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Smyth County

29,137Population
-2.2 %Change since 2020
86Net migration
4.3 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
29,137 (2024)
Change since 2020
-2.2 %
Net migration
86 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.3 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
29,793 (2020)
Births
270 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.3
Deaths
555 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
19.0
Natural change, 2023
-285
International migration
15 (2023)
Domestic migration
71 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
3.0
Postal code
VA
FIPS code
51173

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.39.8
PeriodValue
20254.3 %
20243.8 %
20233.2 %
20223.2 %
20214.6 %
20207.4 %
20194.0 %
20184.4 %
20175.4 %
20166.0 %
20156.4 %
20147.7 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202429.1K29.8K
PeriodValue
202429,137
202329,187
202229,393
202129,605
202029,780