202010.0 %
20195.5 %
20185.5 %
20177.0 %
201610.3 %
201510.7 %
201410.2 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202418.6K20.2K
PeriodValue
202418,632
202318,978
202219,329
202119,886
202020,250