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County · Virginia

Mathews County

8,602Population
0.8 %Change since 2020
168Net migration
3.6 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
8,602 (2024)
Change since 2020
0.8 %
Net migration
168 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.6 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
8,534 (2020)
Births
65 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
7.6
Deaths
134 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
15.6
Natural change, 2023
-69
International migration
0 (2023)
Domestic migration
168 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
19.5
Postal code
VA
FIPS code
51115

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.63.2
PeriodValue
20253.6 %
20243.1 %
20232.9 %
20223.0 %
20213.5 %
20205.8 %
20193.2 %
20183.4 %
20174.1 %
20164.4 %
20154.1 %
20144.5 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020248,6028,519
PeriodValue
20248,602
20238,568
20228,467
20218,545
20208,519