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Essex County

10,683Population
0.8 %Change since 2020
40Net migration
4.2 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
10,683 (2024)
Change since 2020
0.8 %
Net migration
40 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.2 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
10,599 (2020)
Births
97 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.1
Deaths
160 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
15.0
Natural change, 2023
-63
International migration
6 (2023)
Domestic migration
34 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
3.7
Postal code
VA
FIPS code
51057

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.26.8
PeriodValue
20254.2 %
20244.1 %
20233.7 %
20223.6 %
20215.2 %
20208.0 %
20193.8 %
20184.2 %
20175.1 %
20165.0 %
20155.3 %
20146.2 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202410.7K10.6K
PeriodValue
202410,683
202310,618
202210,644
202110,572
202010,597